Gov. Maura Healey said Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in Massachusetts are "fully funded" as the legal battle over food stamps continues. | WBZ / CBS News Boston

Arizonans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, will not receive benefits in November unless the federal government, which is currently shut down, releases funding for the program. | 12News

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides monthly food stipends for nearly 42 million low-income Americans. But that number is expected to decline due as eligibility changes in last year's federal budget law take hold, and food banks are ill-equipped to make up the gap. The law also shifts billions of dollars in SNAP admin costs—and potentially a portion of monthly benefit costs—from the federal government onto states. These changes all mean that SNAP funding and food securit

President Donald Trump spoke about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and its recipients: "When you talk about SNAP, you're talking about largely Democrats." | NTD Life