On October 1, 2025, the U.S. government shut down after Congress failed to pass the 12 annual appropriations bills or a stopgap funding resolution. That shutdown lasted 43 days, the longest in U.S.

Eligible Americans can now apply for SSI and SNAP together through a simplified process.

After government shutdown-related delays in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) disbursements early this November left thousands of the community’s most vulnerable people struggling to ...

Sofi is an AI policy researcher at Virginia Tech. As the government shutdown ends, SNAP’s status remains complicated. Even if and when things return to “normal,” many people who are entitled to ...

The USDA plans an overhaul of the SNAP program, requiring all 42 million recipients to reapply for benefits. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins cited concerns about fraud, though the Congressional ...