NBC News Correspondent Maggie Vespa joins Meet the Press NOW fresh off her interview with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (D) where he reacts to the Trump administration’s decision to tap into ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has told a federal court it will tap into a contingency fund to allow states to issue partial November benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

The Trump administration told a federal judge on Monday that it will deplete the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program contingency fund to provide food stamp recipients with part of their monthly ...

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The Trump administration said Monday it would commit to partially funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for the duration of November, but only had emergency funds available to cover ...

Questions in Gainesville remain in regard to food assistance in the midst of the government shutdown that began Oct. 1. Two federal judges on Friday said the Trump administration had to use ...

President Donald Trump's administration faces deadlines on Monday to tell two federal judges whether it will comply with court orders that it continue to fund SNAP, the nation's biggest food aid ...

Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must to continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using contingency funds ...

The federal government told a judge Monday it will use all remaining contingency funds to provide reduced Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in November as the shutdown ...

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont plans to spend about $167.9 million from the state’s recently created $500 million contingency fund to backstop federal cuts to safety net programs.

The submission of the governor's spending plan triggered a 24-hour countdown clock for the leadership of the legislature to reject any of the spending ...