Reporters from the NPR Network are covering the uncertainty and lapse in benefits in states across the country.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a vocal Democratic critic of President Donald Trump during the federal government shutdown, mischaracterized the Trump administration’s actions related to food aid for low-income families.

After addressing the “racist” and “really fucked up” cutoff to SNAP benefits as a result of the ongoing government shutdown on his social media, Saturday Night Live Weekend Update co-anchor Michael Che continued his commentary with a joke about the dire state of food insecurity in the U.

Propel makes a free app for people on food stamps. Now it's giving some of them $50 each, as some private companies, nonprofits, and individuals scramble to help.

It’s Day 30 of the government shutdown, and for tens of thousands of families across Central Illinois, the countdown is on.In just two days, SNAP benefits could

President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration's lawyers are not sure they have the legal authority to pay federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits during the government shutdown and said he has asked for clarity from the courts in the wake of two recent decisions.

About 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month per person in the food assistance known as SNAP. For the first time, the Trump administration stopped the payments due at the beginning of the month.

The government shutdown continues as Democrats and Republicans remain at odds over a funding plan. Meanwhile, SNAP recipients across the U.S. are concerned after funding for several federal food assistance programs lapsed over the weekend.