None of this is normal. Food-stamp benefits have never been cut like this in the current program’s more-than-60-year history. “It is a significant inflection point in the program’s history,” Christopher Bosso, a political scientist at Northeastern University who wrote a book on SNAP, told me. “Where we go from here is anyone’s guess.”

While the political and legal wrangling continues, the bottom line for thousands of families, including the 1 in 20 in Utah who rely on food stamps for at least part of their food, is uncertainty about the future and no benefits at the moment.

Trump attacked Democrats in a rant about being forced to pay SNAP benefits during the government shutdown — even as he threw a glitzy Great Gatsby-themed party.

Government shutdown threatens food stamps for 42 million Americans as House Democrats reject the GOP's funding bill over a healthcare cuts dispute.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has resisted calls for smaller, separate spending bills after Schumer and his party voted 13 times to deny all federal funding and keep the government shut

Tens of millions of food stamp recipients will now get partial funding across the New York region for November after the Trump administration was ordered by a federal

Demonstrators are gathered outside the Georgia State Capitol, urging Gov. Brian Kemp to use state funds to support SNAP beneficiaries affected by the federal shutdown.

Desiree Torres relies on federal assistance to buy food for her two children. The ongoing government shutdown means the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly called SNAP or food stamps,