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‘Where there’s a will, there’s a way’: Former USDA officials say Trump should fund food aid  Politico Trump administration insists it can’t use SNAP emergency funds this time  The Washington Post USDA Secretary slams “corrupt” SNAP benefits one day before funding ends  Axios Mike Johnson Panics After Trump Official Calls Out GOP on Shutdown  The New Republic SNAP Benefits Update: Trump Official Tells Americans …

USDA Secretary slams “corrupt” SNAP benefits one day before funding ends  Axios ‘Where there’s a will, there’s a way’: Former USDA officials say Trump should fund food aid  Politico SNAP Benefits Update: Trump Official Tells Americans ‘We Have Failed You’  Newsweek Mike Johnson Panics After Trump Official Calls Out GOP on Shutdown  The New Republic Trump administration insists it can’t use SNAP emergency funds …

SAN ANTONIO – The president of the San Antonio Food Bank said he is prepared to take extraordinary measures to ensure food needs are met amid the ongoing federal shutdown. The food bank is expecting a 50% increase in demand after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said federal food aid will not be issued on Saturday. The notice came after …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1, raising the stakes for families nationwide as the government shutdown drags on. WATCH: As federal workers miss paychecks during shutdown, many turn to food banks for relief The new notice comes after the Trump administration said it would not tap roughly $5 billion in …

USDA memo says it will not use emergency funds for November food benefits  Reuters Trump administration won’t use contingency fund to pay November food stamp benefits  CNN Will millions of low-income Americans lose food stamps during shutdown?  Al Jazeera At least 25 states plan to cut off food aid benefits in November  Politico Exclusive: USDA says it can’t use emergency funds for food stamps  Axios …

Exclusive: USDA says it can’t use emergency funds for food stamps  Axios Trump administration won’t use contingency fund to pay November food stamp benefits  CNN Government shutdown: California’s food benefits programs in limbo as reopening timeline unclear  KCRA ‘Uncharted territory’: Ongoing shutdown threatens food aid for 42 million people  NPR Americans brace for food stamps to run out: ‘the greatest hunger catastrophe since the …

The Agriculture Department will reopen about 2,100 county offices all across the country Thursday despite the ongoing government shutdown to help farmers and ranchers get access to $3 billion of aid from existing programs. The USDA said each Farm Service Agency office will have two workers who will be paid even though the government remains shutdown. These offices help farmers …

At least 27 states have turned over extensive personal information of people who receive federally-funded food assistance. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Since late July, most Democratic-led states have refused to give in to an unprecedented demand from the Trump administration to turn over personal information on federal food …

GEORGIA – After multiple reports of rabies in metro Atlanta this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking action to stop the spread at its source. Rabies vaccines airdrop What we know: Despite the ongoing government shutdown, the USDA will move forward with plans to drop oral rabies vaccines across parts of North Georgia using helicopters and airplanes. …

USDA tells lawmakers WIC will be funded through October  Politico White House says it will use tariff revenue to fund federal food aid for mothers and young children  CNN WIC funding running out as government shutdown continues  Spectrum News NY1 Government shutdown threatens funding for SNAP and WIC in New York  PIX11 NY Bracing to Pick Up Tab for Food Stamps During Government Shutdown  THE …