The states have been given until next week to respond to a federal request to hand over data on SNAP recipients.

When reached for comment on Tuesday, a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) spokesperson told Newsweek: “USDA established a SNAP integrity team to analyze not only data provide ...

The USDA requested states in February to turn over data about benefit recipients under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

The Trump Administration plans to withhold SNAP food aid from recipients living in Democratic-controlled states over requests ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin next week to block nutrition assistance funding for states led by Democrats ...

The Trump administration’s threat to withhold money that Democratic-run states use to administer the SNAP food aid program ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will move to withhold SNAP food aid from recipients in most ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said states are refusing to provide data the department requested such as the names and ...

The USDA seeks data from states including SNAP recipients’ personal information such as Social Security numbers.

The shutdown affected millions of Americans who rely on programs like the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Supplemental ...

Democratic states, including Pennsylvania, have sued to block the requirement, saying they verify eligibility for SNAP ...