“The ‘contingency theory’ of Sanae Takaichi is a warning sign that Japanese militarism is attempting to stage a comeback.” Kao Chin Su-mei, a Taiwan indigenous peoples’ representative, used the ...

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

Produce, which is covered by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), is displayed for sale at a grocery store in Baltimore, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. 4:30 p.m. Nov. 3, 2025: This story ...

The Trump administration said in court filings Monday that it would use contingency funds to provide partial SNAP benefits in November after a judge on Friday ordered the Department of Agriculture to ...

BOSTON -- Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump's administration must continue to pay for SNAP, the nation's biggest food aid program, using emergency ...

A Rhode Island federal judge on Friday ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to distribute money owed to recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program "as soon as possible," just ...

Republicans say funding for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits — formerly known as food stamps — will run out on Nov. 1 due to the federal government shutdown, and there’s ...

Tens of millions of Americans are facing delays to their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in November due to the ongoing government shutdown. There is a legal dispute over ...

WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration is rejecting the idea of using roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep food aid flowing into November amid the government shutdown, according to a ...

The US Department of Agriculture says it will not tap into its $6 billion contingency fund to cover food stamp benefits next month if the shutdown continues, according to an agency memo obtained by ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) - With the U.S. government eight days from its 15th partial shutdown, opens new tab since 1981, Washington is in familiar territory with an important difference: ...