The USDA could tap into contingency funds to keep SNAP afloat, but it’s unclear if the administration will prioritize nutrition assistance.

Unless the government reopens, the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children will run out of funding in one to two weeks.

The USDA abruptly decided to terminate an annual survey that policymakers and organizations use to help Americans struggling with food insecurity.

The health and human services secretary wants to limit access to items he has called “poison.” But this mission is more complex than it seems, with serious consequences for low-income citizens.

GOP lawmakers in Washington want someone else to make the tough choice of slashing nutrition benefits—and to take the blame for who gets left behind.

Donald Trump has promised to put Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. in charge of public health.

The House GOP’s farm bill would change how SNAP benefits are evaluated, and Democrats are furious.

If lawmakers don’t shore up a $1 billion shortfall, the most vulnerable families could lose key nutrition assistance benefits this year.

For the first time in 50 years, the White House held a conference to address the nationwide crises of hunger and food insecurity.

As public health emergencies end, so do emergency allotments for households receiving vital nutrition benefits.

The USDA created a wildly successful universal nutrition program in public schools to alleviate the burdens of the pandemic. Make that temporary benefit permanent.

Dysfunction? Check. Cynicism? Check. Bad policies that will make Americans less healthy and safe? Check.

The food industry and nutritionists are clashing over the FDA's plans to update rules for product labels. Will anyone be satisfied with the result?

If Bill Clinton and his doctors can't settle on a diet, what hope is there for the rest of us?