363.8 — Public welfare; 353.0089 — Federal government policy; 338.19 — Food supply and social policy

In a move that has sent shockwaves through food assistance programs nationwide, the Trump administration announced it will only partially fund November SNAP benefits, cutting payments to millions of low-income Americans by roughly 50%. The decision, which came after a federal judge in Rhode Island ordered emergency action to avert a total shutdown of food…