Trump prompted further concern when he threatened to withhold SNAP benefits until the end of the government shutdown.

For a household of four, the usual maximum of $975 has been reduced to $497 per month. Across all household sizes, the SNAP reduction is roughly 49 percent—meaning households claiming the top amount will get about half of their usual monthly benefit in November.

Billions in SNAP benefits are being supplemented by nonprofits and private companies, as Congress continues to debate federal funding.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture told a federal court that it will tap into a contingency fund to allow states to issue partial SNAP benefits.

Snap and Perplexity AI have struck a $400 million deal that will bring the AI search engine directly to Snapchat sometime in "early 2026," the two companies announced.

Snap beat third-quarter revenue estimate on Wednesday and said it has partnered with Perplexity AI to integrate its artificial intelligence-powered search engine into Snapchat, sending the social media firm's shares up 16% after the bell.

Fuerza Regida's charitable arm, the Fuerza Music Foundation, will be giving free meals to SNAP beneficiaries in Ontario on Wednesday afternoon.

I just feel sad that there are so many people, children and elderly people who are not getting these benefits when they need to," he said at a screening of his new film, 'Tyler Perry's Finding Joy,' while urging others to help those in need.