N.J. and Virginia governor candidates barnstorm on election eve while New York mayoral and Pennsylvania Supreme Court decisions loom for voters in those states.

The rate of 911 calls made in Chicago has dropped precipitously in the two months since the start of Operation Midway Blitz, a Tribune review of city data found. And nowhere is the decrease more ...

SNAP update: USDA tells grocery stores not to give discounts to customers Evanston mayor says he’s opening investigations ...

The shutdown is intensifying anxiety over the economy, and some Republicans are sounding the alarm. Gubernatorial hopefuls in New Jersey and Virginia make their final push ahead of Election Day. And ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Cindy Long, a former administrator of the USDA's SNAP program, what recent court rulings mean for the millions of Americans waiting for funds to buy groceries.

The Trump administration must tell a federal judge by noon Monday how it plans to comply with an order requiring payment of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, according to NBC ...

People across the country formed long lines for free meals and groceries at food pantries and drive-through giveaways Saturday, after monthly benefits through the federal Supplemental Nutrition ...

President Donald Trump over the weekend raged against a TV personality yet again, this time directing his wrath toward “Late ...

President Donald Trump says he “won’t be extorted” by Democrats to reopen the government, making clear that he has no plans to negotiate as the<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

Millions of Americans, including food stamp recipients and federal workers, are facing more uncertainty as the government ...

With temperatures beginning to drop in areas across the United States, some states are warning that funding for the $4.1 billion Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps millions of ...

As people go hungry, does it really make sense for Democrats and Republicans to keep fighting a political battle?