Funding for food stamps has moved to the center of the shutdown fight as strains deepen across the country.
More than 40 million low-income food stamp beneficiaries are expected to receive less help with grocery bills — or no help at all — as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is threatening to withhold billions of dollars in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) contingency funding.
Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) signaled on Monda...