Americans ‘dumbfounded by cruelty’ of Trump officials slashing Snap benefits

<p>Those among the 42 million enrolled in the program worry that cutoff of the benefit will send their lives into a tailspin</p><p>Across the country, Americans who depend on government help to buy groceries are preparing for the worst.</p><p>As a result of the ongoing federal government shutdown, Donald Trump has threatened to, for the first time in the program’s more than 60-year history, cut off benefits provided by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program (Snap). A federal judge last week prevented the US Department of Agriculture from <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/31/judge-blocks-trump-snap-suspension">suspending Snap altogether</a>, but the Trump administration now says enrollees <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/03/trump-partially-fund-food-stamps-snap">will receive only half</a> of their usual benefits.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/03/trump-snap-benefits-reactions">Continue reading...</a>