With the midterms looming, Democrats and Republicans are already jockeying for the support of farmers and rural voters.

Senators voted to break the shutdown stalemate, paving the way for the government to reopen and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to return to normal funding levels.

Food bank directors said the weekend was marked by a rising sense of panic and a flood of new customers who relied on SNAP benefits.

USDA announced over the weekend that there will be no SNAP benefits starting Nov. 1 due to the ongoing federal shutdown.

With just two weeks until the end of October, this week's shutdown negotiations could be a crossroads for food and farm programs' funding plans.

Democrats are launching an agriculture-centered opening argument ahead of the midterm campaign season, slamming Trump’s tariffs for hurting soybean producers and other farmers that have traditionally backed the president.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent teased an announcement of "substantial support for the farmers" coming this week.

Six months after the president’s “Liberation Day” tariffs and weeks from the Nov. 10 White House cutoff for a trade pact between the two countries, U.S. soybean farmers are learning that China — long the predominant market for their product — doesn’t need them anymore.

The Trump administration confirmed reports Saturday that it is canceling the yearly Household Food Security Reports, calling the publication of the data “redundant, costly, politicized, and extraneous.”