The government shutdown has frozen SNAP funding for 42 million Americans. Food banks warn shelves are emptying fast as states struggle to fill the gap.

Long lines have formed at food pantries across the U.S. as federal food benefits were cut off due to the government shutdown.

SNAP benefits could be affected Nov. 1 if the government shutdown continues. Here's how many would be affected from Ohio's major counties.

With federal SNAP benefits set to run out this weekend amid the government shutdown, states are stepping in to help low-income families who risk going hungry. Here's what each state is doing and how to find meals if your benefits end November 1.

SNAP benefits are expected to resume after congressional lawmakers pass a bill funding the federal government, which will end the current shutdown. Currently, Republican and Democratic lawmakers are at a stalemate, having failed to advance any proposed legislation to reopen the government.

Judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island ruled Friday afternoon that the Trump administration must fund SNAP during the government shutdown.

As SNAP benefits freeze amid the federal government shutdown, Cleveland food pantries face rising demand. “This is a man-made disaster,” said Greater Cleveland Food Bank President and CEO Kristin Warzochn.

In a news release about $4 million going to the Utah Food Bank, the state's top elected leaders blamed Democrats for the federal shutdown, even as Republican control all branches of government.

Some 42 million recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will have to wait for them to be restored after losing them on Saturday.