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

Those among the 42 million enrolled in the program worry that cutoff of the benefit will send their lives into a tailspinAcross the country, Americans who depend on government help to buy groceries are preparing for the worst.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 suspending Snap altogether, but the Trump administration now says enrollees will receive only half of their usual benefits. Continue reading...