Nearly 700,000 Americans to lose food stamps under new Trump policy
(The Guardian United States)

Move will limit states from exempting work-eligible adults from having to maintain steady employment to receive benefitsHundreds of thousands of Americans who rely on the federal food stamp program will lose their benefits under a new Trump administration rule that will tighten work requirements for recipients.The move by the administration is the latest in its attempt to scale back the social safety net for low-income Americans. It is the first of three proposed rules targeting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as Snap, to be finalized. The program feeds more than 36 million people. Continue reading...