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42 million Americans rely on SNAP.

“Many of our food banks are currently distributing the food that they typically stockpile for the Thanksgiving and Christmas season,” said Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance CEO Sylvia Blain.

The move comes while official statistics on jobs, inflation, and consumer spending are stalled during the government shutdown.

A potential rule change by the Trump administration could limit the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s supervision of auto lenders, including many that focus on buyers with low credit scores.

A pandemic-era program allowed schools to provide free meals for all students. Since it ended, some students have been racking up unpaid meal debt.

While some regional Fed banks have hard data, many of those figures come from agencies that are closed during the shutdown.

As the government borrows more and more it makes it more expensive for U.S. consumers to borrow money for mortgages, cars, and more.

Just in time for winter temperatures.

Cleaning up the trash left behind has become another burden for storm-hit communities.

The administration’s 10% equity stake in Intel looks like an embrace of state capitalism, but economist Mariana Mazzucato warns the move is unaligned with any strategy.