Debt limit deal sparks SNAP messaging battle

A compromise to suspend the debt ceiling for two years includes controversial changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. A detailed rundown of the policy and what comes next. Plus, USDA is urged to make WIC online transition easier.

Photograph of Kevin McCarthy, Joe Biden and Chuck Schumer in the oval office. Biden is seated in the middle, McCarthy is out of focus in the foreground.

Photo courtesy of the White House.

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I hope you all had a meaningful Memorial Day break, remembering the sacrifice of so many, even if we were all interrupted by breaking news alerts about the debt ceiling. I have family in town, and we went strawberry picking at Larriland Farm in Woodbine, Md. Send me strawberry recipes! 

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