Timing TBD for USDA’s partial SNAP stopgap

Millions of Americans remain in limbo as federal and state officials scramble to sort out partial SNAP benefits for November. Key USDA appointees advance in the Senate. Plus, SNAP households’ shopping habits mirror those of non-SNAP households.

November 4, 2025

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Happy Tuesday, and welcome to Food Fix. We are officially in November, and I cannot believe the government is still shut down. This is such a mess.

Waitlist alert: On Nov. 11, we’re hosting a special D.C. live taping of Forked, the podcast I co-host with Theodore Ross over at the Food & Environment Reporting Network. We had so much interest in this, we’re already at capacity, but you can join the waitlist here!