The legislation tightens eligibility requirements for the food assistance program, but contains less severe modifications than originally proposed.

President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” has passed the Senate and is set to pass in the House on Thursday. If it does, the bill will head to the White House for the president to sign. For many Medicaid and food stamps recipients,

Gov. Tim Walz focused his ire on Minnesota's Republican delegation in Congress, accusing Reps. Emmer, Finstad, Fischbach and Stauber of "voting to raise Minnesotans' household energy bills by 28% so Trump can give tax cuts to billionaires."