Republicans' latest efforts to “Make America Healthy Again” have led to a growing fear among soda companies that one of their ...

The Texas Legislature and federal government are both weighing plans to ban SNAP recipients from using benefits on soda and other sugary drinks.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says states will now be allowed to ban people from using SNAP benefits – better known as food stamps – to pay for sodas.

SNAP is the country’s most effective anti-hunger program — reaching 1 in 8 people and 1 in 5 children — who without it could ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s quest to reshape food policy in America took him to an event here with the state’s Republican ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s health secretary, is encouraging states to apply for waivers that will allow them to ban people from buying sodas using food stamps benefits. Kennedy has ...

The health secretary announced the change to the SNAP food program in an appearance in West Virginia, which is also the first state to ban most artificial dyes in food. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg ...

On March 26, U.S. Senator John Fetterman joined Reps. Alma Adams of North Carolina and Greg Casar of Texas to introduce the Food Secure Strikers Act, which would allow striking workers to qualify for ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign to swiftly bar the use of food stamps to buy soda is fueling tensions between his team and the Agriculture Department, according to four people inside and ...

The amount of food each state agency receives is based on the number of unemployed people and the number of people living below the poverty line. State agencies provide the food to the local ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is facing pushback in his campaign to stop food stamps from being used to buy soda. The main problem: HHS isn’t even in charge of the ...