Nutrition

The tax cuts in President Trump’s signature achievement were the Republicans’ answer to voters’ economic struggles, but its health care and food assistance cuts are taking a toll.

Research shows medically tailored meals could save states money — in addition to improving health. Yet such programs could land on the chopping block as states look to tighten spending under Trump administration budget cuts.

The Senate Agriculture Committee passed “Farm Bill 2.0” out of committee on Wednesday following Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R- Ky.) return to Congress.

A new Hamilton Project analysis examines the harms that will result from the One Big Beautiful Bill ending the guarantee of full federal funding for SNAP benefits.

A study shows a modest decline in soda purchases, but it’s not clear that the results will hold up in the long run.

The Trump administration has reduced a critical lifeline for many struggling parents and alarming their children, who are asking for food their parents can’t afford.

Cash transfer programs are a promising strategy for improving families’ economic security because of their relative simplicity and respect for individuals’ autonomy. Policy makers have increasingly also looked to cash transfers as a tool to improve child health.

Students across the country could lose access to free school meals, forcing the typical family with two children to spend $1,900 to $2,200 more per year for school meals.

Lael Brainard and Rohit Chopra argue in a New York Times op-ed that even relatively well-off families are struggling with high prices, despite the tax cuts and wage gains that the Trump administration touts.