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September 22, 2025

Trump Administration Ends U.S. Annual Report on Hunger in America
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The Trump administration has ended the U.S.'s annual report on food
insecurity and hunger in America. It comes two-and-a-half months after
Trump signed into law a tax and spending bill sharply reducing the
number of Americans receiving food stamps. The U.S. Department of
Agriculture said it was no longer issuing the annual hunger report,
claiming, "The data is rife with inaccuracies." On social media, Bobby
Kogan of the Center for American Progress said, "This follows the
playbook of many non-democracies that cancel or manipulate reports that
would otherwise show less-than-perfect news."


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