The government shutdown is over, for now . But the administration’s fight against food assistance might just be beginning. Ever since the Trump administration stopped sending Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, payments during the U.S. government shutdown, regular people, not just policy nerds, have been talking about SNAP and government food assistance. There are TikTok videos and explainers; there are a thousand heartrending stories about the way food assistance touches our