SNAP users sued the Trump administration today, alleging its attempts to block program recipients from buying sugary products using government food aid benefits is illegal. More here:

American Dish, the new @foodfixco podcast all about food policy in the U.S. is officially live. 🙌 We posted three episodes to kick things off: 🔆 MAHA promised change. @marionnestle isn't buying it. 🔆 Inside the MAHA movement with @thefoodbabe 🔆 @chefsamkass on

JUST NOW: House Agriculture Committee advances 34-17 GOP-led farm bill with all Republicans and 7 Democrats after ~22-hour markup

Contentious changes to pesticide and livestock regulations proposed by the first farm bill House lawmakers have seen in two years threaten to bog down congressional consideration of the package beginning Tuesday.

If you haven’t yet, follow Skye, who now covers FDA with me for @BLaw. He’s all food and l’ll continue to write about drugs.

HHS Secretary RFK Jr. has made a lot of noise recently about overhauling how food additives make it to consumers. Industry, in response, has rushed to warn the Trump administration against overstepping its regulatory authority. My latest, for @BLaw:

👋Today is my first day at Bloomberg Law. I'll still be covering health policy but will be more focused on HHS. Send tips/say hello at sraman@bloombergindustry.com

The House Agriculture Committee released an updated policy package Friday reauthorizing a range of federal farm and food programs that lawmakers have repeatedly struggled to build momentum on.

Babies are dying in America’s jails as pregnant women give birth alone on toilets and in dirty cells. One woman chewed through her umbilical cord. Another lost her child after an officer stopped at Starbucks on the way to the hospital. W/ @jonschuppe: https://t.co/dWVVq6bSzo

States whipping out partial SNAP benefits this month will pay a high price if they get it wrong. Republicans changed the law earlier this year, shoving a share of food aid costs onto states that make too many improper payments. More w/ @Zachary_Cohen:

More than 41 million Americans stand to lose nutrition benefits tomorrow as the shutdown enters its second month. Here's where things stand on Capitol Hill, with @skye_witley for @bgov:

Scoop of news: The Pentagon is expected to tap research and development money for a second time to fund paychecks for 1.3 million active-duty military members at the end of the month. https://t.co/fo7vBSffcq

Senate Republicans blocked legislation on Wednesday that would help low-income households afford groceries during the government shutdown, despite bipartisan support for providing nutrition aid to tens of millions of Americans.

All eyes are on SNAP as more than 41 million Americans stand to lose nutrition benefits this weekend. @lil_byington, @skye_witley and I dig into the issue dominating Capitol Hill on shutdown day 29 for @bgov:

New: The Trump administration is facing a new lawsuit from Democratic state officials over food aid benefits set to end soon for tens of millions of Americans, accusing US officials of unlawfully refusing to tap alternative sources of money during the government shutdown

Trump keeps picking political appointees to be internal agency watchdogs. John Walk, tapped for USDA inspector general, is the latest example to face the Senate tomorrow. His resume, including work on Project 2025, has drawn scrutiny from former IGs:

Lawmakers are leveraging the deadline for the nation’s largest food aid program to start running out of funds to pressure the opposition into ending the government shutdown. @skye_witley explains: https://t.co/lUJNjeKTom

One thing that was missed in the discourse about the Pentagon centralizing legislative outreach is that the memo was issued on the same day most media orgs walked out of the Pentagon (h/t @ACapaccio). Also the memo has been taking its time being transmitted to the Hill 🤷‍♀️.

Ag employers are lobbying lawmakers this week for expanded access to seasonal H-2A visas, including for year-round work like dairy. They’re warning of billions in losses for the fresh produce sector without more legal labor, @skye_witley reports. https://t.co/F4xbWGA6Zt

Freshman Rep. Dave Taylor (R-Ohio) plans to introduce a bill Thursday seeking to improve the timeliness and accuracy of US Drought Monitor data.