{
  "id": 16212585,
  "title": "After Millions in Stolen SNAP Benefits, Trump Administration Moves to Fight Theft",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/after-millions-in-stolen-snap-benefits-trump-administration-moves-to",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-23T17:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ProPublica",
    "slug": "propublica",
    "url": "https://www.propublica.org/article/snap-theft-chip-cards-trump-rule"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The U.S. Department of Agriculture has mandated that all 50 states transition from outdated EBT cards with magnetic stripes to modern chip-enabled cards to combat SNAP benefit theft. This comes after ProPublica reported that $470 million in SNAP benefits were stolen last year, largely due to the cards' technological shortcomings. The new rule, issued by the USDA's Food and Nutrition Administration, aims to modernize the system and protect beneficiaries from electronic theft. However, the transition faces challenges, including budget constraints due to the Trump administration's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which cut funding for SNAP program administration.",
  "summary": "The post After Millions in Stolen SNAP Benefits, Trump Administration Moves to Fight Theft appeared first on ProPublica .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}