WASHINGTON — Fresh off a 43-day government shutdown that temporarily , the Trump administration said it plans to require all Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients to reapply for benefits, citing concerns about fraud in the nation's largest food assistance program.

That would affect the nearly 42 million Americans who rely on SNAP, also known as food stamps, to help pay for groceries each month.

Here's what we know:

Will SNAP recipients need to reapply?

In a Thursday appearance on , Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the administration intends to "fundamentally rebuild this program, have everyone reapply for their benefit, make sure that everyone that's taking a taxpayer-funded benefit through SNAP or food stamps, that they literally are vulnerable, and they can'

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