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WIC Faces Shutdown Threat Without Urgent Funding
10/8/2025
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Story summary
- The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) could shut down within two weeks without new funding, affecting 6 million.
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt blamed Democrats for WIC funding issues tied to shutdown votes.
- The Trump administration redirected tariff revenue to support WIC.
- A $150 million contingency fund briefly sustained WIC.
