The move strips the government of its main gauge of hunger in America, and will impede efforts to track the impact of aid cuts.

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President Trump’s signature domestic policy law could make it harder for states to fund programs to help people find stable housing.

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The Trump administration had imposed conditions on grants awarded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development that critics viewed as overtly political.

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