US food banks brace for demand as Republicans end unemployment benefits

19.3 million adults said in late May that their households didn't get enough food to eat while several states have started to cut benefits

Food banks in many states across the US are bracing for a surge in demand for food aid due to Republican governors ending federal extended unemployment benefits early in a move that will hit millions of American families.

Several states across the US have started to voluntarily end federal extended unemployment benefits, as Republican governors in at least 25 states have announced intentions to do so.