Six more states agreed Wednesday to ban the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for junk food under new deals with the Trump administration.

Why it matters: The move expands the Trump administration's use of the federal safety net to expand its Make America Healthy Again agenda. More SNAP recipients will be restricted from buying certain sugary drinks and food.

Driving the news: Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins unveiled the deals with Hawaii, Missouri, North Dakota, South Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee. • "We all know we're at the point where we must do something to correct the chronic health problems that Americans face," Rollins said. • Twelve states previously adopted waiver terms. • Mehmet Oz, who runs Medicare and Medicaid, said states that b

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