Hundreds of thousands of rural families could lose their affordable homes as mortgages the program supported expire by 2050.

The ongoing government shutdown is jeopardizing funding for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, potentially leaving millions of families without essential food benefits. The ongoing ...

During a government shutdown, only programs deemed essential for protecting life and property are kept operational. The employees who staff those critical programs do not get paid for their work until ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Wednesday the government shutdown could “ultimately could be a benefit” to taxpayers if the Trump administration uses the opportunity to shrink the federal government ...

It’s easy to assume that government entitlement programs and the social safety net are designed exclusively for low-income households. But that’s not true. Many government programs are designed as ...

Concerns about the program’s long-term price tag may still linger, but backers of New Mexico’s first-of-its-kind universal child care program were all smiles on Tuesday. Gov. Michelle ...

The program, funded under the Department of Homeland Security like TSA PreCheck, had paused due to the ongoing partial government shutdown.

The federal government could reopen this week after a small group of Senate Democrats struck a deal with Republicans on Sunday and passed it on Monday, sending it to the House for final approval. The ...

MIAMI — Among those feeling the pain of the government shutdown are people in coastal areas and other locations where they need flood insurance. The government-backed National Flood Insurance Program ...