Head Start, a free learning program for children from low-income families, is next on the chopping block as the government shutdown nears record length. More than 100 Head Start programs are in danger ...

Amid the war with Iran, the president has proposed to scale back some of the very programs meant to ease families’ financial ...

Earlier this week, the ongoing government shutdown obtained a dubious honor — at 39 days and counting, it has become the longest government shutdown in the nation’s history. The shutdown began Oct. 1 ...

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 ...

Trump proposed cuts to dozens of government programs in his new budget released Friday.

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 ...

With energy costs continuing to rise as part of a higher overall cost of living, many Americans are struggling to keep up with utility bills. A recent Payless Power study of more than 1,000 people, ...

At a news conference in Ottawa on Wednesday, leaders of Indigenous women's organizations called upon the federal government ...