Brantley, executive director of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, one of several organizations sounding alarms ...

GOP leaders on Capitol Hill are looking to increase the burden on states to fund SNAP, which could lead millions to lose ...

I find it ironic that the ICE and adjacent law enforcement communities claim they need the masks to protect the identities of ...

One would never know it from watching the campaign, but the next mayor of New York City will face the most challenging fiscal ...

In Washington, DC, there are many policies and decisions in flux over Medicaid, SNAP and healthcare in general.

Dear Editor, The House of Representatives is just barely Republican, and they passed a budget bill that really benefits the uber rich with enormous and permanent tax cuts.

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HOUSTON — Thousands of people packed downtown Houston Saturday as part of nationwide ‘" No Kings " protests. Houston City ...

Rep. Dan Meuser met with local protesters before defending the "big beautiful bill" at a Thursday luncheon with the Lebanon ...

Sen. Chuck Grassley released the text for the Senate Judiciary Committee’s provisions in the “one, big, beautiful bill" on ...

Roughly 500 gathered at Springfield City Hall Saturday to protest the administration of President Donald Trump. But even ...

The House-passed budget reconciliation package strips basic health care and food assistance from Nebraskans and their ...