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 ...
Federal housing programs have picked up where they left off after President Donald Trump signed a bill ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The government's new funding agreement ...
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 ...
WASHINGTON — The Senate could vote Sunday on advancing a potential breakthrough deal to end the country’s longest-ever government shutdown, fund the government through Jan. 30, and fully restore food ...
This page reflects the news from the federal government shutdown on Sunday, Nov. 2. For the latest updates, read USA TODAY's live coverage for Monday, Nov. 3. WASHINGTON – It's not clear when millions ...
The plight of 42 million food-stamp recipients is the federal-government shutdown’s most inflammatory issue. Federal judges ordered the Trump administration to pay food-stamp benefits regardless. Team ...
Americans are the most generous people on Earth. Yet in Ohio and across the nation, well-intended government programs often trap our fellow citizens in poverty instead of providing a path to upward ...