President Donald Trump has long attacked social safety net programs, calling them wasteful and “socialist.” Now, as federal ...

Nonprofits deliver essential services across the U.S. This piece explores why they are central to the social safety net—and what happens when we underinvest in them.

(CNN) — The clock is ticking for four major social safety net programs that keep tens of millions of struggling Americans — including millions of children and senior citizens — fed and warm, as well ...

America's financial backstop is failing at the exact moment households need it most. Families are juggling record debts, thin ...

Starting in 2027, work requirements kick in for certain beneficiaries on Medicaid, while new work rules for the SNAP food assistance program took effect on Nov. 1. These reforms mandated by the One ...

Advocates urge Newsom and legislators to raise taxes on the wealthy to offset federal cuts while critics warn rising deficits ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Trump administration, for the second time in recent weeks, is using allegations of fraud to justify increased federal law ...

Math readiness has emerged as a defining education issue for Hawaii as lawmakers and school leaders prepare for the 2026 ...