Countless Americans don’t take advantage of the social safety net, even when they’re eligible. Learn what you could earn ...

From 2020 to 2021, there were three separate stimulus checks — or Economic Impact Payments — sent out to eligible U.S. households. These checks totaled up to $3,200 per income tax filer and up to ...

Discover how government budgetary decisions influence public services like education, healthcare, and infrastructure, ...

A view of the U.S. Capitol following rain showers on the eighth day of the federal government shutdown on Oct. 8 in Washington. President Donald Trump said on Oct. 6 that he would be "happy" to ...

Head Start programs that serve tens of thousands of the nation's neediest preschoolers are facing a cutoff of federal funding at the end of the month because of the government shutdown, leaving many ...

Morning Edition visits three states — Maine, Kansas, and Wisconsin — to hear how the government shutdown is affecting federal employees and the Americans who rely on their work. As the shutdown ...

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 ...

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 ...