Nearly everyone who receives health care in the United States benefits from a government subsidy. Federal, state, and local ...

Every year, billions of dollars in public and private benefits go unclaimed by older Americans who are eligible but never ...

This commentary reviews current means-tested federal benefit programs designed to assist low-income individuals and families. The large number of those programs is amplified by similar state and local ...

Federal employment comes with benefits that many Americans envy, including stability, a steady paycheck, a pension, health insurance, life insurance and survivor benefits. On paper, it looks like a ...

SNAP benefits became a national flashpoint during the government shutdown in 2025, as millions of Americans worried about what would happen if funding stalled. For households relying on monthly ...

In 2017, I wrote a column about factors that contribute to an accurate retirement estimate that I think is worth repeating this week. I have been learning about employees who have had to retire with ...

All but one of the nation’s 26 Republican governors are signing their states up for the first federal program that will fund private school scholarships through tax credits. Their Democratic ...

This week, senior House and Senate Members are introducing legislation designed to prevent a repeat of runaway fraud and abuse that afflicted unemployment benefit programs during the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Since the American Rescue Plan passed in March, the federal government has authorized an extra $300 each week in unemployment money — on top of regular state unemployment benefits. The additional ...

Twenty-seven states and counting are on track to participate in the first federal program that will direct funds to families so their children can enroll in private schools and cover other expenses ...

Shortly after retaking office, President Trump issued Executive Order 14218, “Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders.” Invoking a landmark 1996 statute—the Personal Responsibility and Work ...