The president’s request for 2027 reflects his preoccupation with eliminating programs that support diversity and civil rights ...

Federal cash programs for child care and early learning are a lifeline for low-income parents, student families, and seasonal workers, but in 2026 they are also exposed to the risk of a federal ...

Efforts to study, prepare for and address climate change have taken a major hit. But a few programs are hanging on thanks to ...

More than 100 programs run by the U.S. Department of Education are shifting to other agencies, and that number could grow in the coming months. The Trump administration has framed these program shifts ...

As the federal government reopens, programs like SNAP and federal worker pay are experiencing delays in returning to normal operations. Getting back to normal for some of these federal programs will ...

More than three years after the launch of a signature infrastructure program to build out broadband across the nation, projects have still not broken ground as the program navigates a new presidential ...

The federal government could reopen this week after a small group of Senate Democrats struck a deal with Republicans on Sunday and passed it on Monday, sending it to the House for final approval. The ...

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — For decades, communities in Anderson, Morgan, and Roane counties have lived in the shadow of ...

America’s affordable housing crisis is nearing a breaking point. More than 10 million extremely low-income renter households compete for too few affordable units, creating a shortage of 7.1 million ...

Though some members said the school board should let state lawmakers handle the debate, others said it’s important to take a ...

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 ...