Bending a knee” is old slang for submitting to a king or lord. That’s exactly what 51 senators and 216 representatives – including Rep. Jeff Hurd – did this week by voting for President Donald ...

A wave of federal funding cuts to food assistance programs across the country has strained food shelves nationwide.

The budgetary policies under President Donald Trump are raising alarms across states, as planned cuts to crucial social assistance programs threaten to leave vulnerable populations in an even more ...

Congress this week approved a bill that claws back about $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting funds, as Republicans look to begin locking in cuts pursued by his Department of ...

School vouchers are going national and the federal student loan system is getting an overhaul. Here's what to know.

A drama-filled week in DC saw Democrats accuse Republicans ceding Congress' power to Trump and a curveball involving Jeffrey ...

The “One Big Beautiful Bill” has been signed into law, extending tax cuts and increasing the State and Local Tax deduction, but is expected to have a negative impact on New ...

Congress approved $9 billion in spending cuts to public broadcasting and foreign aid, giving President Trump a victory in his ...

Passed by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump in early July, the bill will increase federal spending on ...

The Medicaid cuts recently approved by Congress and President Donald Trump could force states into difficult decisions, ...

A wide array of hunger and health care advocates are hoping to mitigate the effects of some provisions in Trump’s budget bill ...

Pittsburgh-area advocates say the scope and the scale of the changes to the United States' social safety net will have a ...