Heading into the federal budget, the estimated deficit was 60% over target, at $68.5 billion. Experts, correctly, pegged it ...

The shutdown brought the scale of the federal food aid program into focus and raised questions about how such a rich country ...

How fast SNAP payments reach beneficiaries could vary by state. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday to keep on hold ...

A deal in Congress to end the government shutdown includes full SNAP funding through September and could mean the Supreme ...

Resuming the program is a piece of the legislation adopted by the Senate and now headed to the House on to reopen the federal ...

SNAP benefits are distributed through electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards, which function like debit cards and can be ...

A 2022 report concluded that San Diego County faces a mental health care staffing crisis and needs 18,500 more mental health care workers by 2027 to catch up with chronic understaffing. The county ...

The high court decision allows a lower court time to consider a more lasting pause. The Trump administration is appealing an ...

The $2.90 most New Yorkers pay for subway and bus fare will go up to $3.00 next year, but it’s half-price for thousands of New Yorkers, like Jerimiah Gonzalez. “I can go for more rides than if I pay ...

There are still a few hurdles that need to be cleared before the government officially reopens, and even when it does, it ...

The Capital Area Food Bank in Washington, D.C., says it's allotted an extra 1 million meals for November, given the ...