Under the Trump administration, the conversation about welfare is heating up again, this time with renewed claims that the ...

As Senate Republicans go deep into reconciliation bill-drafting mode, Medicare is increasingly coming up as a potential ...

Elon Musk doesn't like Trump's "big beautiful" tax bill. Here's what top economists have to say about what they think the ...

Here's important background info and research to bolster news coverage of potential reductions in federal spending on the ...

The sprawling bill to enact President Trump’s “big, beautiful” agenda is losing momentum in the Senate in the face of blistering attacks from Elon Musk and outspoken opposition from conservatives.

Are SNAP benefits getting cut in 2025? Here’s what we know about federal budget talks, who could be impacted, and when ...

Elon Musk on Tuesday threw a wrench into Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s (R-S.D.) ambitious plan to get President Trump’s ...

By GAVIN MacFADYEN There is much debate and speculation on the potential effect of President Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ on the complex web that is the economy of the United States. Having narrowly ...

In response to a federal lawsuit, the Agriculture Department said it would refrain, for now, from demanding that states turn ...

The budget reconciliation bill is a double whammy for older adults and disabled people, leading to both direct losses of ...

Plans for a range of welfare programs including food stamps, Medicaid and rental assistance reflect a shifting view of who ...

They’ve warned it could result in hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians losing Medicaid coverage, and tens of thousands ...