Donald Trump's administration awarded $50 billion in federal funding to support rural healthcare. But it comes after deep ...

Federal cash programs for child care and early learning are a lifeline for low-income parents, student families, and seasonal ...

The Child Care and Development Fund sends money to states to help make child care more affordable for low-income families.

Stricter federal compliance rules and mounting backlogs have exposed a critical weakness in how states process SNAP benefits. Modernizing document workflows in these outdated, paper-heavy systems ...

There's a growing battle among the Trump Administration, New York State leaders, and members of Congress after child care ...

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Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state Democratic leaders had accused the president of pursuing a political vendetta after he ...

Farmers across the central U.S. have navigated a myriad of challenges this year, including low crop prices and federal ...

The federal government shutdown has dragged into another week, and Republicans and Democrats appear no closer to ending it. Many federal workers have missed paychecks, including air traffic ...