New GOP legislation seeks to bar non‑citizens from federal handouts, potentially tightening Medicaid and SNAP access.

A judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot block child care and other federal social service money ...

New York is joining the small group of states switching to chip-and-pin cards to evade skimming devices that siphon money for ...

A newly released legislative audit reveals Maryland lost hundreds upon hundreds of millions due to overpayments in ...

A 42-minute video from a conservative content creator in Minnesota has provided the Trump administration with yet another ...

President Donald Trump’s administration has told states that it is restricting some social safety net funds that cover services including child care subsidies and cash assistance and job training for ...

Americans in five states who receive government assistance to buy groceries will face new limits starting Thursday on what foods they can purchase with those benefits. The changes are part of a ...

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's attempt to reallocate federal Homeland Security funding away from states that refuse to cooperate with certain federal immigration ...

Yes, the federal government will take a cut of Social Security, which can include monthly retirement, survivor and disability benefits, if total income exceeds certain amounts. But recipients also ...

With the longest U.S. government shutdown over, state officials said Thursday they were working quickly to get full SNAP food benefits to millions of people who made do with little to no assistance ...

The seizure comes as the United States builds up its forces in the Caribbean as part of a campaign against President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela. By Tyler Pager Eric Schmitt and Nicholas Nehamas ...