If your household income is at or near the federal poverty level, there are government programs to help you. The programs ...

Over the past decade, the United States government has launched dozens of ambitious programs aimed at solving systemic problems—from student debt relief and green energy to disaster response and ...

Head Start, a free learning program for children from low-income families, is next on the chopping block as the government shutdown nears record length. More than 100 Head Start programs are in danger ...

It’s easy to assume that government entitlement programs and the social safety net are designed exclusively for low-income households. But that’s not true. Many government programs are designed as ...

Americans are the most generous people on Earth. Yet in Ohio and across the nation, well-intended government programs often trap our fellow citizens in poverty instead of providing a path to upward ...

The White House is kicking off President Donald Trump’s “war on fraud” with a focus on federally-funded benefits like housing, food and cash assistance programs. Among the tactics that a new ...

The plight of 42 million food-stamp recipients is the federal-government shutdown’s most inflammatory issue. Federal judges ordered the Trump administration to pay food-stamp benefits regardless. Team ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new government‑funded program is giving artists a basic income of about $350 a week with no strings attached, allowing them to ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The White House is kicking off President Donald Trump’s “war on fraud” with a focus on federally-funded benefits like housing, food and ...