On this day in 1965, Pzresident Lyndon B. Johnson signed legislation into law that launched Medicaid, creating a U.S. health care safety net for millions of low-income Americans in what would become ...

Americans broadly support increasing or maintaining funding for safety net programs, including Social Security and Medicare, ...

Food stamps have been an integral part of many impoverished Americans' lives for decades, and they got their first proper ...

The American Museum of Natural History has introduced a no-cost membership tier available to New York residents who receive food assistance. They can also bring guests.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients in Bell County can now purchase hot food and ready-to-eat meals with their benefits. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced the change ...

The big ugly boondoggle, which our President calls The Big Beautiful Bill, is a disgusting transfer of resources from the poor to the wealthy, preserving 2017 tax cuts, cutting Medicaid ...

About 170,000 Washingtonians stand to lose food stamp benefits under the Republican megabill that passed Congress Thursday, state officials estimate.

US lawmakers teed up a final vote on Donald Trump's marquee tax and spending bill Thursday after bruising Republican infighting nearly derailed the centerpiece of the president's domestic agenda ...

Pennsylvania could be on the hook for $800M to continue food assistance for thousands of residents, many of them children and older adults.

Big cuts are still likely on the way to the federal food stamps, but the U.S. Senate has rolled back some of the more aggressive work requirements the U.S. House was trying to add to the program.

In Arizona, 1 in 8 residents relies on SNAP, so cuts could be devastating for the 700K residents that relied on food banks last month. Alexis Dominguez reports.