Though two federal judges ruled Trump must at least partially fund food benefits during the shutdown, some leaders are stepping in to fill any potential gap. Gov. Kay Ivey is not yet among them.

In a bitterly divided country, pessimism and cynicism reign supreme: Two-thirds of Americans say it is at least probably true that the government often deliberately lies to the people. That distrust ...

The impacts on basic needs — food and medical care — underscored how the impasse is hitting homes across the United States.

Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries tried to protect the American people from MAGA, but they refused to negotiate.

Teachers on military bases across the pond are working without pay amid the shutdown, Their landlords are confused why they suddenly can't pay rent.

But it beggars belief that the Trump administration is sincere when it demands UCLA pay the government more than $1 billion because, as it alleges, the school failed to protect Jewish students during ...

As many as 1,500 “ideological immigrants,” including 127 Americans, have applied for temporary residence in Russia in the ...

Eight decades ago, a presidential commission guided by Jefferson’s great-great-grandson selectively edited the Founding ...

Disagreement arose over federal spending levels, foreign aid rescissions, and, probably most importantly, over loss of health ...

If SNAP benefits suddenly end because Congress can't figure out how to collaborate and operate the government, that's a real shame.

Food insecurity is increasing as the government shutdown continues, leaving federal workers without paychecks and others at risk of losing SNAP benefits.

President Trump argues his sweeping tariffs will bring jobs back to the United States. The businesses challenging the tariffs say they're doing more harm than good.