Democratic leaders in Washington and state capitals across the country have created a form of government in which the ...

Republicans should reform Medicaid in their “one big, beautiful bill” that includes extending Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts.

Work requirements set up a thicket of paperwork that leads eligible Medicaid recipients to lose their insurance. That’s the ...

Connecticut legislator Tammy Nuccio cannot be easily categorized. Even though her daughter and future son-in-law are both ...

Congress is struggling to reconcile budget goals with reality, as the paradox of budget reconciliation highlights the ...

The recent Republican bill proposal aims to extend 2017 tax cuts, offset by significant cuts to SNAP and Social Security.

In the 1980s, the U.S. government experimented in Midwest states like Wisconsin and Michigan with "workfare" which requires recipients of welfare benefits to do public service or attend job training.

Congressional Republicans have already put forward ... under the weight of misplaced priorities. Our policy is reasonable and will protect welfare for the truly needy while improving the ...

Trump administration officials are championing Republican proposals to put new work requirements and other restrictions on mainstay social welfare programs like Medicaid, despite fierce protests from ...

In theory, “pronatalist” policies could help alleviate child poverty—but only if they’re paired with other efforts to ...

Over 40 million Americans rely on SNAP. House Republicans proposed at least $230 billion in cuts to federal nutrition ...

The legislation, unveiled May 13 by the GOP, would scale back federal spending on food and health-care assistance.