Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. Attention to individual acts of market intervention, however, has so far failed to fully understand the Trump administration’s actions as ...
The Trump administration is officially taking steps to dismantle the Department of Education. The idea has been around for ...
Anthony, a volunteer at the St. Benedict Church food pantry in Philadelphia, hands out dried fruit to a client during an Oct. 31, 2025, distribution that took place hours ahead of the scheduled Nov. 1 ...
As the longest government shutdown in history continues, the Trump administration informed U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell, Jr. of Rhode Island that it would pay out 50% of the SNAP benefits in ...
As the government shutdown entered its first full week, emotions across the country ranged from uneasy to unconcerned. A prayer among leaders of Hemingway Memorial A.M.E. Church in District Heights, ...
Heightened hunger will continue long after federal government reopens. 'We can't magically go back to the before times and everything feels normal.' ...
Shutdown ends after 43 days, longest in US history Fight over health subsidies unresolved Shutdown hurts economy, delays $50 billion in spending Nov 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. government is due to lumber ...
The shutdown brought the scale of the federal food aid program into focus and raised questions about how such a rich country could have so many people on nutrition assistance. By David W. Chen The ...