Timothy Mellon, a descendant of the Gilded Age industrialist Andrew Mellon, was identified by The New York Times as the ...

Nearly 3 million New Yorkers are poised to lose their food stamp benefits after the USDA said it wouldn’t use any of its $6 billion contingency fund to cover benefits in November.

With limited time on the legislative calendar, Rep. Diana DeGette hopes some bipartisan bills can make it through ...

Many Americans are struggling to make ends meet as each day passes during the government shutdown. Democrats and Republicans ...

President Donald Trump headed for Asia for the first time this term, a trip where he’s expected to work on investment deals and peace efforts before meeting face-to-face with Chinese President Xi ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a memo Friday the agency’s contingency fund cannot legally be used to provide food assistance benefits for more than 42 million people in November, as the ...

Kentucky is bracing for more pain as the government shutdown stretches toward the one-month mark. Here's where things stand.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP or food stamps, is the latest government program to be hit by ...

Sen. John Fetterman breaks with Democrats to support reopening the government, saying he’s putting country over party as the ...

The wealthy donor who gave $130 million to the Pentagon during the government shutdown has reportedly been identified.

The U.S. House of Representatives will remain out of session for a fifth consecutive week, canceling all scheduled votes as ...

Trump has refused to meet with Democratic congressional leaders throughout the nearly four-week shutdown, the second longest ...