During a government shutdown, only programs deemed essential for protecting life and property are kept operational. The employees who staff those critical programs do not get paid for their work until ...

Over the past decade, the United States government has launched dozens of ambitious programs aimed at solving systemic problems—from student debt relief and green energy to disaster response and ...

Home repair and improvement can cost up to thousands of dollars–the kind of money most people don’t have. Fortunately, there are various government programs designed to help people with these. They ...

It’s easy to assume that government entitlement programs and the social safety net are designed exclusively for low-income households. But that’s not true. Many government programs are designed as ...

The White House is kicking off President Donald Trump’s “war on fraud” with a focus on federally-funded benefits like housing, food and cash assistance programs. Among the tactics that a new ...