The USDA could also tap into contingency funds to keep SNAP operating, but it would cost about $8 billion to keep everyone’s benefits running in November. The size of the agency’s contingency fund is ...

The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, known as SNAP or food stamps, is a federal program that provides food ...

The Social Security Administration will continue distributing disability and SSI payments, but some services are unavailable ...

Q: My husband died several months ago. I’m 64. I’m getting my own retirement benefits, and he was getting his own benefits. His Social Security check was more than mine, so I think I am due widow’s ...

One Central Coast mother who blames pesticides for her son’s autism now helps pregnant farmworkers stay healthy by avoiding ...

For the first time in roughly six years, the U.S. government officially shut down at 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 1. After the U.S. Senate was unable to pass Democratic funding legislation and a GOP measure by ...

The federal government shut down on Oct. 1 after Congress failed to agree on a spending plan. During a shutdown, non-essential government services close and hundreds of thousands of federal workers ...

Congress and President Donald Trump have little time and even fewer options to reach a funding deal to avoid triggering a partial government shutdown, which would disrupt U.S. government services and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. jobless claim applications fell to their lowest level in two months last week as layoffs remain low despite mounting evidence of a softening labor market. The number of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. jobless claim applications fell to their lowest level in two months last week as layoffs remain low despite mounting evidence of a softening labor market. Chess grandmaster ...