Economic policy during President Trump’s first hundred days in office has been anything but business as usual. Trump’s ...

President Donald Trump’s firings at the Department of Health and Human ... Ghertner said. The current poverty level is ...

The U.S. federal minimum wage of $7.25, unchanged since 2009 despite a 37% increase in the cost of living, has officially fallen below the poverty line, and the Trump administration has no plans to ...

The House GOP student loan plan proposes eliminating most income-driven repayment plans. Here’s what it could mean for 40 ...

The vote will be the proposal’s biggest test yet and will show whether Gov. Greg Abbott has built enough support since a similar bill died in the lower chamber in 2023.

The loss of funding will disproportionately affect districts with high poverty and disability rates. Massive changes at the federal level since President Donald Trump's inauguration have caused ...

Francis’ landmark climate change encyclical ... to the connections between the climate crisis, poverty and selfishness. A decade later, Trump is serving his second term and Francis is ...