The government is shut down, and kids are paying the price. As the federal shutdown approaches 1 month, we can no longer hide the effects on children’s health. Suspending national funds has imperiled the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP ...

Out of 48 programs, nine Michigan Head Start grantees awaiting federal funds to keep running their programs on Nov. 1 risk closure if the shutdown continues and funds aren't disbursed. Program administrators worry about the outsized impact closures could ...

It's Day 23 of the federal government shutdown, and Republicans and Democrats appear no closer to an agreement to end it. Without a fix, many federal employees will not be getting paid tomorrow, the first full paycheck they'll miss as a result of the shutdown.

After the federal government threatened to withhold funds for Minnesota’s child-care program, citing fraud concerns, parents and providers warned that the effects could be dire.

The federal government's efforts to expand regulations have stagnated. This is a KFF Health News story. E-bike of Colorado sales manager Perry Fletcher said his sales and repair shop saw an increase in back-to-school sales to young riders and families this ...

The federal government remains shut down, in what is now the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Many federal workers have missed paychecks, including air traffic controllers, who are working unpaid. One air traffic controller is warning over the upcoming ...