Only half of more than 2,500 survey participants reported they were able to pay their monthly bills in full.

Expanded child tax credits included in the American Rescue Plan lifted millions out of poverty across the country before the credits were allowed to expire.

Donald Trump repeatedly tried to end the federal program that provides energy assistance funds to people with lower incomes.

The expanded child tax credit is set to expire next week. Policy experts say that would cut off critical aid to tens of thousands of Virginia families.

The Biden administration’s COVID-19 stimulus package has helped keep 3 million American children out of poverty, according to one recent study.

The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program has been updated for the first time in years, giving recipients 27% more than before the pandemic.

Not a single House or Senate Republican voted for the bill.

Some 15 million US students lack either home internet access or an electronic device to use for schoolwork. A new federal program hopes to change that.

Experts say an expanded child tax credit would aid families who need it the most.

But it would mean taking money meant for low-income Americans.

Millions of Americans are out of work, with millions more falling into poverty.

The House has passed emergency aid to jobless Americans, but the McConnell-led Senate has refused to act.

‘I don’t think we want to see images of an America with long lines of cars waiting for their weekly box of vegetables and fruits. This shouldn’t be happening.’

Texas Rep. Roger Williams kicked off the first day of CPAC by touting capitalism as the ‘greatest force in the history of our world.’

New Jersey took positive steps to restore voting rights, and Virginia is poised to make progress on the same issue in the new year.

The Trump administration’s ‘work requirement’ rule will eliminate states’ flexibility and mean more hungry people.

Changes to the Lifeline program have kicked millions out of a crucial program for low-income individuals.