The U.S. government is open again, but many low-income people are still waiting for federal benefits they count on. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which mainly helps ...

Federal assistance for child care is frozen as claims of widespread fraud continue. It could mean higher costs for some ...

FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. — Thousands of people in Forsyth County could soon lose access to essential federal assistance programs if the government shutdown continues into next month. County leaders say ...

Governor Ned Lamont, Department of Public Health Commissioner Manisha Juthani, Office of Policy and Management Secretary Jeffrey Beckham and Connecticut Department of Social Services Commissioner ...

Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ...

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history affected many federal programs that help Americans. While the government is back up and running, some of those aid programs are not. The government ...

Farmers say the $12 billion federal bridge assistance program is helping, but only enough to catch up, not to get ahead. “It ...

Farmers across the central U.S. have navigated a myriad of challenges this year, including low crop prices and federal ...

The Trump administration wants to sharply reduce funding for federal rental assistance that helps hundreds of thousands of California households afford a home. The plan, part of the president’s 2026 ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Temperatures will remain below average this week — dipping near or below freezing — prompting many in the Mid-South to crank up the heat sooner than expected. That can put a strain on ...