With federal food aid frozen during the government shutdown, there has been a wave of people rushing to help — sending gift cards or buying groceries for SNAP recipients in their community.

A student is considered chronically absent when they miss at least 10% of a school year. In most states, that means missing ...

Not counting his golf outings in Virginia, President Trump spent all or part of 14 days outside of Washington, D.C. during the first 31 days of the shutdown.

The Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office has an unusual unit at its office: A team dedicated to working with defendants who have cognitive disabilities. The office helps these people access ...

More Americans are turning to food banks to help fill the assistance gap, but administrators caution they aren't designed to act as a safety net for a government program.

While too much shouldn't be made out of off-year elections, the Nov. 4 election will be the first major electoral sign of the ...

Two federal judges ordered the Trump administration to use emergency funding to provide SNAP benefits. But it's unclear how ...

Among the hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers -- interns. We speak to a few who'd hoped to gain experience working in House offices.

A federal judge has given the Trump administration until Monday to consider whether to pay at least partial SNAP food benefits -- even though millions of people will be without aid starting tomorrow.

Stores across the country are stepping in to support Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, recipients as the food assistance program prepares to stop payments next month.

Missouri’s Republican leaders are sticking with their redistricting despite the backlash it’s prompted. Some fellow Republicans have doubts, though. St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum reports.