Republicans are defending recent legislation aimed at incentivizing states to fight erroneous payments through the ...

States, already facing cuts to services by Trump administration, now trying to figure out how to fit Medicaid and SNAP cuts into their budgets.

Republicans propose shifting more SNAP financial responsibility to states. Currently, the USDA covers benefit costs, while administrative costs are shared. Under the Senate plan, states choose ...

Senate Democrats accused their Republican colleagues of rewarding waste in government spending with a proposal that would delay Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) cuts for at least ...

But the chamber’s Democrats first kicked off a marathon of amendment votes, forcing their GOP colleagues to go on the record on tough issues, including cuts to health and food safety net programs.

Amy Klobuchar, the top Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee, questioned why only Alaska and Hawaii should receive “special treatment” in a GOP-backed plan to reduce federal dollars for ...

Democrat James Osyf is the latest candidate to announce intentions to challenge Republican Rep. Jen Kiggans in Virginia’s 2nd ...

Democratic sources said that the decision came after an internal poll showed Meuser losing soundly to Gov. Josh Shapiro.

Pennsylvania features four districts that have been among the closest House races, including a seat represented by the only ...

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (Minn.), the top Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee, questioned why only two states should receive “special treatment” in a GOP-backed plan to reduce federal ...

Specific changes to SNAP and Medicaid — and other provisions in the bill — could have significant impacts in Texas.

WASHINGTON–Some of the deepest cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, or “food stamps” as it is known colloquially, have been proposed by the House. The U.S. Senate also plans ...