During a government shutdown, only programs deemed essential for protecting life and property are kept operational. The employees who staff those critical programs do not get paid for their work until ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Head Start, a free learning program for children from low-income families, is next on the chopping block as the government ...

Without a deal in Congress by Tuesday, the government will run out of funding. By Madeleine Ngo With the federal government headed toward a potential shutdown this week, thousands of workers could be ...

Federal housing programs have picked up where they left off after President Donald Trump signed a bill ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The government's new funding agreement ...

Head Start programs that serve tens of thousands of the nation's neediest preschoolers are facing a cutoff of federal funding at the end of the month because of the government shutdown, leaving many ...

It’s easy to assume that government entitlement programs and the social safety net are designed exclusively for low-income households. But that’s not true. Many government programs are designed as ...