Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Millions of Americans who rely on government assistance are struggling to put food on the table as the government shutdown enters ...

Earlier this week, the ongoing government shutdown obtained a dubious honor — at 39 days and counting, it has become the longest government shutdown in the nation’s history. The shutdown began Oct. 1 ...

The government shutdown is expected to delay critical energy assistance that helps families stay warm as the temperature drops. It could further strain many of the same families who rely on SNAP ...

Federal funding that millions of Americans use to help pay their heating bills in the winter is arriving weeks behind schedule due to disruptions from the government shutdown, which ended earlier this ...

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The plight of 42 million food-stamp recipients is the federal-government shutdown’s most inflammatory issue. Federal judges ordered the Trump administration to pay food-stamp benefits regardless. Team ...

A single mother of three named Angela recently took to TikTok to discuss a promotion she was offered and why she ultimately declined it, even though it would have paid her more. Her video shows just ...

Farmer Brad Smith grows organic vegetables like tomatoes, onions and potatoes and sells his produce at markets across central Michigan. Smith, who has been in business for 11 years, depends on federal ...