The child poverty rate fell by nearly half in 2021 as enhanced child tax credit sent billions of dollars to families
The share of children in poverty fell by nearly half last year, thanks mainly to the enhanced child tax credit,…
Next stress for many parents: First school lunch bills since 2020
Though East Hampton is a solidly middle-class town in Connecticut, dozens of families are applying for free school meals for…
How to qualify for Biden’s new student loan forgiveness plan
President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced his plan to address student loan debt, which includes debt forgiveness for certain borrowers…
Fox News host gets energy secretary to show just how out of touch she is with everyday Americans
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm claimed Sunday that low-income Americans can rely on the Inflation Reduction Act to help them because…
White House pushed ICE to increase deportations amid migrant crisis: report
The White House pushed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to deport more illegal immigrants via a detained docket, according to…
Newsom’s office blasts Oakland’s response to city’s largest homeless camp
OAKLAND — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office took Oakland officials to task this week for shirking...
What’s in the Democrats’ bill on climate, health care and taxes
The Democrats' budget reconciliation package, which contains several landmark climate and health care provisions, passed the House Friday after being…
Los Angeles bans homeless camps from schools and daycares, despite outrage from activists: ‘It is death! It is death at your hands!’
The Los Angeles City Council voted on Tuesday to ban homeless encampments outside schools and daycare centers, despite angry protests…
The ‘progress recession’ has been here for decades
One of the sillier arguments you'll read about in the coming weeks and months is over whether the US has…
Searching for more oil as the world heats up
We've written before about the most inconvenient truth of Joe Biden's presidency -- that his short-term political fortunes rely on…