Supreme Court’s ‘temporary’ cruelty starves 42 million Americans — and calls it fiscal prudence.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats have succeeded in eliminating more than a dozen policy changes from Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” after successfully arguing before the chamber’s parliamentarian that the elements didn’t comply with the strict rules that go along with writing a budget reconciliation bill. Removed is language that would have transferred some of the cost […]

In a move that could reshape America's social safety net, a new Republican-backed bill is under scrutiny for its potential to strip food stamp benefits from