Schwalm − president and CEO of the Tennessee Caregiver Coalition − noted that more than 1 million people in Tennessee care ...

The GOP's contentious budget bill was approved by the House by the narrowest possible margin last month, and was recently ...

Republicans are trying to make federal assistance contingent on work. It’s just a roundabout way to restrict benefits.

Plans for a range of welfare programs including food stamps, Medicaid and rental assistance reflect a shifting view of who ...

The Senate is in session today to discuss President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) joins Ana Cabrera to ...

The budget reconciliation bill is a double whammy for older adults and disabled people, leading to both direct losses of ...

Advocates are urging Tennessee's senators not to pass cuts to Medicaid and SNAP. A town in Missouri is rallying behind a ...

In this second installment of our series exploring the ways President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” could impact people on the local level, The Commercial-News takes a deeper look at how ...

Patient advocacy groups and anti-hunger organizations urged Tennessee Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty to vote ...

Pennsylvania faces uncertainty as federal cuts may force the state to fund $1.2 billion in Medicaid, complicating budget ...

Pennsylvania’s two U.S. senators hail from opposing political parties, but the two lawmakers agree on a long list of policies ...

Sen. Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) recent controversial remarks on Medicaid are threatening to become a political liability for the incumbent as she faces reelection next year. Ernst drew the ire of ...