Mecklenburg, is one of the few Democrats who's sponsored bills that passed the House this year. She joined the WUNC Politics ...

House Republicans were jubilant after muscling through President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax and immigration package by a single vote. But across the Capitol, senators were more cautious.

The protest came in the wake of the House passing the budget reconciliation bill that includes $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $1 trillion in cuts to services such as Medicaid and SNAP. 12 News ...

Many low-income families would see cuts in health care and food benefits. The state hopes for a big reimbursement for border ...

In a closely contested vote on Thursday, the House of Representatives passed President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Budget Bill" with a 215-214 margi ...

The GOP-backed One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes some big changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

The bill lowers the age of dependents from under 18 to under seven years old, but only in the context of Supplemental ...

Proposed cuts to the country’s largest food aid program could slash benefits currently going to one in six Oregonians or ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia Democrats are sounding the alarm on the future of SNAP benefits in Virginia. “It is just too much for states all across the country,” Delegate Mark Sickles (D-Fairfax), ...

Tipped workers across the country could soon see part of their paycheck go tax-free—if Congress finalizes a proposal to eliminate federal income taxes on tips.

U.S. House Republicans narrowly passed a budget reconciliation bill early Thursday morning that pushes forward President ...