Schatz was appointed to the Senate in December 2012 after Sen. Dan Inouye died. He then won a hard-fought Democratic primary ...

Jon Santiago, who has served as the Massachusetts secretary of veterans' services since 2023, now faces a situation where veterans in Massachusetts are struggling to get the care that they need, amid ...

Other states have seen little government assistance, and in some cases no assistance at all, after natural disasters.

Federal Fallout is a Tribune-Democrat news series addressing the potential local impact of funding cuts. SOMERSET, Pa. – In the coming months, a review of the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...

A smaller, $600,000 county effort would expand an existing program in the suburbs, the committee was told. St. Paul Police ...

U.S. Representative Sam Liccardo seeks support to restore funding for the federal program that helps communities prepare for ...

If passed as written, people would need jobs to qualify for Medicaid health insurance and SNAP, or food stamps.

DOERING: Deadly particulate matter kills something like 300,000 people in the U.S. alone every year. According to the World ...

Oregon's U.S. Senators are pressing for the swift approval of a Major Disaster Declaration following severe flooding in March ...

Doctors, nurses, food bank directors and other social safety net providers across Iowa warn major cuts to public health insurance and food assistance programs could lead to crowded emergency rooms, ...

The Trump administration is considering a series of reforms to FEMA in response to criticisms about the agency's efficiency ...

One provision strips all Medicaid and CHIP funding for gender-affirming care, including puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and surgeries, for trans people of any age. Another provision bans coverage ...