Puerto Rico’s block grant food assistance program already doesn’t stretch enough to meet the needs of its recipients. Congress just froze one way to boost it.

Among the candidates in the Illinois Senate primary are Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and Reps. Robin Kelly and Raja Krishnamoorthi.

Two new 19th hires will expand our design capacity. Rena Li is our new brand designer and Vanessa Gregorchik is our new product designer.

Democrats say that if they don’t win in November, voters won’t get a chance to weigh in on a reproductive rights constitutional amendment.

Toxic masculinity and idealized motherhood content are flooding social media feeds — forcing educators, students and parents to navigate the internet's manosphere.

What is the new child tax credit amount? For the 2025 tax filing year, the child tax credit will increase to $2,200. Eligible parents will see this amount in their tax returns next year. The credit ...

LGBTQ+ adults are twice as likely to use Medicaid as their main insurance. Trump’s new tax law could create insurmountable hurdles for their health care.

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Nicolle Orozco Forero was one of the few immigrant women who provide child care for American children with disabilities. Then she and her seriously ill son were taken into ICE custody.

The crime bill brought about historic change with the Violence Against Women Act. But it also had seismic impacts on incarceration, policing and juvenile justice.

They’re a group marked by notable firsts, too. Three — Healey, Hochul, and Mills — are the first women to hold that office in their states. Lujan Grisham is the nation’s first Democratic Hispanic ...

They have the generational wisdom, environmental activism experience, free time — and they're not afraid of getting arrested.