What is SNAP? What is WIC? And will those government benefits stop in November?

A primary difference between WIC and SNAP is that the Women, Infants and Children program provides more than just food.
New Hampshire Public Radio

Refresher Course: How does the federal government appropriate funds?

So there are two kinds of government spending: mandatory and discretionary. Now mandatory spending accounts for about ...
Pew Research Center

Growing share of Americans say fewer people having kids would negatively impact the U.S.

Over half of Americans (53%) now say fewer people choosing to have children in the future would negatively impact the United States.

Members of Congress still get paid during a government shutdown

Some House and Senate lawmakers are requesting that their paychecks be withheld as millions of federal workers prepare to go ...