The U.S. government has been shut down for eight days, a result of lawmakers not reaching and passing a funding agreement. On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate failed to pass an agreement for the sixth time.

Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ...

Governor Ned Lamont, Department of Public Health Commissioner Manisha Juthani, Office of Policy and Management Secretary Jeffrey Beckham and Connecticut Department of Social Services Commissioner ...

Janay Reece came back home to Baltimore to join WJZ in August 2023. Before coming back to the Charm City, Janay was a morning anchor and reporter for WDBJ7 in Roanoke, VA. She joined the WDBJ7 morning ...

Republican-backed legislation restricting eligibility for federal food assistance programs is headed to the governor’s desk over the objections of Democrats, who said it would worsen food insecurity ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — Southeast Texas farmers facing crop losses from extreme weather, including a recent winter freeze, are turning to federal assistance programs for relief, though officials say the aid ...

The state now processes 98% of food-assistance applications on time, compared with 71% when it was placed under federal oversight ...

The Trump administration wants to sharply reduce funding for federal rental assistance that helps hundreds of thousands of California households afford a home. The plan, part of the president’s 2026 ...