Lawmakers in the House and Senate have reached a bipartisan agreement on a nearly $900 billion bill. To get there, House Republicans backed off demands to increase work requirements for people receiving food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The bill could come up for a vote this week. 

A majority of Americans who use certain aid programs are from working families.

Taxpayers are on the hook after changes in the Farm Bill

Insurance subsidies are central to the legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act.

The Atlanta Braves' new stadium will be funded in large part by taxpayer dollars.

For almost two decades, farmers have gotten what are called “direct payments” from the government.

Turmoil continues in Egypt, but as news of $12 billion in aid and an interim prime minister appointment take hold, life on the ground in Cairo is also changing.