Millions of people would be pushed into, or deeper into, poverty under Republican proposals that Congress could consider this ...

Recipients saw lasting benefits, a study finds. July 31, 2024 That poverty in the United States is so multifaceted, whether urban or rural, can make it seem daunting to tackle. But some of the New ...

The idea of the poverty line dates back to 1963, when Mollie Orshansky, a statistician for the Social Security Administration ...

Even as incomes rose in 2023, the number of Americans living in poverty went up. More and more people are struggling to afford their basic needs. But this is a problem we can actually solve. With a ...

By Yasmin Tarver In his farewell address, President Joe Biden delivered a stark warning about the dangerous power of the ...

While American society is especially good among wealthy countries at producing poverty, it is especially bad at making the ...

Halting the billions of dollars of assistance that USAID performs has a dramatic impact on the world,’ says Chris Milligan, the agency’s former top foreign service officer - Anadolu Ajansı ...

A U.S. Census report showed that 33.5% of families with school-age children living within the Erie School District's ...

To put those numbers in perspective, the median household income in 2025 is $75,580 — nearly three times the poverty threshold. Where you live in the United States has an impact on what is ...