

Jason DeParle
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Trump Drive to Cut Safety Net Could Hit His Voters
The new administration wants to slash aid for health, food, and housing, but many of those programs now reach the struggling working class he is...

Trump and Harris Both Like a Child Tax Credit but With Different Aims
Kamala Harris’s campaign is pushing a version of the credit intended to fight child poverty, while Donald J. Trump sees the program primarily as a...

Trump and Harris Embody a Stark Partisan Divide on Fighting Poverty
The two presidential candidates can both point to records of pushing poverty rates down, but their approaches could hardly be more different.

Federal Housing Assistance Shrinks as Cost of Rent Rises
Rents have surged and homelessness is at record heights, but fewer of the poorest tenants are getting housing assistance — in stark contrast to growth...

Record Rent Burdens Batter Low-Income Life
More tenants than ever spend half or more of their income for shelter, leaving less for everything else, taking an emotional toll and leaving some...