New California Senate leader says his priorities are climate change, homelessness and opioid crises

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When California Sen. Mike McGuire takes over as leader of the state…

Texans receiving federal food assistance caught in crosshairs of congressional funding fight

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Texas’ statewide poverty rate declines, but several rural counties see increase in poor residents

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Biden’s ambitious efforts to strengthen the social safety net are fraying | CNN Politics

CNN  —  For a few fleeting months in 2021, it looked like President Joe Biden was…

Poverty rate increases in the US, household incomes fall: Census Bureau

Poverty increased sharply in the last year in the US, new data published by the Census…

Minnesota political reporter Gene Lahammer dies at 90

Longtime Minnesota political reporter Gene Lahammer has died. He was 90. Lahammer, who spent 34 years…

Democratic worries bubble up over Cornel West’s Green Party run as Biden campaign takes hands-off approach | CNN Politics

CNN  —  Cornel West’s candidacy on the Green Party line confuses some of his longtime political…

From poverty to power, new California Speaker seeks Democratic caucus unity but offers few details

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas was a child growing up in…

This CNN Hero paid tribute to her late father by transforming a library into a center for feeding, teaching, and nurturing her community | CNN

CNN  —  During Guatemala’s violent, decades-long civil war, an estimated 200,000 people were killed. Among them…

The top 1% captured nearly twice as much new wealth as the rest of the world over last two years | CNN Business

New York CNN  —  The world’s wealthiest residents have been getting far richer, far faster than…