Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Trump's trade war has not dented farmer support for him. Meanwhile, outside rural corners, issues like health care and tax cuts are factoring into Iowa's 1st District race.

A network of faith-based organizations is calling a new proposed rule for determining if prospective permanent residents risk being a burden on the public a "wealth test," said Jill Marie Bussey, director of advocacy for the Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC).

Catholic leaders are speaking out against a Trump administration proposed rule announced Sept. 22 that would deny green cards to legal immigrants using public assistance.

We say: When we lift our rose-colored glasses, we find a fragile economy made even more fragile by the GOP's December 2017 tax plan, along with the "2.0" plan that would cement it.

In a second effort, the House of Representatives on Thursday narrowly passed its version of a farm bill, a blow for Catholic organizations opposing it in part due to stricter work requirements it attaches to federal food assistance.

The bill, opposed by numerous faith groups, would have attached stricter work requirements to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and slashed funding by as much as $20 billion.

The interfaith prayer service was held as Congress considers a new farm bill that would dramatically scale back funding and access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Distinctly Catholic: Not once has Paul Ryan wrestled sufficiently with his Catholic faith's social teachings when his ideology or his politics demand he stick to his libertarian precepts.