Trump has tapped Vance to lead an anti-fraud task force designed to take aim at social-welfare programs meant to protect the country's most disadvantaged.

At the same time, the strategy of targeting welfare could help the GOP steer clear of proposing cuts to the popular old-age entitlement programs Social Security and Medicare. In other words, it’s an ...

Welfare fraud is often discussed in abstract terms, but for taxpayers the impact shows up in very real numbers that quietly drain federal and state budgets every year. By focusing on three specific ...

We can either mimic a privatized version of failed handout welfare programs, or champion a return to the principles of charity that communicate a much-needed message: “You're not a charity case." ...

The gap between the number of eligible Americans and those who actually receive public assistance benefits often comes down to the administrative burdens posed by state and federal bureaucracies.

Robert Rector, a leading authority on poverty, welfare programs and immigration in America for three decades, is The Heritage Foundation’s senior research fellow in domestic policy. Jamie Bryan Hall / ...

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I am so thrilled that President Trump has revamped our country's welfare and Medicaid programs. These programs are rife with fraud. Especially in Vermont, we have individuals flooding in from across ...

Our home states of Texas and Louisiana have a simple request of Congress: Let us follow Utah’s lead. For nearly 25 years, Utah has integrated federal workforce development and safety net programs, ...

Just as the welfare-to-work policies of the Clinton administration jump-started a remarkable improvement in the lives of black women, work requirements, such as those included in the recent debt ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed an executive order that he says will increase oversight of Oklahoma's welfare programs, but advocates ...