More than half of the childcare providers in Missouri are scrambling after the federal government paused payments to the state without warning.

Rumors about new stimulus checks, IRS direct deposits, relief payments and tariff dividends swirled throughout 2025, and they’re continuing to circulate as we head into 2026. But is there any truth to them?

Some Minnesota families are in danger of losing child care after the US Department of Health and Human Services announced a freeze on child care payments to the state Tuesday amid a federal investigation into allegations of fraud,

SCRANTON — Lackawanna County recently received more than $500,000 it was owed for housing federal detainees at the Lackawanna County Prison in November 2023 — a missed payment the county controller’s office caught last summer. The county ultimately ...

The Treasury Department's Office of Inspector General on Friday said it was launching an audit of the security controls for the federal government's payment system, after Democratic senators raised red flags about the access provided to Trump aide Elon ...