Census data showed a dramatic increase in child poverty from 2021 to 2022, due in part to the expiration of the expanded credit.

Senator Michael Bennet is hoping that a hearing on the child tax credit could encourage bipartisan action.

The party had a Minnesota legislative “bonanza,” passing abortion protections, paid family leave, and a child tax credit, among a raft of new laws.

Nearly two years after the credit expired, Democrats are pushing forward with legislation to dramatically reduce child poverty, despite GOP opposition.

Congress failed to renew the wildly successful measure, but state lawmakers across the country are working to bring it back.

A proposal from Montana’s Greg Gianforte has stalled amid a bipartisan scrap with something of a flipped script.

The president’s spending plan will never pass, but that’s not the point.

There are now over 100 pilot programs nationwide offering families direct cash support.

As a policy, the 2021 expansion was historically successful, cutting child poverty nearly in half. But it died by politics this year. Can it be revived in 2023?

U.S. lawmakers unveiled a sweeping $1.7 trillion government spending bill. Still, they managed to exclude some popular provisions.

Some Democrats hope to get a revived version of the popular policy into a government funding package. Here’s what needs to happen in the coming days for this plan to succeed.

The expanded tax credit, which Congress let expire, helped dramatically reduce child poverty.

The expanded child tax credit lifted millions of kids out of poverty, but Congress failed to extend it. Now the Colorado senator is facing the difficulty of running on an expired policy.

The federal government is pretty good at handling the unique problems of seniors. Why don't we do the same for parents and kids?

The West Virginia senator shut down talk of extending the expanded credit in the reconciliation bill, but some in Congress see hope in future negotiations over a tax package.

The senator from Washington state hopes to address the urgent needs of working families—and shift perceptions of a Democratic Party that’s struggled to fulfill its promises.

Inflation, abortion rights, and rising childcare costs are the kinds of issues that motivate women to vote. But which party will they support once they get there?

As the midterms loom, the recipients of the now-expired benefit are turning against Democrats.

The poorest Americans are feeling the biggest squeeze from rising prices. Alas, Congress allowed a program that might have helped them to expire last year.

A fiscal crisis is looming for the childcare industry, and the Democrats don’t have the votes to do anything about it.