Emergency unemployment benefits expired at the end of December and cut off jobless aid to 1.3 million out-of-work Americans. Whether benefits will be extended is now the top debate in Washington.

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty, which renewed a commitment to federal funding for programs to help struggling Americans. Here's a list of resources that illustrate how these federal programs are faring 50 years later.

Social Security is popular because it is a social insurance program that over 58 million Americans depend on to make ends meet.

NPP is getting personal in 2014. Here's a sneak peak at the work ahead in the new year.

Help us meet one last challenge to end 2013 on strong financial footing.

Congress managed to squeeze through a budget deal just before its Dec. 13 deadline, narrowly avoiding another crisis. Yet there is still a long way to go. January is sure to be action-packed.

Yesterday evening in a vote of 64 to 36, the Senate passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013.

In 2011, Emily was 20 years old and living in a homeless shelter.

We have another round of updates to NPP's Federal Priorities Database. Get the latest information on Medicaid participation, Medidcare enrollment, unemployment, and labor force participation.

Congress leaves some unfinished budget business as it heads out for the holidays.