Americans’ pessimism about the economy cuts across political lines
Inflation and a worsening job market are top of mind for many Americans, even among the president’s Maga baseDonald Trump is not making America feel great...
Senate Republicans face states’ healthcare concerns in high-stakes shutdown standoff
A handful of U.S. Senate Republicans are wrestling with the impending expiration of health insurance subsidies that are the primary sticking point in the government...
Shutdown could cost US economy $15 billion a week, Treasury says
The two-week-old federal government shutdown may cost the U.S. economy as much as $15 billion a week in lost output, a Treasury official said late...
U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country
Nearly two months after a deadly, massive measles outbreak in Texas was declared over, the highly contagious disease continues to spread across the country. The U.S. has...
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
Mohammed Taher clutched the lifeless body of his 2-year-old son and wept. Ever since his family’s food rations stopped arriving at their internment camp in...
Government shutdown updates: Senate again fails to pass funding bills
The Senate on Monday again rejected Democratic and Republican proposals to fund the government and end the shutdown, now in its sixth day. The Democrats'...
White House threatens mass layoffs amid deepening US government shutdown
US President Donald Trump blames Democrats for looming federal layoffs as shutdown enters fifth day. The White House has warned that mass layoffs of federal...
Border Patrol agents shoot armed woman in Chicago as protesters confront immigration personnel
U.S. Border Patrol personnel shot an armed woman in Chicago on Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security said, as scores of protesters faced off against...
Most Americans continue to rate the U.S. economy negatively as partisan gap widens
U.S. adults’ ratings of the national economy continue to be more negative than positive: 26% now say economic conditions are excellent or good, while 74%...