EPA puts on leave 139 employees who spoke out against policies under Trump
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday put on administrative leave 139 employees who signed a “declaration of dissent” with its policies, accusing them of “unlawfully...
Trump megabill gives the oil industry everything it wants and ends key support for solar and wind
The president’s embrace of fossil fuels and hostility to renewable energy are reflected in his signature domestic policy law. President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill...
National pride is declining in America. And it’s splitting by party lines, new Gallup polling shows
Only 36% of Democrats say they’re “extremely” or “very” proud to be American, according to a new Gallup poll, reflecting a dramatic decline in national pride...
Trump tax bill averts one debt crisis but makes future financial woes worse
President Donald Trump's tax-cut and spending bill, which passed Congress on Thursday, averts the near-term prospect of a U.S. government default but makes America’s long-term debt...
Senate Republicans pass Trump’s sweeping policy bill, clearing major hurdle
Legislation goes to House but unclear if lower chamber will accept changes to tax and spending bill amid factional splits Senate Republicans on Tuesday passed...
“Big, beautiful bill” cuts to Medicaid could be devastating for nursing home residents
Jason Barrett visits his 94-year-old grandmother, Ruth Raney, at the Martinsburg Healthcare Center in West Virginia as often as he can. Medicaid will soon be...
Harvard found in ‘violent violation’ of Civil Rights Act over antisemitism, Trump admin says
Harvard is "in violent violation" of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the federal government’s Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism said Monday in a...
Nearly 12 million Americans to lose health coverage under Trump’s budget bill, CBO warns
The sweeping budget bill backed by President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans is projected to strip health insurance from nearly 12 million Americans over the next decade, according to...
US labor market softening as more people remain on unemployment rolls
The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits fell last week, but work opportunities are becoming scarce as businesses remain hesitant to hire...