US Postal Service issues new rule for mail ballots, but its impact on the midterms is uncertain
The U.S. Postal Service unveiled new requirements for mail ballots less than two weeks before some states begin sending them and in time for the...
A new law could create a list of immigrants illegally living in Mississippi. Advocates are alarmed
A new Mississippi law will authorize the state’s top law enforcement agency to compile a list of all immigrants illegally living in the state. What’s...
Trump’s border czar threatens to send ‘more ICE agents than you’ve ever seen’ to New York City
Tom Homan says he made Kathy Hochul promise after governor signed bill protecting New Yorkers against ICE Donald Trump’s hardline border czar has again threatened...
Americans are increasingly worried about voting, new poll shows
Americans' confidence that their elections will be run fairly has dropped to its lowest point in years, according to a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. Ahead of...
See NYC nurses on the picket line as they strike for fair contract
New York State Nurses Association union members react as they walk the picket line outside NewYork-Presbyterian Milstein hospital, during their strike in New York City,...
New poll shows what Americans think of America, and it’s not great
America’s brand is fading from within. In a bitterly divided country, pessimism and cynicism reign supreme: Two-thirds of Americans say it is at least probably...
MoneyWatchAmericans’ confidence in finding a new job falls to record lowMoneyWatch
Job seekers' confidence in finding new employment has fallen, a new survey reveals. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Survey of Consumer Expectations, the average "perceived...
Trump’s new executive order threatens US scientific freedom
A new executive order grants Trump appointees authority over all US federal research funding. Critics say the order is an authoritarian assault on science. The US position...
The U.S. fertility rate reached a new low in 2024, CDC data shows
People are marrying later and also worried about their ability to have the money, health insurance and other resources needed to raise children in a...