A plume of smoke rises after an explosion on Feb. 28, 2026, in Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Getty Images) Israel and the US have launched a war on Iran, unleashing waves of air attacks across the country in an attempt to bring about regime change and plunging the region into a new conflict that could last weeks or months. The sudden offensive triggered Iranian retaliatory strikes throughout the day across a swathe of the Middle East, with explosions reported in Israel, Bahrain, S

About two-thirds of Americans who don’t own their own home say they do not think they will be able to afford to buy a home in the foreseeable future, and nearly half of Americans say they have "a lot" or "some" debt, an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll conducted using Ipsos’ KnowledgePanel finds.

In 2024, the number of cases reached the highest level since 2011; Alaska has highest rate in US

The nation’s main agency for handling disaster response and recovery is shuttered for the third time in recent months and its workers are on the verge of missing paychecks, as members of Congress and the White House remain divided in a separate dispute over immigration enforcement.

Sweeping legal work verification bills have fared poorly in many places.

President Donald Trump’s administration took more steps Monday to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, announcing two additional interagency agreements with other departments that will transfer more of its responsibilities to those agencies.

GOP proposals mostly focus on verifying households’ eligibility rather than broader shortcomings People shop for groceries at a Walmart store in Ohio. State officials across the country are looking to crack down on fraud and mistakes in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps. (Marty Schladen / Ohio Capital Journal) By Anna Claire Vollers Stateline State officials across the country are looking to crack down on fraud and mistakes in

A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Americans can’t sue the U.S. Postal Service, even when employees deliberately refuse to deliver mail.

Republicans and Democrats will spend billions of dollars and countless hours campaigning throughout the country ahead of November’s midterm elections, even though control of Congress likely will be decided by a relatively small number of toss-up races and the voters who actually turn out to cast a ballot for their preferred candidate.

Rising energy costs and environmental concerns drive states to reconsider incentives.

Officials at the agency knew about the use of potentially dangerous ‘forever chemicals’ in protective gear years before publicly acknowledging the issue, according to emails obtained by ProPublica.

States are scrambling to meet rising demand for newly expanded school choice initiatives.