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Trump will let bipartisan housing bill become law without signing in protest over GOP voter ID law
President Donald Trump will let the bipartisan housing bill approved by Congress become law without his signature, saying Friday that he was refusing to put his name on it because of the little progress made in passing a strict voter ID bill that he has been pushing.
Jul 103 min read


Food stamp changes will cost states billions, raising fears about SNAP’s future
Upcoming funding shifts in the federal food stamp program are poised to cost states billions of dollars, heightening fears that more Americans will lose access to the nation’s largest food assistance program.
Jul 96 min read


Obamacare premiums likely to surge again next year
Preliminary rate filings show a proposed median hike of 14%, an analysis found.
Jul 82 min read


Democrats' narrow path to Senate majority gets rockier as Platner faces sexual assault allegation
A new accusation that Graham Platner once sexually assaulted a woman he was dating has rocked the U.S. Senate race in Maine and cast fresh doubt on Democrats’ path to a Senate majority.
Jul 85 min read


How much do cruise ship crew make? Here's the range, and why it varies
Cruise ship pay varies widely by job, but free housing, meals and other perks can significantly boost overall compensation
Jul 81 min read


Iran deal ‘over’ and war back on? A timeline of the conflict and talks
Global markets and oil prices have lurched again after the United States and Iran traded new strikes and U.S. President Donald Trump mused that fragile negotiations between the countries might be “over.”
Jul 83 min read


States try new measures to get chronically absent students back to class
New laws require attendance data, updated policies and increased punishments for parents.
Jul 83 min read


US airlines are redesigning travel around their highest-paying passengers
They may arrive at the same destination, but two passengers on the same flight can have strikingly different travel experiences.
Jul 75 min read


Poll: Nearly half of Americans don’t know what July 4 celebrates
53% of respondents correctly answered it was the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.
Jul 420 min read


Fireworks, heat and politics: America celebrates its 250th birthday
The 250th anniversary of American independence is colliding with a country gripped by political polarization and a heat wave bearing down on millions of people across multiple states as celebrations get underway across the United States on Saturday.
Jul 44 min read


Trump OKs 84% of disaster aid requests from states voting him, 42% for those that didn’t
The president has repeatedly approved a higher percentage of aid requests for Republican-leaning states than for Democratic-leaning ones in his second term, according to the nonpartisan think tank Urban Institute.
Jul 31 min read


Egg producers will pay $3.3M and donate 53 million eggs to settle price-fixing claims
The U.S. Justice Department and 17 states reached settlement agreements with three major egg producers this week to resolve allegations that the companies illegally colluded for years to raise prices, including when the cost soared to record highs last year.
Jul 33 min read
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