The federal government is nearly certain to partially shut down after Congress failed to reach an agreement on funding provisions for government agencies, benefits and plans. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he’s not optimistic that Congress will reach an agreement anytime soon. “Nothing is inevitable,” Trump told reporters, “but I would say it’s probably unlikely.” […]
Major League Baseball has a lot to celebrate these days. The league kicks off the 2025 playoffs on Tuesday with several rivalry matchups and great storylines. The best news, however, came in the form of big attendance and viewership increases in several markets around the league. The league reported an attendance number of 71,409,421 for […]
Private equity firm Silver Lake has made a lot of major investments in large companies in recent years, including its acquisition of Electronic Arts (EA) on Monday. So, what is this firm and how does private equity work? What is Silver Lake? Silver Lake is a private equity firm, which is described as an investment […]
The Trump administration plans to boost the coal mining and power industries with access to public lands and federal funding. On Monday, the Bureau of Land Management announced 13.1 million acres of public land would be opened to coal mining, while the Department of Energy unveiled $625 million for power plant upgrades designed to keep […]
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has recently been at the center of U.S. political debates, but media coverage often depends on which outlet you watch. This week’s Bias Breakdown compares and contrasts how news organizations on the left and right framed the recent arrest of Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts. Fox News led […]
While speaking with U.S. senior military leaders in Quantico, Virginia, Tuesday, President Donald Trump proposed using what he described as “high-crime” U.S. cities for military training exercises. “And I told [Secretary of State] Pete [Hegseth], we should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military, National Guard, but military because we’re […]
Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier, one of the WNBA’s biggest stars, accused the league of having “the worst leadership in the world” on Tuesday. She did not hold back, calling out Commissioner Cathy Engelbert on everything from officiating to free speech to the amount of money players are paid. “Whether the league cares about the […]
Several federal unions have filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration from conducting any mass layoffs if the federal government shuts down. Members of the Trump administration have suggested that layoffs could happen if the shutdown goes into effect. Lawsuit filed The 31-page lawsuit was filed by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) […]
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced a partnership between the state and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that led to the apprehension of more than 125 individuals living in the U.S. illegally. The joint enforcement operation, dubbed “Operation Guardian,” was conducted by ICE and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and involved enforcement efforts focused along Interstate 40 […]
The U.S. government started phasing out sending paper checks through the mail for most government payments starting Sept. 30. If you get Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or a tax refund, you might stop receiving checks in the mail and instead get payments electronically. The decision was formally initiated by an executive order signed […]
