Broken lumber, concrete and bricks lay where the East Wing of the White House used to be after the structure’s demolition to make room for a new $300 million ballroom. President Donald Trump said taxpayers won’t foot the bill for the project, but a list of private donors paying for the ballroom is raising concerns […]
Inflation is up 3% from a year ago, and energy costs are the main driver for rising prices. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released on Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that electric and gas utility costs rose 6.4% in September compared to a year earlier. The cost of electricity has risen […]
The cost of health insurance premiums for the most common plans on Healthcare.gov, the federal government’s health insurance marketplace, is set to rise next year. The Washington Post reports the increase will average 30%. The government has been shut down for nearly four weeks as Democratic lawmakers withhold support for funding bills until Republicans agree […]
President Donald Trump said he’s pulled the U.S. out of trade talks with Canada following an anti-tariffs ad put together by Ontario’s provincial government. That ad uses quotes from a speech given by former President Ronald Reagan 38 years ago. What’s in the ad? The ad uses excerpts from a Reagan speech on April 25, […]
A Nebraska prison built to help inmates rebuild their lives is about to take on a new role — as a federal detention center for immigration detainees. The Work Ethic Camp (WEC) in McCook, once designed to house state inmates focused on rehabilitation and job training, has been approved by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]
A man protested the National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C., by following the soldiers while playing Darth Vader’s iconic opening song from the movie series “Star Wars.” After a guardsman got local police to detain him in an attempt to stop the music, he’s now suing for civil rights violations. Sam O’Hara documented his musings […]
The majority of federal employees were scheduled to be paid Friday. However, their paychecks will be delayed due to the ongoing government shutdown that shows no signs of ending soon. Approximately 670,000 federal employees were temporarily laid off and are not working at all, while roughly 730,000 federal employees are still working without paychecks because […]
Bari Weiss, the new editor-in-chief of CBS News, is reportedly eyeing fresh talent to anchor the network’s flagship evening newscast — including Bret Baier of Fox News. Baier’s candidacy was first reported by the media news website Status, which revealed Weiss has been “quietly canvassing” for a new face for “CBS Evening News.” But at […]
The Trump administration announced Thursday it is moving forward with a land deal opposed by environmentalists to construct a roughly 18-mile road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, which features virtually no human development and is intended to preserve wildlife habitats on the coast of southwest Alaska. The announcement comes in addition to efforts to […]
As American families begin to plan Thanksgiving celebrations and holiday shopping, many supermarkets are exploring ways to attract cost-conscious customers into their stores. However, as a government shutdown continues and additional tariffs loom, new surveys show many families are worried that they may not have enough money to fill their tables. A recent Axios poll […]
