The U.S. taxpayer will help the nuclear power industry construct 10 new power plants under a proposal from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). A $17.5 billion loan package announced Tuesday aims to assist power companies in financing long lead times in the nuclear supply chain that have hampered reactor construction. Energy Secretary Chris Wright […]
Most Americans were unable to afford healthcare in 2025, a new national poll reported, in the latest sign that health costs remain one of the nation’s most pressing affordability concerns. The U.S.-based analytics and public opinion research company, Gallup, and the nonprofit institute West Health surveyed more than 5,000 adults across the country late last […]
In early June, Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., withdrew his sponsorship of the Save Our Bacon Act, a bill that would override state animal welfare laws. His withdrawal was the first time in three years that Republicans broke from pushing the legislation, giving critics something litigation and lobbying couldn’t. On Tuesday, the provision’s fate became more […]
Home improvement contractors are making bank. They’re more likely than ever to offer access to financing to nudge a prospective client over the line for a new kitchen, backyard pool or basement family room. But even as contractors position themselves as conduits for cash, homeowners still need to count the total cost, industry insiders told […]
For the first time since the war began, the Senate has approved a resolution rebuking Trump’s handling of Iran. Four Republicans joined Democrats Tuesday to pass a war powers resolution aimed at limiting future U.S. military action against Iran. Republicans Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Bill Cassidy […]
Bill Gates told House investigators he believed Jeffrey Epstein may have considered blackmailing him over extramarital affairs, according to a transcript released Tuesday by the House Oversight Committee. “He never blackmailed me, but looking at these emails, it raises a serious probability that he contemplated blackmailing me,” Gates told lawmakers June 10, according to NBC […]
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani wasn’t on the ballot, but three candidates he backed won Tuesday night. The results suggest the mayor’s political influence is growing fast. Plus, the Senate votes to rebuke Trump’s Iran policy. Even though the measure won’t change policy, it sends a message. And the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool controversy […]
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is shaping up to be a political powerhouse with three Democratic U.S. House candidates he endorsed winning primary elections on Tuesday. The Mamdani-backed candidates won key House primaries giving the mayor a series of high-profile victories as he looks to expand his influence inside the party. In northern Manhattan and the Bronx, Darializa Avila Chevalier defeated veteran Congressman Adriano Espaillat in one […]
Camp Mystic, the Texas facility where more than two dozen girls were killed in flash flooding last summer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday, nearly one year after the tragedy. The filing pauses multiple lawsuits against the camp. In the new paperwork, the camp listed debts over $10 million, with assets ranging between $100,001 […]
President Donald Trump abruptly canceled his planned signing of a bipartisan housing bill on Wednesday, saying he will keep the measure from becoming law until Congress passes an unrelated bill imposing new restrictions on voter registration and mail-in voting. The housing bill, passed on Tuesday, aims to lower the cost of buying a home by […]
