House Democratic leaders unveiled a healthcare proposal on Tuesday that would extend enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for three years, offering Republicans what they framed as a final opportunity to prevent millions of Americans from facing skyrocketing medical costs. The amendment was introduced by House Democratic Leader Hakeem […]
The Supreme Court extended an administrative stay Tuesday that continues to block full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits from reaching more than 42 million low-income Americans, setting a new deadline of 11:59 p.m. EST on November 13, 2025. The order extends the temporary hold originally issued by Justice Ketanji […]
The 2025 Annual National Snapshot, based on responses from 511 museum directors across the country, shows both attendance and financial performance trending downward for the first time since pandemic closures. More than half of museums—55%—are currently seeing fewer visitors than in 2019, a significant setback from last year when 49% […]
House Judiciary Committee Democrats revealed Sunday that Ghislaine Maxwell is preparing a commutation application for President Donald Trump while allegedly receiving unprecedented preferential treatment at a Texas minimum-security prison camp. Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year federal prison sentence for child sex trafficking and related offenses connected to Epstein’s abuse […]
President Donald Trump issued a forceful demand Monday morning for all air traffic controllers to return to their posts immediately, threatening substantial pay cuts for those who fail to comply while promising $10,000 bonuses to workers who remained on the job during the United States government shutdown. In a lengthy […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has become the latest battleground in a legal fight over whether the Trump administration must fully fund the nation’s largest food assistance program during an ongoing government shutdown that has left tens of millions of Americans uncertain about their ability to buy groceries. On October 24, […]
Americans are feeling increasingly pessimistic about the economy. A new survey from the University of Michigan shows that optimism about the future fell sharply in November, driven largely by anxiety over the month-long federal government shutdown and concerns about what it means for jobs and the economy. The Index of […]
The Senate took a step Sunday night toward ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, voting 60-40 to advance a bipartisan funding package that would reopen federal agencies and restore benefits to millions of Americans. The Senate needs to hold a final vote to officially pass the government funding […]
In a chaotic 24-hour span that left millions of Americans uncertain about their food assistance, the federal government issued conflicting directives about November SNAP benefits—first ordering full funding, then reversing course after the Supreme Court intervened. On Friday, November 7, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture sent a memo to […]
On November 7, the U.S. Senate failed to break through a record-breaking government shutdown now stretching 38 days, with a critical vote falling short of the 60-vote threshold needed to advance legislation and neither party willing to budge on their core demands. The day’s main action centered on a procedural […]
