Policy

August Social Security direct payment worth $967 goes out today

By Anna Giaritelli, BABACAR DIONERUKMINI CALLIMACHI, Benjamin Payne, Daniel Halper and Susan Ferrechio March 2, 2026 5:10 am

In this June 15, 2018, file photo, cash is fanned out from a wallet in North Andover, Massachusetts.

First round of August Social Security payments goes out in 12 days

Asher Notheis Mar 2, 2026

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, speaks during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting

Don’t expect big interest rate cuts immediately after Powell is replaced at Fed

Zach Halaschak Aug 1, 2025

Trump’s overhaul of Nuclear Regulatory Commission spurs fears of more delays

Callie Patteson Aug 1, 2025

Most Americans not getting COVID-19 booster this fall, survey says

Gabrielle M. Etzel Aug 1, 2025

NIH defends use of ‘deadly’ experiments on cats

By Ross O'Keefe July 24, 2025 5:30 pm

President Donald Trump listens as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a visit to the Federal Reserve, Thursday, July 24, 2025, in Washington.

Trump tours Fed construction with Powell in awkward encounter

By Zach Halaschak July 24, 2025 5:15 pm

New York City Mayor Eric Adams leaves an event in New York, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025.

DOJ sues Eric Adams and NYC as feud with Trump heats up over sanctuary policies

By Emily Hallas July 24, 2025 4:42 pm

Social Security benefits to be cut by 24% over next seven years: Fiscal watchdog

By David Zimmermann July 24, 2025 4:34 pm

Acting Director for Immigration and Customs Enforcement Thomas Homan takes a question from a reporter at a Department of Homeland Security news conference in Washington. Homan, the acting director of the agency charged with combating illegal immigration, is stepping down, U.S. ICE announced Monday.

Tom Homan backs expanded GPS monitoring of illegal immigrants

By Mabinty Quarshie July 24, 2025 3:41 pm

Palisades Nuclear Plant in Covert Township, Michigan.

Federal regulators clear pathway for shuttered Michigan nuclear plant to restart

By Callie Patteson July 24, 2025 3:07 pm

It’s high time to end the notion that USAID is an independent agency. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Trump administration to destroy abortion-inducing materials bought through Biden USAID contracts

By Grace Hagerman July 24, 2025 1:11 pm

Air Force command pauses use of M18 pistol after airman’s death

By Mike Brest July 24, 2025 12:36 pm

Eric Adams requests investigation into treatment at Manhattan ICE facility

By Brady Knox July 24, 2025 12:09 pm

President Donald Trump speaks during a ceremony to sign the "Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act," in the East Room of the White House

Trump Fed tour: Here’s who is joining the visit

By Zach Halaschak July 24, 2025 11:42 am

In this March 30, 2021, file photo, minors inside a pod at the Donna Department of Homeland Security holding facility, the main detention center for unaccompanied children in the Rio Grande Valley run by Customs and Border Protection, in Donna, Texas. More Americans disapprove than approve of how President Joe Biden is handling waves of unaccompanied immigrant children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border, and his efforts on larger immigration policy aren’t polling as well as those on other top issues.

New Texas detention center to hold 5,000 people

By Brady Knox July 24, 2025 11:30 am

Appeals court reinforces birthright citizenship nationwide injunction despite Supreme Court restrictions

By Ross O'Keefe July 24, 2025 10:09 am