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

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin attends a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission Event in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Washington.

EPA’s Zeldin says streamlining permitting is essential for winning AI race

By Maydeen Merino July 15, 2025 6:37 pm

Army extends reach into Pacific with latest transformation initiative move

By Mike Brest July 15, 2025 5:58 pm

More farms nationwide filed for bankruptcy in first three months of 2025 than all of last year, research shows

By Annabella Rosciglione July 15, 2025 4:22 pm

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) pauses to speak to reporters outside the chamber as the Senate prepares a procedural vote on an emergency spending package that would provide military aid to Ukraine and Israel, replenish U.S. weapons systems, and provide food, water and other humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza, at the Capitol in Washington, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024.

Rand Paul says GOP doesn’t have ‘the spine to cut spending’

By Jenny Goldsberry July 15, 2025 4:08 pm

Jewish organizations urge teachers union against cutting ties with ADL

By Jenny Goldsberry July 15, 2025 4:06 pm

Former President Donald Trump delivers a speech during an event of crypto assets in Nashville, Tennessee.

Bitcoin breaks all-time high as Congress considers pro-crypto legislation

By Ross O'Keefe July 15, 2025 4:04 pm

Students walk past a Jesuit statue in front of Freedom Hall, center, formerly named Mulledy Hall, on the Georgetown University campus, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in Washington.

Georgetown gets ahead of Trump ire by demoting professor who called for Iranian ‘symbolic strike’ on US base

By Emily Hallas July 15, 2025 2:27 pm

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks as President Donald Trump listens during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, July 14, 2025, in Washington.

Trump’s Ukraine weapons plan is full of unanswered questions

By Mike Brest July 15, 2025 2:06 pm

Where things stand on Trump’s goal of dismantling the Education Department

By David Zimmermann July 15, 2025 12:45 pm

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Martin Makary, from left, Secretary of Health & Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins make a toast with ice cream cones following a ceremony alongside the International Dairy Foods Association announcing that major U.S. ice cream makers will phase out artificial colors by the end of 2027, at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Monday, July 14, 2025 in Washington.

These foods may look different as companies swap out additives targeted by MAHA

By Emily Hallas July 15, 2025 12:31 pm

Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) speaks at the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Pittsburgh, PA. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

White House AI czar says US must outcompete China in technology innovation

By Haisten Willis July 15, 2025 12:28 pm

Immigration advocates protest recent detentions by ICE outside the immigration court in San Antonio, Texas, Tuesday, July 1, 2025.

ICE revokes bond hearings for immigrants fighting deportation

By Emily Hallas July 15, 2025 9:36 am