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

Republican attorneys general urge Congress to ban abortion shield laws

By David Zimmermann July 30, 2025 2:18 pm

In this Dec. 1, 2020 file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell listens during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Federal Reserve officials were convinced last month that the U.S. economy and job growth had slowed as COVID-19 cases surged across the country. They noted that the economy's outlook is heavily dependent on the course of the virus.

WATCH LIVE: Jerome Powell announces decision on interest rates

By Brady Knox July 30, 2025 2:13 pm

FILE - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell listens as President Donald Trump visits the Federal Reserve, Thursday, July 24, 2025, in Washington

Fed holds interest rates steady, bucking Trump pressure

By Zach Halaschak July 30, 2025 2:00 pm

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington.

Trump bolsters military’s nuclear readiness to deter Russia

By Tom Rogan July 30, 2025 2:00 pm

Attorney General Pam Bondi points to a graphic while speaking at a news conference at the Drug Enforcement Administration, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Arlington, Va.

DOJ finds UCLA violated Jewish students’ civil rights

By Emily Hallas July 30, 2025 1:53 pm

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Marty Makary speaks during a news conference on the FDA's intent to phase out the use of petroleum-based synthetic dyes in the nation's food supply at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, Tuesday, April 22, 2025.

FDA commissioner predicts ‘record’ drug approvals this year

By Jenny Goldsberry July 30, 2025 1:47 pm

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier chats with participants at the 2025 Florida Sheriffs Association Summer Conference during a coffee break, Tuesday, July 29, 2025, in Championsgate, Fla.

Florida AG threatens to ax Orange County officials over sanctuary policy dispute

By Emily Hallas July 30, 2025 12:48 pm

White House defiant on immigration despite slipping polls

By Naomi Lim July 30, 2025 11:56 am

Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested an illegal migrant during a targeted enforcement operation aimed at immigration fugitives, reentrants and at-large criminal aliens in Los Angeles.

ICE offers $50,000 bonus and student loan payoff for new hires

By Anna Giaritelli July 30, 2025 11:14 am

FILE - This Sept. 19, 2019, file photo, shows a spotted lanternfly at a vineyard in Kutztown, Pa. Pennsylvania has started using insecticide on spotted lanternflies, a new strategy that state officials are using in an attempt to slow the spread of the invasive pest. Crews using backpack sprayers and truck-mounted spray equipment are spraying the bugs along railways, interstates and other transportation rights-of-way, the state Agriculture Department said Friday, May 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Chinese lanternflies are in DC — what to know

By Ally Goelz July 30, 2025 10:55 am

Rand Paul pandemic research bill breezes through Senate homeland security committee

By Gabrielle M. Etzel July 30, 2025 10:53 am

Laura Loomer watches as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump visits the Shanksville Volunteer Fire Company in Shanksville, Pa., Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024.

FDA’s top vaccine official Vinay Prasad resigns after Loomer campaign against him

By Emily Hallas July 30, 2025 9:29 am