WASHINGTON, June 20, 2026 — New government data shows the American housing construction industry pulling back sharply, a signal that the affordability crisis gripping homebuyers has now reached the people building the houses in the first place. The numbers mark…
BEIRUT, June 20, 2026 — The deal that ended the U.S.-Iran war days ago nearly came apart this past weekend over a different country entirely. Israeli airstrikes killed at least 47 people across Lebanon in a single day — the…
WASHINGTON, June 20, 2026 — The number does not register for most people until the day they need it. The national median cost of a nursing home in 2026 is approximately $9,342 a month for a semi-private room and $11,294…
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md., June 19, 2026 — A luxury Boeing 747 gifted to President Trump by the government of Qatar arrived ahead of schedule on Friday at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, initially valued at approximately $400 million. The…
WASHINGTON, June 19, 2026 — Just 33% of Americans approve of President Trump’s handling of the economy — a record low for his time in office — while 60% disapprove, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist survey released Thursday. The…
WASHINGTON, June 19, 2026 — More than 24 million Americans get their health coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplace. For most of them, the bill arriving this fall will look nothing like the one they paid in 2025. Two…
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2026 — President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law on July 4, 2025 — nearly twelve months ago. At 870 pages, it was the most sweeping piece of domestic legislation since the 2017…
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2026 — The Federal Reserve held interest rates unchanged at 3.50% to 3.75% on Wednesday, as expected. That part of the story was settled before Kevin Warsh walked into the room. What was not settled — and…
WASHINGTON, June 17, 2026 — Most Americans spend decades building their 401(k) and IRA balances. Far fewer understand the rules that govern how the government forces those balances back out. Required Minimum Distributions — RMDs — are mandatory annual withdrawals…
KANSAS CITY, June 17, 2026 — Lionel Messi walked into GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Monday night for what may be the final chapter of the greatest individual career in the history of the sport. He was 38 years…
WASHINGTON, June 16, 2026 — The Social Security Administration released its 2026 Trustees Report on June 9, and the headline buried in its actuarial tables is stark. The Old-Age and Survivors Insurance trust fund — the account that pays retirement…
WASHINGTON, June 16, 2026 — Kevin Warsh was sworn in as Federal Reserve Chair on May 22, 2026, and today he presides over his first Federal Open Market Committee meeting — the most closely watched monetary policy event of the…