WASHINGTON, APRIL 1, 2026 — Millions of Americans receiving Social Security in 2026 opened their January statements expecting a meaningful raise. What they found instead was a benefit that grew on paper but barely moved in practice. The 2026 cost-of-living…
WASHINGTON, APRIL 1, 2026 — One year ago today, President Donald Trump signed the most sweeping package of American import tariffs in a century — and the legal, economic, and diplomatic fallout is still unfolding in courts, statehouses, and foreign…
INDIANAPOLIS, MARCH 31, 2026 — This weekend in Indianapolis, March Madness will deliver something that has happened only once before in the tournament’s 88-year history: all four No. 1 seeds in the same Final Four. It happened last year for…
WASHINGTON, MARCH 31, 2026 — The number every American driver dreads crossed $4 Tuesday. The national average gas price reached $4.07 per gallon — the highest level since the summer of 2022, when post-pandemic inflation peaked and gas briefly touched…
ATLANTA, MARCH 31, 2026 — He flew to Atlanta. He handed out gift cards. He told the men and women working six weeks without pay that he saw them and he wanted to help. And then the federal government told…
WASHINGTON, MARCH 31, 2026 — Your blood pressure is a number your doctor checks every visit, notes in your chart, and rarely explains in detail unless it is already dangerously high. For nearly half of American adults, that number is…
WASHINGTON, MARCH 31, 2026 — The war that was supposed to be over by now is preparing for a new phase — one that would put American boots on Iranian soil for the first time and risk casualties on a…
WASHINGTON, MARCH 30, 2026 — Beneath your feet, right now, the ground is moving. Not in any way you can feel — but at the rate of a few centimeters per year, the tectonic plates that make up Earth’s crust…
WASHINGTON, MARCH 30, 2026 — He was 0-for-4 from three-point range. His team trailed by 19 points. Duke had the ball with 10 seconds left, up two, needing only to keep it away from UConn to send the No. 1…
WASHINGTON, MARCH 30, 2026 — On Tuesday morning, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments in a case that could fundamentally alter who gets to be an American. The question before the nine justices is not…
WASHINGTON, MARCH 30, 2026 — Tax Day is April 15. You have 16 days. And this year, thanks to the most significant tax law changes since 2017, millions of Americans are sitting on refund money they do not know how…
WASHINGTON, MARCH 30, 2026 — The war that has killed 13 Americans, wounded 300 more, pushed gas above $3.98 a gallon, and shaken the global economy for 30 days may have just turned its most significant corner yet. President Trump…