WASHINGTON, June 23, 2026 — Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern, the Bureau of Economic Analysis will release two of the most consequential economic data points of 2026 simultaneously: the final estimate of first-quarter GDP and the May Personal Consumption…
BEIJING, June 23, 2026 — China has imposed hard export controls on 10 American companies — military drone manufacturers, aerospace contractors, and two rare earth mining firms — blocking them from receiving any goods of Chinese origin that carry potential…
WASHINGTON, June 23, 2026 — The Trump administration is moving to strip states of up to 20% of their federal homeland security funding unless they adopt a sweeping set of election-related changes, according to internal documents and multiple sources familiar…
WASHINGTON, June 23, 2026 — Every year, millions of Americans on Medicare open their Social Security statement and notice their monthly payment is smaller than they expected. The culprit is rarely mentioned in open enrollment materials. It is a Medicare…
BÜRGENSTOCK, Switzerland, June 22, 2026 — The first formal face-to-face talks between American and Iranian officials since the war began are under way in the Swiss mountains near Lake Lucerne. Vice President JD Vance flew in Sunday. Iran’s Foreign Minister…
LONDON, June 22, 2026 — Keir Starmer announced his resignation as British Prime Minister on Monday morning outside 10 Downing Street, ending less than two years in power and making him the latest casualty of a decade of extraordinary political…
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…