States to Get $50 Billion for Rural Health Care: What to Know

Rural hospitals in all 50 states can apply for federal funding to help them provide better, more dependable care starting in 2026. The Rural Health Transformation Program will provide $50 billion to “strengthen and modernize” health care for the more than 60 million Americans living in rural communities, according to a Dec. 29 statement from

U.S. says China military drills near Taiwan “increase tensions unnecessarily”

Chinese war games around Taiwan “unnecessarily” spiked tensions in the region, the U.S. State Department said, calling on Beijing to “cease its military pressure.” “China’s military activities and rhetoric toward Taiwan and others in the region increase tensions unnecessarily,” Tommy Pigott, principal deputy spokesperson for the State Department, said in a statement Thursday. “We urge

Pentagon Awards $328.5 Million Lockheed Martin Contract to Boost Taiwan’s Air Force

A general view of the Pentagon in Washington on Oct. 15, 2025. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters The Pentagon on Dec. 31 announced that Lockheed Martin had been awarded a contract to sell military equipment to Taiwan, as the island remains on high alert amid repeated military drills by Beijing. In a news release, the Pentagon said it