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
Mamdani joins a long history of New York City leaders inaugurated on the promise of a new era for City Hall. Lilly Tuttle, the curator of the Museum of the City of New York, gave some insight into what Mamdani might say in his first speech and how inaugurations are often a window into the
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
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
Trump has signed more executive orders in 2025 than in all four years of his first term combined. It's unclear whether many of them can survive court challenges.
Mamdani joins a long history of New York City leaders inaugurated on the promise of a new era for City Hall. Lilly Tuttle, the curator of the Museum of the City of New York, gave some insight into what Mamdani might say in his first speech and how inaugurations are often a window into the
Self-described democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as the mayor of New York City on New Year’s Day. Dozens are dead after a fire broke out at a crowded bar in an upscale Swiss Alpine ski resort town. Local police said some 100 others are injured, with many of the casualties being foreign visitors.