Some states move to pick up the tab as Obamacare subsidies lapse
States are scrambling to limit health insurance premium hikes as Obamacare subsidies are about to expire, with millions facing higher healthcare costs.
Inside the Trump-Musk split: How America’s most powerful bromance imploded into the biggest breakup of 2025
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's relationship soured in 2025 when Musk criticized Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, leading to a political breakup that played out on social media.
Dutch angry at U.S. for yanking panels honoring Black World War II troops
Margraten, Netherlands — Ever since a U.S. military cemetery in the southern Netherlands removed two displays recognizing Black troops who helped liberate Europe from the Nazis, visitors have filled the guestbook with objections. The guestbook at the American Cemetery in the village of Margraten, Netherlands, on Dec. 11, 2025, shows a message with an objection
Republicans Seek to Reclaim State Senate Supermajority in Iowa Special Election
A file image of voters filling out their ballots as others wait for an open space at a booth in Des Moines, Iowa, on Nov. 6, 2018. Joshua Lott/Getty Images Voters in Iowa State Senate District 16 go to the polls Tuesday for a special election that has major political stakes, with a Republican supermajority
Chamber of Commerce Appeals Ruling Upholding $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee
A U.S. flag and an H-1B visa application form, in this illustration on Sept. 22, 2025. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Dec. 29 appealed a federal judge’s ruling upholding the Trump administration’s decision to increase the fee for H-1B visas for employees in specialty occupations to $100,000. Washington-based U.S. District Judge Beryl
Trump Says He’s Not 100 Percent Aligned With Netanyahu on West Bank
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., on Dec. 29, 2025. Joe Raedle/Getty Images President Donald Trump said on Dec. 29 that he’s not 100 percent in agreement with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on how to handle tensions in
Trump Admin Agrees to Review Stalled NIH Grants in DEI Legal Battle
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Gateway Center in Bethesda, Md., on June 8, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters The Trump administration has come to an agreement with researchers and Democratic-led states to review National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant applications that were paused amid a policy aimed at cutting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, according