Hegseth announces Qatar will build air force facility at U.S. base in Idaho

Washington — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday announced a finalized agreement that will allow the Qatari Emiri Air Force to build a facility at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho.  The agreement, which Hegseth announced alongside Qatari Minister of Defense Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani at the Pentagon, will allow Qatari

Senators press contractors on errors in Medicaid eligibility systems

Senators have launched an inquiry into companies paid billions in taxpayer dollars to build eligibility systems for Medicaid, expressing concern that error-riddled technology and looming work requirements “will cause Americans to lose Medicaid coverage to this bureaucratic maze.” The letters, dated Oct. 10, were sent to four companies and follow a KFF Health News investigation

Trump to Impose New 100 Percent Tariff on China on Nov. 1

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on Oct. 6, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Friday said that the United States will impose an additional 100 percent tariffs on Chinese goods and export controls on critical software starting on Nov. 1. Trump accused Beijing