US Border Patrol agents holding less-lethal weapons stand guard at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, MInn., on Jan. 8, 2026. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz authorized the state’s National Guard Thursday to be staged and ready to support local and state law enforcement after an activist’s shooting death
U.S. Border Patrol agents holding less-lethal weapons stand guard at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis on Jan. 8, 2026. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz authorized the state’s National Guard on Jan. 8 to be staged and ready to support local and state law enforcement after an activist’s shooting
President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, on May 5, 2025. Leah Millis/Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday said the United States will purchase $200 billion in mortgage bonds, with the goal of bringing down housing costs. “Because I chose not to sell Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in
President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, on May 5, 2025. Leah Millis/Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday said the United States will purchase $200 billion in mortgage bonds, with the goal of bringing down housing costs. “Because I chose not to sell Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in
A sign on an insurance store advertises Obamacare in San Ysidro, San Diego on Oct. 26, 2017. Mike Blake/Reuters The House passed a three-year extension of the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced subsidies on Jan. 8, adding to the political drama surrounding health care affordability since last year, when it was cited as part of the
The top of a 1040 form for an individual income tax return is seen at the Des Plaines Public Library in Des Plaines, Ill., on March 23, 2006. Tim Boyle/Getty Images Americans eager to file their tax returns this year can start as soon as Jan. 26, when the IRS kicks off the 2026 filing
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks to the media at Deerwood Elementary in Eagan, Minn., on Sept. 2, 2025. Walz said he considers federal prosecutors to be partners who hold criminals accountable. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said on Thursday that the Trump administration has cut state investigators out of the probe into an