Biden Apologizes to Native Americans for Abusive Boarding School System

The president has designated a new monument that will be located at the site of a former Indian boarding school in Pennsylvania. WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden on Dec. 9 designated a new national monument to memorialize the federal government’s oppression of thousands of native American children through the boarding school system founded in the late 19th

Sen. Grassley Asks FBI Director Wray to Leave Office

The ‘failures are serious enough and their pattern widespread enough to have shattered my confidence in your leadership,’ the Iowa lawmaker wrote. WASHINGTON—Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Dec. 9 wrote a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigations Director Christopher Wray asking him to step down. The 11-page letter accuses Wray and Deputy Director Paul Abbate

US Health Care Prices Up 143 Percent From 25 Years Ago

Experts say the increase in health care costs is due to a combination of hospital consolidations, growing prescription drug prices, and an aging population. Medical care in the monthly consumer price index (CPI) report has risen by 143 percent since January 2000, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Additionally, medical care commodities—prescription

US Health Care Costs Up 143 Percent From 25 Years Ago

Experts said the increase in health care costs is due to a combination of hospital consolidations, growing prescription drug prices, and an aging population. Medical care in the monthly consumer price index (CPI) report has risen by 143 percent since January 2000, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Medical care commodities—prescription drugs,

X Negotiates Changes to Kids Online Safety Act Amid Censorship Concerns

The new text clarifies that the legislation ‘would not censor, limit, or remove any content from the internet.’ Elon Musk’s social media platform X led negotiations for recent changes to the text of the proposed Kids Online Safety Act amid censorship concerns in the U.S. House of Representatives. The measure would require social media companies

Trump Extolls Tariffs Strategy, Saying Trudeau Visited to Discuss Border Soon After Threat

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is extolling his tariff threat against Canada and Mexico, noting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited him in Florida to discuss Trump’s border concerns soon after. In an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press” aired on Dec. 8, Trump said Trudeau “flew to Mar-a-Lago within about 15 seconds after the call