Activists protest the price of prescription drug costs in front of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) building on October 06, 2022 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit brought by a major pharmaceutical industry lobbying group and two other organizations that challenged … Read more
The banking industry is seeking help from the federal government and the social media industry to stop an escalating crisis that’s costing Americans billions of dollars every year: online romance scams. These digital crimes have proliferated since the pandemic, as criminals pose as attractive partners and reach out to lonely Americans on social media. “We … Read more
US Senator Ted Cruz (L), R-TX, speaks with Chairman Dick Durbin, D-IL, as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks during the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on her nomination to become an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on March 23, 2022. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images … Read more
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during the weekly Democratic Caucus lunch press conference at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., February 6, 2024. Amanda Andrade-rhoades | Reuters Senators on Thursday advanced a foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, garnering momentum for a funding package that has been a persistent … Read more
Phillip Swagel Danny Moloshok | Reuters WASHINGTON — The U.S. budget deficit will grow by an estimated $1 trillion over the next 10 years, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projected in a new report Wednesday. Part of that growth will be driven by unexpectedly high costs related to President Joe Biden’s signature policy goal: Reorienting … Read more
D3sign | Stone | Getty Images Extreme weather and climate hazards are becoming more frequent, posing a threat not only for homeowners but for renters. More than 18 million rental units across the U.S. are exposed to climate- and weather-related hazards, according to the latest American Rental Housing Report from Harvard University’s Joint Center for … Read more
Gina Carano as Cara Dune in the “The Mandalorian,” a Star Wars series on Disney+. Disney Elon Musk’s company X is funding a new lawsuit filed by actor Gina Carano over her firing from the Disney+ streaming TV series “The Mandalorian” after she shared a controversial social media post Carano sued Disney and its Lucasfilm … Read more
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas looks up during a Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing on the department’s budget request on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 26, 2021. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters House Republican leaders scrambled Tuesday to lock down enough support in their caucus to pass a bill to impeach Homeland … Read more
A couple hundred folks gathered at a rural ranch just outside of Eagle Pass, Texas, with the aim of “taking our border back.” Instead, they found no invasion of migrants, so they terrorized the small Texas town instead. Ryan Blaney On The Bond Between Driver And Spotter While Texas Governor Greg Abbott told the press … Read more
Rockaa | E+ | Getty Images Despite earning more, many Gen Z adults and millennials are having a hard time finding room in their budgets to invest. To that point, 63% of young adults believe the stock market is a great place to build wealth and invest, but many are not participating, according to the … Read more
