U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters after the weekly Senate Republican caucus policy luncheon at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 13, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The rapper Nicki Minaj supports it. Elon Musk says it’s critical to sustain American democracy. The SAVE America Act voter identification bill emerged this week…
President Donald Trump makes an announcement from the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Nov. 6, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the launch of TrumpRx — a direct-to-consumer website that is key to his administration’s efforts to lower prescription drug costs in the U.S. The president said…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House on Jan. 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. Samuel Corum | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday endorsed a Senate deal to fund the vast majority of the federal government through the remainder of the fiscal year. Trump’s endorsement is likely to…
Senators are working toward an offramp to fund most of the government through the remainder of the fiscal year as a shutdown looms less than two days away. The Senate earlier Thursday failed to clear a key procedural hurdle on a crucial six-bill government funding package. The procedural vote on the package was widely expected…
Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., speaks at the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington, Jan. 15, 2026. Luke Johnson | Bloomberg | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America said Wednesday in separate announcements that the firms will match the U.S. government’s one-time $1,000 contribution to children’s retirement savings…
President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he walks to Marine One prior to departure from the South Lawn of the White House on Jan. 27, 2026, as he travels to Iowa. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Tuesday said “we’re going to de-escalate a bit,” referring to the…
Parents with children under age 18 can now begin registering for a new type of tax-advantaged savings account known as a Trump account when filing their 2025 tax returns. Register for the account, experts say, but don’t wait for contributions to begin in July if you want to save for your children’s futures. That’s because Trump…
A view of the snow covered streets as heavy snowfall blanketed Washington, D.C. on Jan. 26, 2026. Celal Gunes | Anadolu | Getty Images The U.S. government is on the brink of a partial shutdown beginning at 12:01 a.m. ET Saturday in large part because of a second recent killing of a U.S. citizen by…
Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Humana shares in the past day The proposal entails a net average payment increase of 0.09% for Medicare Advantage plans in 2027, according to a release from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Monday. That number is significantly less than Wall Street analysts’ expectations that the agency would…
An undated handout image of Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by U.S. immigration agents as they tried to detain him in Minneapolis, Minnesota, obtained by Reuters on Jan. 25, 2026. U.S. Department Of Veterans Affairs | Via Reuters Major Minnesota business leaders on Sunday called for an “immediate deescalation of tensions” after federal immigration…
