Workers apply roofing material to a home under construction at the Lilac Ridge community by Lennar Homes in Vacaville, California, US, on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The cost of housing is the top political issue — ranked higher than the cost of food or protecting democracy —…
The badge of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents recently have been told that the FBI will no longer investigate claims of assault against the federal officers, according to a report by The New York Times. On Thursday, FBI managers received written…
Vladimir Vladimirov | E+ | Getty Images For victims of fraud, a second financial blow sometimes comes their way — they owe taxes on the stolen money. Scam victims have faced restrictions on whether they can claim their losses as a deduction on their tax return since 2018, due to a temporary change under the…
Voters in California will decide in November whether to impose a one-time, 5% tax on residents and trusts with a net worth of more than $1 billion. The proposal is deeply controversial, with opponents on both sides of the aisle warning that passage of the measure — the first of its kind in the U.S….
Illapa Sairitupac, Democratic New York State assembly candidate, from left, Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York, and Brad Lander, former New York City comptroller and US Democratic House candidate for New York, campaign during a primary election in New York, US, on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. Adam Gray | Bloomberg | Getty Images More voters…
Despite a booming stock market and improving inflation numbers, the public is as depressed about the economy as it has been since the years just after the pandemic and increasingly concerned about the cost of everyday goods, according to the latest CNBC All-America Economic Survey. The result: continued deeply negative approval numbers for President Donald…
Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images The company behind social-media network Truth Social is launching a service that will give paying customers interested in market-moving information “licensed, real-time access” to posts from President Donald Trump and other top accounts, the company said Thursday. Trump’s family is the largest shareholder Trump Media &…
The world of economic development is spinning fast in 2026. Companies are pressing some specific demands of the states they are willing to do business in. They want low costs, minimal red tape, and turnkey sites that afford them the greatest speed to market. They want cheap and reliable electricity and abundant water in…
U.S. Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano speaks during a press conference to unveil the official Trump Accounts website, at the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 17, 2025. Aaron Schwartz | Reuters The U.S. Treasury Department is putting top official Frank Bisignano in charge of implementing the expansion of its popular Trump accounts,…
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, is seen in the U.S. Capitol after a meeting in the office of Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., March 26, 2026. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images A coalition of current and former Meta employees have sued the social media giant, alleging that the company used…
