Millions of Americans still tune in to local television news for weather alerts, traffic updates, sports, school closings, and community affairs. While the share of the public getting news from local television has declined somewhat, roughly 65% of U.S. adults share this common civic experience. This is why it is concerning that a coalition of […]
Nearly 70% of adults who reach age 65 will need some form of long-term care during their lifetime. Yet most families remain unprepared — financially, emotionally, and logistically — for what that reality can mean. Annual median care costs routinely exceed $60,000 and can quickly climb into six figures. At the same time, many underestimate […]
The armed man who exchanged fire with Secret Service officers near the White House on Saturday was killed, according to the federal law enforcement agency. Anthony Guglielmi, the chief of communications for the agency, said Saturday that at shortly after 6 p.m. EDT, the man “pulled a weapon from his bag and began firing” in...
Iran is pushing back on parts of a tentative deal being negotiated by the Trump administration that could put an end to the war between the two countries. President Trump on Saturday evening announced the two sides were moving close to a deal. Iranian officials have acknowledged the talks, and have even said there has...
A new poll shows that more than half of Americans say they think President Trump's immigration agenda is "too aggressive." Politico's poll released on Saturday found that 51 percent of Americans hold this view, with 26 percent saying they think his immigration agenda is "about right" and 11 percent saying it's "not aggressive enough." The...
A federal judge in California on Friday temporarily blocked a merger between broadcasters Nexstar and TEGNA that has been challenged by DirectTV and a group of attorneys general. As part of his ruling, which came late Friday, Judge Troy L. Nunley ordered Nexstar to cease combining its operations with TEGNA until future legal proceedings play out. In a statement, Nexstar said...
Wall Street leaders are urging Americans to look towards independent political solutions, as the two-party system has failed to effectively govern and is threatening to destabilize the financial order.
Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton said that Democrats want “a fighter” to lead the party in the 2028 presidential election. “They want somebody that will get in the ring and say, ‘You knock me out or I’ll knock you out, Donald Trump,’” Sharpton told MS NOW’s Nicolle Wallace on Friday. “And that’s what they...
Comedian Bill Maher on Friday jabbed President Trump over the U.S.-Israeli conflict in Iran and the reopening and closing of the Strait of Hormuz, musing that "we have a whole new plot." "I mean a couple weeks ago, because Iran would not open the Strait of Hormuz –– you've been following this –– Trump just...
Podcaster Joe Rogan joined President Trump and others in the Oval Office on Saturday as he signed an executive order accelerating research for certain psychedelic drugs used to treat mental health disorders. “Today’s order will ensure that people suffering from debilitating symptoms might finally have a chance to reclaim their lives and lead a happier...
The defeat of Viktor Orban in Hungary last weekend was celebrated by many who saw the former president as establishing single-party rule in his central European nation. The irony is that this claimed victory for democracy may fuel the establishment of a global governance system that is neither democratic nor accountable to citizens. The European...
A federal judge on Friday tossed the Department of Justice's (DOJ) lawsuit aiming to force Rhode Island to hand over its voter information as part of the Trump administration's push to acquire voter data from several states. Rhode Island U.S. District Court Judge Mary McElroy wrote that federal law does not allow the DOJ "to...
President Trump will sign an executive order centered on medical research from the White House on Saturday morning. The event comes a day after Trump gave remarks in Phoenix focused on his agenda and courting voters ahead of the midterms, garnering the president a standing ovation. It also comes after the administration unveiled its fiscal...
The Iranian regime said early Saturday that it is resuming "strict" control over the Strait of Hormuz amid the U.S.’s naval blockade in the critical trading corridor and as the fragile two-week ceasefire nears its end. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that the strait would return to its “previous state” and will be...
