Most Americans don’t see the value in a four-year degree in higher education, according to a new poll. An NBC News survey found 63 percent of people saying a bachelor’s degree is “not worth the cost because people often graduate without specific job skills and with a large amount of debt to pay off,” while...
Since Governor Greg Abbott launched his campaign for re-election, he's been highlighting policies that could have wide-ranging effects on Texans. He's highlighted a new plan to provide property tax relief, and his words are a key part of the court battle over the state's congressional maps.
The leaders of the House Armed Services Committee said late Saturday they are seeking “full accounting” of an early September U.S. military attack against an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean after a report alleged that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered U.S. troops to “kill everybody” aboard the vessel. “This committee is committed to providing...
A Russian drone strike killed at least three people in Ukraine’s capital early Saturday morning while wounding at least 29 others, according to The Associated Press. Two individuals were killed in Kyiv, while the other death occurred in the broader region, the Kyiv City Military Administration announced. The Kremlin strikes consisted of both missiles and...
Republicans are reeling over the apparent erosion of support from Latino voters, a voting bloc that boosted the party in 2024, in Tuesday’s off-year elections. According to CNN exit polling, New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill (D) won the support of 68 percent of Latino voters, while Virginia Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger (D) received 67 percent support...
A new study shows college women are struggling more than their male counterparts to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The research, one of the first comparing how COVID-19 affected female and male college students, adds to trends seen in high school and even younger students regarding the disproportionate impact the pandemic had on girls....
The shutdown, which has broken the record for the longest in U.S. history, has left many Americans wondering when exactly the government will reopen its doors. Even lawmakers on Capitol Hill don’t have the answer. Though there have been bipartisan negotiations in the Senate, no agreement has been finalized that would satisfy both parties. Democrats have demanded an extension...
Last Tuesday’s off-year elections have altered the shutdown fight, just not in the way many on Capitol Hill had hoped. Heading into last week, lawmakers on both sides had felt glimmers of optimism that they were on a path to dissolving the budget impasse. Centrist senators in both parties were negotiating over a potential spending...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an emergency directive on Saturday to the owners and operators of Boeing’s McDonnell Douglas, or MD-11, and MD-11F cargo airplanes for inspection after a deadly crash in Kentucky. At least 14 people were killed in Wednesday's crash in Louisville, Ky., after the “left-hand engine and pylon detached from the...
A new survey shows Americans are divided over who to blame for the government shutdown as the federal shuttering nears 40 days, already making it the longest in modern United States history. A YouGov survey released Friday found 32 percent of respondents blame Democrats for the shutdown, while 35 percent fault Republicans and 28 percent...
DHS claims agents were conducting immigration enforcement operations in southwest Chicago when an unknown man driving a black Jeep fired shots at agents and drove off.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) slammed President Trump on Saturday while attending a rally to rail against Texas’s successful redistricting efforts. “We're dealing with an invasive species by the name of Donald Trump,” Newsom told the crowd in Houston. “He is an historic president, however. A historically unpopular president, under every key category,” he added....
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte on Saturday said the Trump administration is “working on” a plan to introduce 50-year mortgage terms for home buyers. “Thanks to President Trump, we are indeed working on The 50 year Mortgage - a complete game changer,” Pulte wrote in a statement on the social platform X. ...
The government shutdown has spanned 38 days, making it the longest federal shuttering in United States history, surpassing the standoff during President Trump’s first term. Lawmakers in Washington have remained deadlocked over the House-authored continuing resolution (CR), which Senate Democrats have voted against 14 times. But Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Saturday that the...
Democrats are feeling bullish about their chances of clinching both the Senate and governor’s races in Georgia next year after the party won a pair of special elections this week that were seen as potential bellwether races ahead of 2026. Democrats flipped two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission on Tuesday, marking the first...
Senators ended a rare Saturday session at the Capitol with no votes, no text of a three-bill "minibus" and few signs of progress toward a possible shutdown offramp. Lawmakers are now eyeing a possible vote on Sunday, when senators will gather again to try to find a solution to the 39-day funding impasse. Senate GOP...
President Trump on Saturday claimed Democrats were cracking under the pressure of the government shutdown, days after saying the federal closure is at least partly to blame for Republican losses during Tuesday's elections. "The Democrats are cracking like dogs on the Shutdown because they are deathly afraid that I am making progress with the Republicans...
President Trump is pushing to have the Washington Commanders’ new $3.7 billion football stadium named after him, according to a report on Saturday. “It’s what the president wants, and it will probably happen,” one source told ESPN. While the White House did not confirm the outlet's reporting, press secretary Karoline Leavitt suggested the name has...
