An Oklahoma state senator plans to revise proposed legislation to bar transgender adults up to 26 years old from accessing gender-affirming health care, lowering the age threshold to 18 amid backlash from LGBTQ and civil rights groups. "Yeah, so we are lowering the age,” Sen. David Bullard (R), the primary sponsor of Oklahoma Senate Bill...
Black leaders are applauding President Biden for the achievements he highlighted during his State of the Union address Tuesday, while also underscoring the need for action. “President Biden presented a vision for the future that spoke to many issues that are top-of-mind for Black Americans including police reform, voting rights, bolstering our economy, addressing climate...
The IRS is aiming to release the agency's potential plans for a free online tax-filing system by May, the agency announced Wednesday. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a sweeping economic reform bill signed by President Biden last year, ordered the IRS conduct a study on how Americans could file their taxes online through a federal...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) responded on Wednesday to former President Trump's latest social media posts attacking him, saying that he spends his time "delivering results" instead of criticizing fellow Republicans. "I spend my time delivering results for the people of Florida and fighting against Joe Biden," DeSantis said at a press conference Wednesday. "That's...
The Department of Labor's (DOL) internal watchdog is estimating that a minimum of $191 billion in pandemic unemployment benefits may have been misspent. DOL Inspector General Larry Turner said in testimony submitted Wednesday to the House Ways and Means Committee that “at least $191 billion in pandemic UI payments could have been improper payments, with...
The White House released new wage growth figures Wednesday arguing that a sector of the economy crucial to the Federal Reserve's fight against inflation is actually weaker than bank officials may believe. The new wage measure, often referred to "supercore" wages, pertains specifically to the services sector without housing, which includes labor-intensive businesses like restaurants...
Story at a glance The Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz, will make history by becoming the first Afro-Latina on U.S. currency. Cruz’s portrait will be featured on a new quarter set to be released in 2024, the U.S. Mint announced earlier this month. Born in Havana in 1925, the “La Vida es un Carnaval”...
President Biden's White House shied away from stating the U.S. would shoot down any future Chinese spy balloons that enter U.S. airspace after Biden ordered one down Saturday.
Conservative commentator and author Vivek Ramaswamy stopped in New Hampshire as part of a listening tour that could possibly lead to a presidential run.