It is crunch time on Capitol Hill for Republicans trying to finish President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” before they recess for August. If the final legislation is to be fiscally sound, it must slow the growth of federal spending. There is no way to do that without reforming Medicaid. Nowhere is the problem with […]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a school choice bill into law on Saturday that will allocate $1 billion for parents to pay for their child's private school tuition.
A community in Texas where a launch site for Elon Musk’s SpaceX company is located voted to incorporate as the city of Starbase on Saturday. Residents of Cameron County, who are mostly SpaceX employees, voted in favor of the move in a 212-6 vote. Musk celebrated the vote in a post on his social media...
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Saturday that she rejected President Trump's offer to send U.S. troops to the country to fight against drug trafficking. In remarks to a university in Mexico, Sheinbaum responded to a Friday report from the Wall Street Journal about the two countries' relationship amid the Trump administration's efforts to crack...
Charlie Bailey won election to chair Georgia's Democratic Party on Saturday, pledging he'll raise the money to help the party win elections in 2025 and 2026.
Texas will implement a $1 billion school voucher program, one of the largest in the country, that uses public dollars to fund private school tuition under a bill Gov. Greg Abbott signed Saturday, capping off a yearslong effort by Republicans.
After Hurricane Helene devastated Asheville, North Carolina, the sound coming from open car windows as residents gathered on a street at the top of a ridge trying to get cell service last fall was Blue Ridge Public Radio. And as they stood in line for water or food, the latest news they had heard on the station was a frequent topic of conversation.
Thousands of employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) accepted the Trump administration’s voluntary resignation offer, leading to a significant reduction in force. The decrease accounts for about 15 percent of the total workforce at the department which regulates food quality, agriculture development and nationwide nutrition efforts. A USDA spokesperson told The Hill that...
Vice President Vance defended President Trump from criticism regarding his Friday Truth Social post portraying himself as a pontiff days after the death of Pope Francis. “Hey, @JDVance, you fine with this disrespect and mocking of the Holy Father?” Bill Kristol, who served as chief of staff to the vice president in the Bush administration,...