Democrats called out a GOP candidate for secretary of state in Missouri over a recently posted video in which she advised voters not to be “weak and gay.” In the video posted on her X account Sunday, Republican Valentina Gomez is seen running down a street, wearing a bulky vest, with the song “The Show Goes...

A quick recap of the day and what to look forward to tomorrow {beacon} Evening Report   © AP It's going down: President Biden, President Trump will debate next month President Biden and former President Trump have agreed to at least two debates ahead of the November presidential election, with their first face-to-face coming...

A political appointee in the Interior Department announced her resignation on Wednesday in opposition to President Biden’s policy toward Israel in its war against Hamas that has resulted in a catastrophic humanitarian crisis for Palestinians. Lily Greenberg Call, a political appointee serving in the Office of the Secretary of Interior, issued her resignation in protest,...

Sen. Mitt Romney is taking a puppet-inspired swipe at President Biden and former President Trump agreeing to a pair of presidential debates, likening the two to a famed, grouchy Muppet duo. "It'll be entertaining, informative," the Utah Republican said Wednesday of the debates between Biden and Trump, according to multiple reports. "Like the two old guys on...

Former Republican Sens. John Danforth (Mo.), William Cohen (Maine) and Alan Simpson (Wyo.) announced on Tuesday that they are launching a new organization, “Our Republican Legacy," to facilitate a “comeback” of the traditional principles of their party. “Recently it has become popular to assert that this traditional brand of Republicanism is dead, replaced by a...

Blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy could bankrupt the U.S. health care system unless the price drops, according to a staff report released Wednesday from the office of Senate Health Committee Chair Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).  Unless prices dramatically decline, Wegovy and weight loss drugs could push Americans to spend $1 trillion per year on prescription drugs, the...

Each of the major U.S. stock indexes closed Wednesday at record highs after new federal data showed inflation slowing down. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 index and Nasdaq composite all rallied Wednesday after the Labor Department reported inflation falling to a 3.4 percent annual rate in April after a 0.3 percent monthly increase...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has initiated the process of debarring the infectious disease nonprofit EcoHealth Alliance (EHA) from being awarded federal funds, citing a lack of "responsibility" necessary to participate in these programs. The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic shared the letter signed by HHS Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisitions...

While the latest inflation update isn’t as bad as expected, inflated prices have been stretching budgets for millions of American families all year.

Officials have said it is safe in the town but residents have complained of ongoing health problems.