The latest economic report foreshadowing the negative impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs is giving congressional Republicans renewed impetus to move quickly on their “big, beautiful” tax cut bill. But if they do not offset the impact of the bill on the federal deficit, they risk making inflation worse and exacerbating price hikes. Voters, and […]

House Republicans are barrelling into a critical week for passing President Trump’s legislative agenda — even as they remain far apart on a number of key, hot-button issues. The House Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over taxes, and the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicaid policy, are both scheduled to begin...

Legislators in Suffolk County, New York, strengthened an animal cruelty law to make it a crime for people convicted of animal abuse to own pets.

President Trump announced Sunday night that he plans to reduce pharmaceutical drug prices by 30% to 80% by establishing a "Most Favored Nation" policy.