2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (367+ words) A group of Democratic lawmakers is calling for the Trump administration to suspend a new surveillance program it quietly launched to collect the personal and identifiable health data of Americans who visit emergency rooms. KFF Health News first reported that…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (555+ words) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that oil prices that have surged because of the Iran war likely won’t come down until after U.S. midterm elections. Oil prices on Wednesday jumped more than 3%, pushing international Brent crude past the…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (627+ words) President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party’s sagging fortunes in November. The dubious promise would most likely…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (225+ words) Towns all along the Alaska border are hurting because of the bullying, posturing and insulting rhetoric from President Trump against our closest ally and neighbor. His on-again, off-again tariffs and annexation nonsense vis-a-vis Canada may be standard play for controlling…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (428+ words) WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Friday that it has imposed sanctions on a Turkish financial institution as part of its latest effort to sever “critical financial lifelines” for the Iranian government. The actions against Golden Global Yatirim Bankasi Anonim Sirketi…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (311+ words) This Labor Day, we are all feeling the crunch. Everything is too damn expensive — from the grocery store to the gas pump to mounting healthcare costs and higher electricity and fuel bills. And our paychecks are not keeping up. It…...