2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (687+ words) The vast majority of Americans " no matter their partisan identification " say unlimited political spending weakens democracy and wealthy donors have too much power in elections, a new national poll analyzed by OpenSecrets indicates. And they'd like the government to do…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (549+ words) By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer Now, he's claiming they can finance a windfall for American families, too: He's promising a generous tariff dividend. The president proposed the idea on his Truth Social media platform Sunday, five days after his…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1078+ words) By Tami Luhby, Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) " The US Department of Agriculture ordered states to stop issuing full food stamp benefits for November and to "immediately undo" any issuance of the full allotments, after a Supreme Court justice on Friday…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (390+ words) By CHRIS MEGERIAN and JOSH BOAK Associated Press President Lee Jae Myung stressed to Trump in their Wednesday meeting that the goal was to modernize the alliance with the U.S., noting plans to increase military spending to reduce the financial burden…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (488+ words) Kirk, who served as chief executive and cofounder of the youth organization Turning Point USA, made frequent appearances on college campuses and in other settings, engaging in political dialogue with students in public settings. Several leaders who have survived public…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (359+ words) By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press Charles Borges, the agency's chief data officer, alleged that more than 300 million Americans' Social Security data was put at risk by DOGE officials who uploaded sensitive information to a cloud account not subject to oversight....

5+ mon, 1+ day ago   (219+ words) By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press Trump and Republicans pledged not to cut Medicare as part of the legislation, but the estimated $3.4 trillion that the law adds to the federal deficit over the next decade means that many Medicare programs could…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago   (416+ words) By Jeffrey Kopp, CNN (CNN) " A record low number of Americans are drinking, according to a new Gallup poll released this week. Just 54% of Americans said they consume alcohol at all. Gallup has been tracking Americans" drinking behavior since 1939, and…...

6+ mon, 2+ day ago   (568+ words) (CNN) " President Donald Trump expanded his tariff threats over the weekend, calling for 30% levies on two of America's largest trading partners: the European Union and Mexico. Those tariffs are set to take effect August 1, unless either party inks a trade…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (197+ words) ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- The Soles for Christ has announced it is accepting donations and volunteers for its annual distribution. Soles for Christ is asking for new shoe donations for school-aged children to be dropped off at 1203 N. Sixth St....