The National Trust for Historic Preservation urged the Trump administration to pause demolition of the White House East Wing while plans for President Trump's proposed ballroom undergo legally required public review. In a Tuesday letter to the National Capital Planning Commission, National Park Service and Commission of Fine Arts, the...
Sen. Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor for more than 12 hours, starting at 6:24 p.m. ET Tuesday, to protest what he called President Donald Trump’s threats to democracy. As the government shutdown entered its fourth week Wednesday, he framed the marathon as resistance amid a standoff over health...
Family health insurance for most American workers averaged $27,000 this year, with little relief expected next year, a KFF survey found. Employers covered roughly three-quarters, while employees paid $6,850—about $600 a month—and face steeper deductibles that can mean thousands out of pocket after illness or accidents. Employer coverage costs, once...
With Week 8 underway, the NFL trade deadline arrives Nov. 4 — the second straight early-November cutoff — and The Athletic’s writers map the market. After an already seismic move (Dallas sending Micah Parsons to Green Bay), contenders like the Bills, Chiefs, Eagles, Steelers, Lions, Rams, Texans and Colts are...
Alabama death row inmate Anthony Boyd, 53, who maintains he is innocent of the 1993 burning death of Gregory Huguley, urged Gov. Kay Ivey to meet with him “before an innocent man is executed.” Boyd, set to die by nitrogen hypoxia Thursday at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility, made...
Papers in hand, Boris Johnson arrived before dawn at the Covid Inquiry to answer questions on pandemic decisions that directly affected children. Evidence focused on school closures and their lasting effects—spiking demand for speech and language support, stubbornly high absenteeism, and record suspensions. Johnson called shutting schools a “personal horror”...
Alejandro Carranza left Santa Marta to fish and was later killed in U.S. strikes that have left at least 32 alleged traffickers dead, his family told AFP, rejecting White House claims he carried narcotics. Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro also said Carranza’s boat was adrift and that he had no ties...
GLP-1 weight-loss drugs are surging in popularity at large employers, but steep costs are straining budgets, KFF's Employer Health Benefits Survey finds. Coverage for obesity rose to 43% among firms with 5,000+ workers, versus 16% at mid-size companies, yet nearly 60% of large employers report higher-than-expected use and two-thirds cite...
Construction on a new White House ballroom began Monday with the East Wing demolished, despite President Trump saying construction would not interfere with the existing building. On Tuesday, Stephen Colbert pounced, saying it took Trump “nine months into his term” to go “Hulk smash” on the residence. He added, “We...
Greta Lee has bid farewell to The Morning Show: in season four’s sixth episode, her character Stella Bak walks away after an AI rollout implodes, her affair is exposed, and she’s left alone at an airport. Showrunner Charlotte Stoudt and Lee confirm the exit, calling it time for Stella to...
