US senators demand end to Iran war funding in bill averting shutdown
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat, is among four senators who say a stopgap spending bill must cut…
Commentary: The unsung heroes who make Missouri elections possible
(Jim Neuger/ Maine Morning Star) “Elections are miracles.” With a bit of enthusiasm and wonder, that’s something a former boss…
Election denialism losing steam as Trump flip flops on accepting midterm results
A pro-Trump mob breaks into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C., hoping to overturn the outcome…
Why the Microsoft 365 outage is different and why it takes so long to restore email services
Microsoft was a source of frustration for computer users when it stopped working on Nov. 12, 2026. AP Photo/Michel Euler…
FAA grounds all US flights due to air traffic control issue
Travelers move through Salt City Lake International Airport in Salt Lake City on Oct. 16, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps/Utah…
This time, rural voters ‘just weren’t there’ for the GOP
Clayton Tucker, elected last week as Texas agriculture commissioner, poses at his ranch in Lampasas, Texas. Tucker is the first…
The police crashed into a bar. St. Louis taxpayers paid $4.2 million for it.
Twenty-two seconds. That’s how long it took a St. Louis police officer to put a bar owner in handcuffs on…
Commentary: Missouri Republicans, voters didn’t leave conservatism. We did.
President Donald Trump speaks during an Oct. 19, 2026, rally at the Heartland Credit Union Arena in Park City, Kansas…
Commentary: Republicans need to listen to voters, not their loudest voices
(Will Steinfeld/New Hampshire Bulletin) My grandfather used to tell us, “Sometimes the squeaky wheel gets the grease, but sometimes it…
Commentary: Now the real work begins. Casting our votes was the easy part.
(iQoncept/iStock Images) Voters sent resounding messages to elected officials about what they do not want to see continued in state…
States have 6 more months to implement Medicaid work requirement, administration says
Economic assistance application for the South Dakota Department of Social Services. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight) WASHINGTON — The Trump administration…
US poised to lose its ‘measles elimination status’ after more than 25 years
Ethan Turner holds his 14-month-old son, Niko, while he gets the MMR vaccine from Raynard Covarrubio at a vaccine clinic…
It’s Open Enrollment Season. Hear Reporters Discuss ACA Sign-Ups, High Costs, and More.
KFF Health News senior correspondent Julie Appleby joined WBUR’s Here & Now on Nov. 11 to discuss how a fraud…