Author: Rena Rowe
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Trump reaches deal to halt tariffs on beef for 90 days in bid to lower prices
President Donald Trump announced Friday that he had reached a deal to temporarily ease tariffs on beef imports, saying the move would help lower prices for families as the United States faces a severe cattle shortage and record-high beef prices. “Today, I concluded a deal to substantially lower the price of ground beef for working…
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Democrats from opposite sides of the party all rally behind a ‘big tent’
Since their losses in the 2024 election, Democrats have struggled to settle on a clear message ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. As the party fights to reclaim control of Congress, primaries in New York, Michigan, and Colorado have exposed a widening divide between establishment Democrats and an energized progressive wing ready to challenge party…
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Senators introduce bipartisan bill to save Social Security
A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Tuesday aimed at forcing Congress to confront Social Security’s looming funding shortfall before automatic benefit cuts take effect. The proposal comes as the latest report from Social Security trustees warns that the program’s retirement trust fund will be depleted by late 2032 unless Congress acts. At that point,…
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Trump administration ends freeze on $10 billion in child care subsidies
The Trump administration has lifted its freeze on roughly $10 billion in federal child care and social services funding for five Democrat-led states, prompting a legal fight over whether the lawsuit challenging the funding halt should continue. Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services sent nearly identical letters to officials in California, Colorado,…
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DOJ announces ‘inmate tablets’ despite California prison pornography scandal
The Justice Department’s Federal Bureau of Prisons announced Wednesday that it is rolling out a new inmate tablet program designed to expand communication, education, and rehabilitative services across federal prisons, despite growing scrutiny over similar technology used in California’s prison system. The Bureau of Prisons awarded a new contract for secure inmate tablets that will…
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Supreme Court justices Kagan and Barrett to testify on Capitol Hill
Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan are scheduled to testify before Congress next week as lawmakers consider the judiciary’s funding request. Barrett and Kagan are slated to appear before the House Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government on Tuesday, July 14, according to the House committee schedule. They will also testify…