GOP confronts voter fear over rising health care premiums
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first caller on a telephone town hall with Maryland Rep. Andy Harris, leader of…
Social Security recipients will get a 2.8% cost-of-living boost in 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration’s annual cost-of-living adjustment will go up by 2.8% in 2026, translating…
Some furloughed health workers to return for open enrollment
NEW YORK (AP) — The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services will temporarily bring all its furloughed employees…
The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits last week hits 263,000, most in nearly 4 years
WASHINGTON (AP) — In another grim sign for the U.S. labor market, jobless claim applications jumped to their…
Health care is one of the most intractable issues in Congress
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats believe health care is an issue that resonates with a majority of…
Health care remains an intractable issue in Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats believe health care is an issue that resonates with a majority of Americans as…
New Mexico lawmakers boost funding for food assistance and rural health
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico lawmakers moved quickly Thursday at a special legislative session to prop…
Republicans make false claim about free health care to ‘illegal immigrants’
President Donald Trump and other high-ranking Republicans claim Democrats forced the government shutdown fight because they want to…
Government shutdown begins as nation faces new uncertainty
WASHINGTON (AP) — A vote to swiftly end the government shutdown failed Wednesday, as Democrats in the Senate…
Pfizer lowering prescription drug costs for Medicaid
WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Pfizer has agreed to lower drug costs and invest $70 billion in U.S. manufacturing…
UK’s Starmer hopes a vision of ‘renewal’ can silence doubts about his leadership
LONDON — LONDON (AP) — Keir Starmer never had much of a political honeymoon. Now some members of…
Applications for jobless benefits jump to 263,000 last week, most in nearly 4 years
WASHINGTON — In another grim sign for the U.S. labor market, jobless claim applications jumped to their highest…