(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Ten days before the government funding deadline, congressional appropriators released the last four fiscal year 2026 spending bills for the U.S. House to vote on.
The 771-page funding package includes a total of $1.2 trillion for the departments of Defense; Labor, Health and Human Services,...
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday to decide whether President Donald Trump can fire Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) A top European official said President Donald Trump's comments could sink a trade deal between the U.S. and the 27-nation European Union.
Manfred Weber, president of the European People's Party, the largest political party in the EU, said the party wouldn't back a deal with...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Debt Black Hole has claimed another victim.
Saks Global Holdings, the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Bergdorf Goodman, recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company couldn’t dig itself out from under $2.5 billion in debt.
This is a story illustrating how...
(Headline USA) While President Donald Trump says he will take action on Greenland whether its people “ like it or not, " his newly handpicked U.S. special envoy is setting off on his own approach.
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, appointed in December, has said he is not interested in meeting...
(The Center Square) - Voters from 36 states across the country will return to the polls to elect their next governors in 2026.
Several governors races are expected to see fierce competition between parties as they battle for control of their states. In other states, like California, primary challenges are...
(Kim Jarrett, The Center Square) The average cost of child care for infants in Tennessee is $13,926, more expensive than tuition at the state's four public universities, according to a report from the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth.
The State of the Child in Tennessee 2025 Report examined child-related...
(Headline USA) Meta has cut a trio of deals to power its artificial intelligence data centers, securing enough energy to light up the equivalent of about 5 million homes.
The parent company of Facebook on Friday announced agreements with TerraPower, Oklo and Vistra for nuclear power for its Prometheus AI...
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) The U.S. Supreme Court could issue a landmark ruling Friday on President Donald Trump's authority to use tariffs, potentially reshaping presidential power.
Alan Morrison, a law professor at The George Washington University, said signs indicate a ruling on tariffs is expected on Friday.
"It seems highly...