Wisconsin poised to leave Arkansas as only state without expanded Medicaid for new moms
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans who long blocked a bipartisan measure to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage planned to pass the measure on Thursday, which would leave Arkansas as the only state yet to expand Medicaid coverage
NASA conducts second rocket fueling test that will decide when Artemis astronauts head to the moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA took another crack at fueling its giant moon rocket Thursday after leaks halted the initial dress rehearsal and delayed the first lunar trip by astronauts in more than half a century.
Fed’s Kashkari: Hassett comments about Fed researchers represent another attack on independence
WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) – The call by a top Trump administration official for New York Federal Reserve staff to “be disciplined” for recent research on tariffs was just the latest move by the administration to undermine
Catholic leaders bring communion to immigration detainees near Chicago after court win
By Heather Schlitz BROADVIEW, Illinois, Feb 19 (Reuters) – For the first time in six years, two priests and a nun escorted by police have walked past barbed wire and concrete barriers to enter a Chicago-area immigration
02.19.26 AOTW Kevin J. Mooney, “Climate Porn: How and Why Anti-Population Zealots Fabricate Science, while Targeting American Capitalism, Freedom, and Independence”
About The Book: Climate activists inside and outside of government know full well their schemes do not work as advertised, but they also know they are effective tools for dismantling constitutional limited government while victimizing the broader
US pending home sales unexpectedly fall in January
WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Contracts to purchase previously owned U.S. homes unexpectedly fell in January, with realtors blaming low housing inventory. The pending home sales index dropped 0.8% last month to 70.9, the National Association of
U.S. trade deficit slipped to $901 billion last year amid Trump tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit slipped modestly in 2025, a year in which President Donald Trump upended global commerce by slapping double digit tariffs on imports from most countries. The gap the between the goods
The Latest: Trump convenes his Board of Peace
President Donald Trump convenes his Board of Peace on Thursday with representatives from more than 40 countries and observers from a dozen more. The inaugural meeting’s focus is reconstruction and building an international stabilization force for a
US to host G20 finance meeting in North Carolina in August and September, Treasury Dept says
WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) – The United States will host meetings of G20 finance officials in Asheville, North Carolina, in late August and September 1, the Treasury Department said in a statement on Thursday. President Donald Trump
US weekly jobless claims fall more than expected amid labor market stability
WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, consistent with a stabilizing labor market. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 23,000 to a