National

Report: average American to receive $3,752 tax cut in 2026 due to OBBBA

Friday, August 15 by The Center Square

The White House is touting a new economic analysis that estimates taxpayers will see an average $3,752 tax cut in 2026, due to provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. ... Read More.

MAHA-style bill would close food additive safety loophole

Friday, August 15 by The Center Square

With deregulation-focused Republicans in Congress reluctant to fulfill the industry-wary goals of the Make America Healthy Again initiative, some Democrats are taking up the torch. Health and environmental activists... Read More.

Nevada superintendent says ICE won’t enter schools

Friday, August 15 by The Center Square

The superintendent of the nation's fifth-biggest school district said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agreed to not conduct raids or arrests in schools in Las Vegas or the county surrounding it. ... Read More.

D.C. attorney general sues Trump administration, claiming ‘unlawful’ takeover

Friday, August 15 by The Center Square

Days after President Donald Trump declared “Liberation Day” by federalizing the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and deploying hundreds of National Guard members to curb crime, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb is filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration claiming the federal takeover is... Read More.

What’s on the table for Trump’s meeting with Putin?

Friday, August 15 by The Center Square

President Donald Trump is flying to Alaska on Friday for a high-stakes meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss terms for a ceasefire in Ukraine. Putin is pushing... Read More.

Federal government to drop 300,000 workers this year

Friday, August 15 by The Center Square

The federal government is on pace to eliminate about 300,000 workers this year. Office of Personnel Management director Scott Kupor said 80% of those employees would leave voluntarily and... Read More.

Grand jury indicts accused killer of Minnesota lawmaker

Friday, August 15 by The Center Square

The man accused of killing Minnesota’s former House speaker and her husband faces state charges of first-degree murder. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said Thursday a state grand jury... Read More.

Sailors return to San Diego after extended Navy deployment

Thursday, August 14 by The Center Square

After spending almost nine months overseas, the USS Carl Vinson and Carrier Strike Group One returned to Naval Base San Diego on Thursday afternoon, with friends, families and newly born babies waiting to greet them home. ... Read More.

Under pressure, RFK Jr. brings back childhood vaccine safety committee

Thursday, August 14 by The Center Square

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday the reinstatement of the Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines, the day before he had to respond to a lawsuit over his alleged failure to stand up the task force. ... Read More.

Foreign leaders wait for ruling in U.S. case on Trump’s tariff power

Thursday, August 14 by The Center Square

Foreign leaders are watching a U.S. appeals court that could upend President Donald Trump's overhaul of global trade, held up by the tariff authority challenged in the case. Trump... Read More.