Democratic lawmakers explain why they fled Texas amid redistricting push
Texas Democrats have fled the state in an attempt to stop Republicans from gaining more seats in the U.S. House...
Month: August 2025
Americans could soon see higher costs from tariffs, Fed’s Hammack says
Prices could tick higher in 2025 as businesses pass tariff costs on to consumers, Cleveland Fed's Beth Hammack tells CBS...
Air quality maps show how Canadian wildfire smoke is affecting U.S.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires is causing air quality concerns for millions of Americans in the Midwest and Northeast.
Plastic causing “disease and death from infancy to old age,” report warns
Plastic pollution is a "grave, growing and under-recognized danger" to health that is costing the world at least $1.5 trillion...
Health Provisions in the 2025 Federal Budget Reconciliation Law
On July 4, President Trump signed the budget reconciliation bill, previously known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” into...
Implementation Dates for 2025 Budget Reconciliation Law
This searchable timeline shows the implementation date for the health care provisions included in the 2025 federal budget reconciliation law....
Trump fires labor statistics chief after disappointing job numbers
President Trump said he ordered his administration to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after the July jobs...
