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What falling wage growth says about where the U.S. economy is heading

What falling wage growth says about where the U.S. economy is heading


April 8, 2026
Americans are getting smaller pay raises while tariffs and higher gas prices are threatening to make everything more expensive. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Translation: The affordability problem isn’t improving. New government data released Friday showed non-supervisory workers getting a 3.4% pay raise on average […]
Trump’s apocalyptic Iran warning raises stakes for sweeping US strike threat

Trump’s apocalyptic Iran warning raises stakes for sweeping US strike threat


April 8, 2026
President Donald Trump warned that “a whole civilization will die tonight” as a deadline looms for Iran to agree to U.S. demands, escalating his rhetoric even as last-minute negotiations continue through intermediaries to avert sweeping military strikes. Trump has set a Tuesday night deadline for Iran to accept terms that include reopening the Strait of […]
Graham eyes ‘down payment’ on Trump-backed SAVE Act without Democratic support

Graham eyes ‘down payment’ on Trump-backed SAVE Act without Democratic support


April 8, 2026
A top Senate Republican is eyeing a way to put a “down payment” on Trump-backed voter ID legislation through a party-line bill later in the year. The Senate has been debating the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act for almost a month. But without Democratic votes to break the filibuster, the legislation has no […]
Midterm alarm bells: Democrats face steep favorability deficit despite election gains

Midterm alarm bells: Democrats face steep favorability deficit despite election gains


April 8, 2026
A new national poll is the latest to indicate that Democrats are facing major problems with their party’s image as they try to win back congressional majorities from the Republicans in this year’s midterm elections. Just 28% of Americans questioned in a CNN poll view the Democratic Party positively, with 56% seeing Democrats in an […]
Democrat whose parents fled Iran moves to oust Hegseth

Democrat whose parents fled Iran moves to oust Hegseth


April 8, 2026
A Democratic congresswoman whose parents fled the regime of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini decades ago announced Monday she would file articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth for alleged war crimes amid the current conflict. Rep. Yassamin Ansari of Arizona previously told the New York Times she initially “felt a rush of hope, but […]
American journalist kidnapped in Iraq is set free, must leave country ‘immediately,’ her employer says

American journalist kidnapped in Iraq is set free, must leave country ‘immediately,’ her employer says


April 8, 2026
Shelly Kittleson, the American journalist who was kidnapped last week in Iraq, has been released, according to Al-Monitor, the Middle East publication where she works as a freelance contributor.  Viral surveillance footage appeared to show Kittleson being forced into a car by two men at a busy intersection in Baghdad last Tuesday. The State Department previously […]
Is America on the cusp of a farm crisis?

Is America on the cusp of a farm crisis?


April 7, 2026
Fourth-generation Iowa farmer Mark Mueller is no stranger to the ups and downs of the agriculture industry. But right now, he thinks America is on the cusp of a farm crisis. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “I am more concerned now than I have been […]
U.S. oil has its biggest one-day price increase in six years, driving the cost of gas even higher

U.S. oil has its biggest one-day price increase in six years, driving the cost of gas even higher


April 7, 2026
Oil prices surged Thursday, threatening to further drive up the price of gas as hopes for a near-term resolution to the Iran war faded following President Donald Trump’s address to the nation. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Stocks were volatile, with major indexes plunging early […]
U.S. added 178,000 jobs in March, reflecting resilient labor market just as Iran war escalated

U.S. added 178,000 jobs in March, reflecting resilient labor market just as Iran war escalated


April 7, 2026
The United States added 178,000 jobs in March, blowing past expectations and showing a resilient labor market just as the war with Iran began escalating, sending up oil prices. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The unemployment rate fell to 4.3% last month, down from 4.4%. […]
Savannah Guthrie returns to ‘TODAY’ amid search for mother: ‘It’s good to be home’

Savannah Guthrie returns to ‘TODAY’ amid search for mother: ‘It’s good to be home’


April 7, 2026
Savannah Guthrie returned to the “TODAY” anchor desk Monday, more than two months after her mother disappeared. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “We are so glad you started your week with us, and it is good to be home,” Guthrie said at the start of […]
Primary pause, political firestorm: High-stakes elections this month take center stage

Primary pause, political firestorm: High-stakes elections this month take center stage


April 7, 2026
The ballot box battle for the House majority resumes this week. Special U.S. House contests in Georgia and New Jersey and a Virginia referendum that is the latest face-off between President Donald Trump and Republicans and Democrats in the high-stakes congressional redistricting wars — with the House majority on the line — will all draw […]
‘God is good’: Inside the high-risk US mission to save a wounded airman shot down in Iran

‘God is good’: Inside the high-risk US mission to save a wounded airman shot down in Iran


April 7, 2026
In a scene that unfolded like a Hollywood script, hundreds of American troops descended into the rugged mountains of southwestern Iran on Saturday to rescue a wounded airman who spent nearly two days hiding from Iranian forces.  What followed was a high-stakes combat search-and-rescue mission deep inside Iran, with U.S. forces racing to locate and […]
Top cops out: The attorney general firings and forced exits that made history

Top cops out: The attorney general firings and forced exits that made history


April 7, 2026
Attorney General Pam Bondi’s departure last week was the latest in a series of high-profile firings or resignations of America’s top law enforcement officer, from a key Watergate figure to a well-respected attorney whose differences with the president became irreconcilable. Former President George Washington appointed Founding Father and former Virginia Gov. Edmund Randolph the nation’s […]
CENTCOM commander directed strike against an IRGC headquarters in underground facility: sources

CENTCOM commander directed strike against an IRGC headquarters in underground facility: sources


April 7, 2026
High-level sources have informed Fox News that during rescue efforts in Iran after a U.S. fighter jet was shot down, the commander of U.S. Central Command directed an attack against an underground Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps headquarters. While the airman rescue was going on, CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper directed a strike on an IRGC […]
Trump touts airman rescue mission, boasts Iran could be ‘taken out in 1 night’

Trump touts airman rescue mission, boasts Iran could be ‘taken out in 1 night’


April 7, 2026
President Donald Trump touted the “historic” rescue of the downed F-15E airmen behind enemy lines and issued a warning to Iran to make a deal before Tuesday night’s 8 p.m. ET deadline or face being “taken out.” “This is a rescue that’s very historic,” Trump told the White House press corps in a Monday news […]