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Trump officials say they’re strengthening Head Start with proposed rule. Critics say they’ll gut it
The Trump administration has proposed sweeping changes to Head Start, arguing they will expand access and reduce costs, while critics warn the plan would weaken protections for low-income children and families.
Court confirms that temporary deportation protections for Haitians are no longer in place
A federal judge has cleared the way for the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Haitians, a decision with far-reaching consequences for immigrant families, employers and the U.S. workforce.
Trump administration ends attempt to freeze $10B in federal funds for blue states
The Trump administration has reversed course on a controversial plan to freeze $10 billion in childcare and social services funding for five Democratic-led states after a legal challenge stalled the effort.
After Supreme Court’s TPS decision, more than a million immigrants face scramble to stay in US
A Supreme Court ruling clears the way for the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians, triggering widespread legal, economic, and humanitarian uncertainty across the United States.
Trump administration charges 455 people, including doctors, with $6.5 billion in healthcare fraud
The Justice Department announced charges against 455 people in a sweeping nationwide healthcare fraud crackdown, alleging $6.5 billion in false claims, opioid-related schemes, and patient harm.
Think all your overtime pay will be tax free? Think again
Many Americans who work overtime will get a break on their taxes for the next few years — but it may not be as hefty as they think.
Social Security says agents answer the toll-free phone line in 8 minutes, on average. Here’s why that’s misleading
As Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano tells it, callers only had to wait an average of 8 minutes to speak to an agent on the phone in July.
Frustrated with continued high drug costs, Trump demands 17 companies lower prices in 60 days
President Donald Trump is ratcheting up the pressure on major drugmakers to bring their US prices in line with the far lower ones available to patients in other countries.
Here’s why you might be spending more on health care next year
Battered by multiple years of high health care costs, employers are planning to shift more of the expense to workers in 2026, a new survey released Wednesday found. Just over half of employers are planning to adjust their health insurance offerings to increase staffers’ share of the cost, such as instituting higher deductibles or annual out-of-pocket maximums, according to Mercer’s Survey on Health and Benefit Strategies for 2026.
House GOP ‘big, beautiful bill’ would increase the deficit by $2.4 trillion, CBO says
House Republicans’ sweeping tax and spending cuts package would add $2.4 trillion to the deficit over the next decade, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s analysis of the bill that GOP lawmakers narrowly approved last month.