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Emerald Trail project has encountered a major funding challenge as a $147 million federal grant has been rescinded under the ...

Dennis Friest, a farmer of over five decades in Story County, says he feels relief and gratitude as the president signed ...

Despite claims from President Trump and the Social Security Administration, the bill does not put an end to taxes on Social ...

Thank goodness someone like Jon Stewart exists to record the metric fuckton of “general Washington bullshittery,” to borrow ...

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) warned in a “Dear Colleague” letter to Democrats Tuesday that a Republican ...

After gaining approval from the House and Senate, President Trump signed The One, Big, Beautiful Bill into law on July 4, 2025. The new legislation includes major reforms across several ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed into law July 4 will change the rural healthcare landscape, and CEOs are finding innovative ways to prepare for changes phased in over the next few years. The ...

Mike explains the deadly impact of the rising of the Guadalupe River in Texas. It will be up to Saint Francois County ...

Jon Stewart is ripping President Trump’s sweeping budget package, saying the “big, beautiful bill” is a prime example of “general Washington bulls—-ery.” ...

The expected positive forces of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and future interest rate cuts should soon outweigh the ...

The top Republican in the Massachusetts House is still parsing the so-called "big, beautiful bill" that became law Friday to figure out where he lands.