By ALI SWENSON NEW YORK (AP) — When senators voted on rival health bills Thursday, they had two chances to address expiring COVID-era subsidies that will result in millions of Americans saddled with higher insurance costs in the new year. … Continued
By FATIMA HUSSEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is proposing to overhaul a regulatory panel that monitors the nation’s financial stability, by advocating for looser regulations. The Financial Stability Oversight Council, a U.S. body created in the … Continued
By MEG KINNARD Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday linked the seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela to the Trump administration’s counterdrug efforts in Latin America as tensions escalate with the government of President Nicolás … Continued
By JOSH FUNK, AP Transportation Writer Senators from both parties pushed Thursday for changes to a massive defense bill after crash investigators and victims’ families warned the legislation would undo key safety reforms stemming from a collision between an airliner … Continued
Ramsey County has named Jaime Wilkins as its next Housing Stability director starting Dec. 22. Wilkins will oversee programs from homelessness prevention and emergency shelter to long-term housing stability and will set strategic direction for the department. She will be … Continued