As the federal government shutdown halts funding for key welfare programs, alarming data is surfacing about immigrant reliance on and abuse of taxpayer-funded benefits.
The Federal Reserve’s recent quarter-point rate cut exposed more than a shift in policy—it revealed a central bank struggling to steer the U.S. economy with missing instruments.
More than one in four New York City residents are considering leaving the city if far-left candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the mayoral election next month.
Criminal organizations based in China have stolen more than $1 billion from Americans over the last three years by flooding the country with scam text messages.
More bad news has arrived for Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch after a year of grim polling, as new data shows even her own party members doubt she should remain in charge.
The U.S. Labor Department announced Friday that it will suspend publication of key economic reports—including the monthly jobs report, the Consumer Price Index (CPI), and the Producer Price Index (PPI)—if Congress fails to avoid a government shutdown. The move would deprive businesses, investors, and policymakers of critical data used to gauge the economy.
Sir Keir Starmer has officially become the least popular British prime minister since polling records began, according to new data released by Ipsos on the eve of the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. The poll shows a staggering collapse in public support, as Nigel Farage’s Reform UK takes a commanding lead nationwide.
The Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has opened a formal investigation into the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) following two years of major downward job data revisions that critics say distorted the true state of the U.S. economy. The move comes amid growing scrutiny from the Trump administration, which recently fired BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after accusing her of politicizing economic data.
The United Kingdom has dropped its demand that Apple provide backdoor access to Americans’ encrypted data following negotiations with the Trump administration. The move, confirmed Tuesday by President Donald Trump’s Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, ends months of tensions over privacy and surveillance concerns.
Wisconsin communities have reported saving over $17 million and cutting 40 million kilowatt hours of energy use through local renewable energy projects, but inconsistent reporting statewide makes it difficult to evaluate the full impact, according to a new analysis from Wisconsin Policy Forum.
