How effective are wearable cooling devices
This summer, you might notice more people using a gadget to fight the heat: a horseshoe-shaped fan that sits on your neck and blows air. But can a neck cooling fan really help you?
How effective are wearable cooling devices
This summer, you might notice more people using a gadget to fight the heat: a horseshoe-shaped fan that sits on your neck and blows air. But can a neck cooling fan really help you?
Trump’s dream of building a ballroom at the White House is becoming a reality
After at least 15 years of talking about it, President Trump is building a ballroom at the White House. Work will begin this September, with a price tag of $200 million, the White House says. (Image credit: Mark Schiefelbein)
Trump’s dream of building a ballroom at the White House is becoming a reality
After at least 15 years of talking about it, President Trump is building a ballroom at the White House. Work will begin this September, with a price tag of $200 million, the White House says. (Image credit: Mark Schiefelbein)
In an emotional hearing, Texas lawmakers hear from flood survivors, local officials
The Texas Legislature is in a special session and discussing proposals to improve disaster preparedness after floods killed more than 130 people early this month. (Image credit: Eric Gay)
In an emotional hearing, Texas lawmakers hear from flood survivors, local officials
The Texas Legislature is in a special session and discussing proposals to improve disaster preparedness after floods killed more than 130 people early this month. (Image credit: Eric Gay)
Sanders’s ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ tour heads to West Virginia, North Carolina
Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) “Fighting Oligarchy” tour is headed to the deep-red state of West Virginia and the swing state of North Carolina, according to the Vermont senator’s website. Sanders’s website states that the tour is headed to Wheeling, W.Va., on Aug. 8, Lenore, W.Va., on Aug. 9, Charleston, W.Va., on Aug. 9, Greensboro, N.C.,…
Senate panel advances more than $1 trillion in government funding for 2026
The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced legislation Thursday amounting to more than $1 trillion in government funding for fiscal 2026, ahead of a late September shutdown deadline. The committee approved about $852 billion in discretionary funding for defense programs and roughly $200 billion in discretionary funding for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and…
Trump-backed RNC Chair Michael Whatley launches North Carolina Senate bid
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Michael Whatley has formally entered the North Carolina Senate race, setting up a likely faceoff against former Gov. Roy Cooper (D) in one of the most competitive contests next year. “I’m excited to announce my campaign for the U.S. Senate to represent the great state of North Carolina!” Whatley wrote…
Prices pop as Trump tariff deadline looms
The White House is racing to finish trade deals ahead of its Aug. 1 deadline, just as prices in the economy are starting to take off from tariffs. President Trump’s novel “reciprocal” tariffs will go back into effect Friday after first being imposed in April. They were set to resume in early July, but were…