Latino voters cite affordability, economy as top concerns in new poll ahead of 2026 midterm elections

A sweeping new survey of 3,000 registered Latino voters across the country finds that economic anxiety continues to dominate ...

Government shutdown likely to extend to next week as Senate adjourns with no breakthrough

Senators continued to express cautious optimism over bipartisan talks to end the shutdown, but the chamber adjourned without ...

Ken Burns on America's origin story: "The most important event since the birth of Christ"

The documentary filmmaker, long a chronicler of the American experience, talks about his latest film for PBS, "The American ...

Low-income families face a financial cliff as government shutdown threatens 4 federal aid programs

"I'm wondering how I'm going to be able to afford everything" if federal food aid is halted, one single mom said.

Trump says government shutdown ends when Democrats give in: "If they don't vote, that's their problem"

President Trump offered no plan for health care costs, which have been a sticking point in ending a government shutdown, and says it will end when Democrats give in.

Atlanta's Spelman College receives $38 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has given Atlanta's Spelman College an unrestricted $38-million gift.