Earning a household income of $150,000 might sound like a lot, but in many of the biggest cities in the U.S. it still puts you squarely in the middle class. Middle-class households earn between two-thirds and twice the local median income, according to Pew Research Center’s definition. Nationally, the middle class spans incomes from $51,813…
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 20, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he…
Union members and supporters rally in Grand Park calling for the release of union leader David Huerta, who was arrested during an immigration enforcement action on June 9, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images About 700 U.S. Marines were being deployed Monday to support the California National Guard to protect federal…
U.S. Border Patrol and protesters clash after a raid was conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement near a Home Depot of illegal immigrants in Paramount, California on June 06, 2025. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images President Donald Trump signed an order to deploy 2,000 members of the National Guard in response to immigration protests…
Students are seen on the campus of Columbia University on April 14, 2025, in New York City. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. Education Department said Wednesday that Columbia University has failed to meet the standards for accreditation because it “is in violation of federal antidiscrimination laws” for allegedly tolerating harassment of…
In this photo illustration, Ruth Jones, Immunization Nurse, holds a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (brand name: Comirnaty) at Borinquen Health Care Center on May 29, 2025 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The nation’s top public health agency posted new recommendations that say healthy children and pregnant women may get Covid vaccinations, removing stronger…
U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to the media after the House narrowly passed a bill forwarding President Donald Trump’s agenda at the U.S. Capitol on May 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images House Republicans on Thursday advanced a multi-trillion-dollar tax and spending package that could have sweeping…
WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders faced a last-minute revolt Wednesday by members of the party’s hardline conservative faction, who opposed their latest attempt to win support from moderate members of the conference for President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax bill. As a pivotal meeting of the House Rules Committee entered its sixteenth hour after starting…
