Getty Images Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. Imagine opening your mailbox to find a $2,000 “dividend” check from the government. That’s the eye-popping idea President Donald Trump is now floating — all thanks to his sweeping tariff policy. In a recent interview with One…
Federal officials have approved another generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone, a regulatory formality that quickly triggered pushback from anti-abortion groups and politicians aligned with the Trump administration. Drugmaker Evita Solutions announced on its website that the Food and Drug Administration signed off on its low-cost form of the pill, which is approved to…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers and activists across the political spectrum called on American tech firms to stop selling surveillance equipment to Chinese police and for Congress to examine the issue after The Associated Press reported that U.S. technology had played a far greater role than previously known in enabling human rights abuses by Beijing. Republican…
Don’t splurge just yet. Rumors spread online Friday that the U.S. government will soon be issuing stimulus checks to taxpayers in certain income brackets. But Congress has not passed legislation to authorize such payments, and, according to the IRS, no new stimulus checks will be distributed in the coming weeks. Here’s a closer look at…
The future of a transmission project intended to boost grid reliability and stabilize energy prices is now uncertain On July 23, the U.S. Department of Energy announced that it has canceled a $4.9 billion federal loan guarantee for the Grain Belt Express. What’s happening? As Canary Media detailed, the Grain Belt Express transmission line would…
Washington — Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri joined Democrats Wednesday to advance legislation that would ban members of Congress from buying, selling or owning individual stocks. In an 8-7 vote, Hawley and Senate Democrats on the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs voted the legislation out of committee, with all other…
A former Meta executive, Sarah Wynn-Williams, has come forward as a whistleblower, accusing the company of compromising US national security to establish a substantial business presence in China. According to Wynn-Williams, Meta executives made decisions that allowed the Chinese Communist Party to access user data, including that of Americans. This testimony was given during a…
As the global tech industry reels from the emergence of Chinese start-up DeepSeek, Congress is reacting quickly with proposals to separate US AI development from China and strengthen its competitive edge. One of the most expansive efforts is a bill by Senator Josh Hawley that seeks to ban imports of AI technology and intellectual property…