US Politics

Bank of America to Pay $72.5 Million in Epstein Suit

Bank of America has agreed to pay $72.5 million (€62.8 million) to settle a class action lawsuit accusing it of facilitating Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking operations, according to court filings on Friday.

House Republicans Reject Senate Plan to Fund TSA

Republicans in the US House of Representatives on Friday shot down a bipartisan Senate effort to end the weekslong partial government shutdown that has forced thousands of airport security officers to work without pay. Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson called the Senate bill, which passed unanimously early Friday morning, a "joke."

If I Die First: Practical Guide for Caregiver Planning

Noreen Vance 's beloved sister Angela has severe Down syndrome and needs help with daily life. Their mother cared for her for decades but refused to confront the possibility that she might die before her daughter. Vance tried to talk about the future, but her mom just shut the conversation down.

No Kings Rally Seeks Record Turnout Saturday

A message promoting an upcoming "No Kings" protest is projected on the National Gallery of Art, with the U.S. Capitol seen in the background, on Monday, March 23, 2026, in Washington.

Trump Orders Pay for TSA Agents Amid DHS Funding Lapse

A partial government shutdown has caused widespread disruption across airports in the United States, with nearly 500 airport security officers quitting their jobs, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Thursday. It all comes as President Donald Trump's administration has not reached a deal with the US Congress to fund the department.

Equal Pay Day: Gender Wage Gap Widens Again

Women working full-time, year round, earn an average of 81 cents for every dollar men working full-time, year round make. simplehappyart/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption simplehappyart/Getty Images Equal Pay Day has come around again.

Maine Democrats Wage Costly Primary to Challenge Collins

Combat veteran and oyster farmer Graham Platner in Sullivan, Maine in 2025; Maine Gov. Janet Mills in National Harbor, Md. in 2023. Both Platner and Mills are Democrats vying to defeat Sen. Susan Collins, who is running for a sixth consecutive term in Maine. Robert F.

How Trump’s Iran war objectives evolved

US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. JIM WATSON/AFP hide caption toggle caption JIM WATSON/AFP At the outset of the U.S.-Israel-led war in Iran, President Trump gave lots of reasons for launching the strikes on Iran from stopping its nuclear capabilities to regime change.