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A youth treatment center promised to help struggling teens. Some say they left with more trauma.

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Youth residential treatment programs promise to help struggling teens develop coping skills and return home to become productive members of their communities. A CBS News investigation looks at whether these programs, which are largely unregulated by the federal government, are helping teens. Source link

Trump promised to hold 30,000 migrants at Guantanamo. A year later, it’s mostly empty.

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Just eight days after returning to the White House last year, President Trump announced plans to turn the U.S. military base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into a massive detention center to hold 30,000 detainees facing deportation as part of his aggressive crackdown on illegal immigration.  But a CBS News review of internal government documents and … Read more

Trump promised cheaper drugs. Some prices dropped. Many others shot up.

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Since his second term started, President Trump has announced, negotiated, or floated a flurry of initiatives aimed at taming the excesses of the pharmaceutical industry. No surprise. About 60% of American adults are “worried about being able to afford prescription drug costs for themselves or their families,” a recent KFF nationwide poll showed. More than … Read more

Trump may send Afghan allies who were promised new lives in the U.S. to Congo instead, advocacy group says

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Hundreds of Afghan refugees who helped the United States fight the Taliban may be sent to the Democratic Republic of Congo after the Trump administration halted their U.S. resettlement, an advocacy group said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Shawn VanDiver, president of San Diego-based advocacy … Read more

Trump promised tax relief, but polling shows most Americans still think they’re overpaying

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WASHINGTON — Most Americans still think their taxes are too high, according to recent polls, even after last year’s tax law fulfilled several of President Donald Trump’s tax-related campaign promises. In fact, a new Fox News poll indicates people are more upset about taxes than they were last year. The findings from the survey, which … Read more

Trump promised to cut electric costs in half. Bills in energy-rich West Virginia now top mortgages

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RAINELLE, W.Va. — Every month, Rebecca Michalski takes a deep breath before opening her electric bill. She lives on a fixed income, and heating her small house this winter has been staggering: Her February charge was $940.08 — more than her check. It makes no sense. She turns the lights off during the day and … Read more

How Trump’s tax law boosts the wealthy and leaves behind some workers he promised to help

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“It’s a little relief, but it’s not enough relief, not at all,” she added. Trump has repeatedly touted “no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, no tax on Social Security” as a key success of his second term since his “big, beautiful bill” passed last year. Many Americans are benefiting from the tax changes … Read more

Trump promised lower costs; the Iran conflict now threatens that pledge

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump was already eager for a Federal Reserve rate cut. If there were ever a moment for him to want one even more, it would be Wednesday — but his war with Iran may have blown it, driving up oil prices and reviving the inflation … Read more