Big numbers of Americans are concerned and stressed about finances, and feelings of being secure and content about them are down from this time last year. It’s all part of increasingly bad views of the U.S. economy. Those ratings, which have long been low, have slid even lower — to levels not seen since 2023. … Read more
NEW YORK — When a heat wave hits, millions of air conditioners switch on at once, straining the electric grid and driving up the risk of outages — and residents’ power bills. To ease that strain, power companies may ask customers to do something many probably won’t: Set the air conditioner a few degrees higher. … Read more
CBS News poll: Few see U.S. goals being met in Iran yet; Americans voice worry and stress – CBS News Watch CBS News Amid talks and a ceasefire, the Iran war looks like unfinished business to many Americans. CBS News elections and surveys director Anthony Salvanto has more. Source link
Amid talks and a ceasefire, the Iran war looks like unfinished business to many Americans. That’s because there are things they call important for the U.S. to do — including opening the Strait of Hormuz for oil access, ensuring the Iranian people are free and permanently stopping Iran’s nuclear programs — that they don’t feel … Read more
Katie Crouch says calling her state’s Medicaid agency to get information about her benefits can feel like a series of dead ends. “The first time, it’ll ring interminably. Next time, it’ll go to a voice mail that just hangs up on you,” said the 48-year-old, who lives in Delaware. “Sometimes you’ll get a person who … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The White House pushed back hard Friday amid a news report that Todd Lyons, the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has been hospitalized at least twice for stress-related issues with the Trump administration that left him visibly upset and strained. The pushback came … Read more
Washington — Efforts in Congress to block President Trump from using further military action against Iran without support from lawmakers have intensified after the U.S. and Israel launched a massive military operation on Saturday. Lawmakers are expected to vote this week on resolutions to require President Trump to seek Congressional approval to use military force … Read more
U.S. allies and adversaries responded to the joint attacks launched Saturday by the U.S. and Israel on Iran, with some of America’s close partners describing the situation as “grave” and “perilous.” Below is a look at the latest reaction to the conflict that erupted Saturday between Iran and the U.S. and its closest ally in … Read more