Social issues
Prices for common baby items are rising due to Trump’s tariffs, congressional analysis says
Baby car seat carriers for sale at a Walmart store in Secaucus, New Jersey, US, on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The cost of some baby gear has risen in recent weeks due to President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, according to a new congressional report. The cost of five common […]
Read More
Healthy Returns: Ozempic, Wegovy linked to rare cases of serious eye condition
Weight loss syringes of the brands “Wegovy”, “Ozempic” are sold at In der Achat Apotheke in Mitte, Germany. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. Novo […]
Read More
Trump admin tells immigration judges to dismiss cases in tactic to speed up arrests
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detain a man after conducting a raid at the Cedar Run apartment complex in Denver, Colorado, U.S., Feb. 5, 2025. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters A recent memo to immigration judges obtained by NBC News provides fresh insight into how the Trump administration is pulling off a new tactic — dismissing pending […]
Read More
Trump deployment of National Guard, Marines to LA will cost $134 million: Pentagon official
Members of the California National Guard stand watch outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles, as protests continue in response to federal immigration operations, June 10, 2025. Ronaldo Schemidt | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles as immigration-enforcement protests continue will […]
Read More
Where the axe might fall in the UK’s spending review
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves at a roundtable meeting during her visit to the British Steel site on April 17, 2025 in Scunthorpe, England. Wpa Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.K. Treasury is poised to set out day-to-day spending and investment plans for all government departments on Wednesday, with […]
Read More
California Gov. Newsom plans to sue Trump over National Guard deployment to LA protests
California Governor Gavin Newsom (R) speaks as California Attorney general Rob Bonta looks on during a news conference at Gemperle Orchard on April 16, 2025 in Ceres, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that he will sue President Donald Trump for his deployment of the National Guard to deal […]
Read More
Judge blocks Trump administration from deporting family of Colorado attack suspect
A man reads a note placed on a memorial at the scene of an attack that injured multiple people, outside the Boulder County Courthouse, in Boulder, Colorado, U.S. June 2, 2025. Mark Makela | Reuters A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily barred the Trump administration from deporting the wife and five children of Mohamed Soliman, […]
Read More
Education Department says Columbia University fails to meet accreditation standards
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 […]
Read More
Immigrant said to be framed for writing Trump threat letters remains detained, for now
ICE arrested Ramon Morales-Reyes, a 54-year-old from Mexico on May 22, 2025. Courtesy: U.S. Homeland Security An undocumented immigrant who prosecutors say was framed by a jail inmate for writing threatening letters about President Donald Trump was ordered Wednesday to remain detained by an immigration judge in Chicago to give a government lawyer more time […]
Read More
Healthy Returns: AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Gilead and other drugmakers release promising cancer drug data at ASCO
Attendees walk through the lobby at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago. Tim Boyle | Bloomberg | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. I’m back in New […]
Read More