The impacts of the longest federal government shutdown in United States history are reverberating around the country — leaving millions of Americans in limbo and igniting concerns about an economic ...

President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday evening to block a lower court ruling that required the administration to fully cover food stamp benefits for tens of millions of Americans in ...

The government shutdown is disrupting flights and food stamp benefits. Follow here for the latest news updates.

Republican pollster Frank Luntz joins Michael Smerconish to test the ultimate message challenge: reframing socialism for the American heartland.

Disgruntled travelers across the US will face more disruptions to their plans this weekend, as airlines cancel hundreds of additional flights and delays continue to mount due to air traffic controller ...

Between January and mid-October 2025, calls to local 211 helplines from people seeking food pantries in their community held steady at nearly 1,000 calls per day.

President Donald Trump knows he’s losing the politics of the government shutdown so far. But that’s not making him any more inclined to give ground on the Democratic demands that could bring the ...

The Points Guy founder Brian Kelly joins The Lead.

Economist Emily Oster joins Michael Smerconish to discuss the growing debate over whether Medicare and Medicaid should cover GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic. With prices dropping and evidence ...

A speeding driver fleeing police slammed a car into a crowded bar early Saturday, killing four people and injuring 11 in a historic district of Tampa, Florida, known for its nightlife and tourists.

In early 2022, Stanford medical student Santiago Sanchez set out to organize a campus debate with Jay Bhattacharya — a professor at the university whose outspoken denunciations of pandemic lockdowns ...

A deadly tornado tore through a state in southern Brazil, killing at least six people and injuring more than 400 others, local authorities said.