The affordability crisis is not entirely the president's fault. But he promised lower prices, and now it is his problem.

Housing prices aren't coming down, and that's challenging us to redefine the American dream. Maybe renting isn't so bad?

The number of billionaires is growing. So is the call to abolish them.

Another week, another sports betting scandal. This time, it's the MLB. It's all happening because of an increasingly popular way to bet on games.

An antisemitic influencer went on Tucker Carlson's show. What happened next is fracturing the American right.

The Trump administration is making GLP-1s more affordable. This class of drugs seems to have forever changed the game on diet and exercise for Americans.

Enough Democrats joined the GOP to strike a deal that could end the government shutdown. And now they're feeling the heat.

It’s open enrollment season, and new health insurance premiums are causing sticker shock around the country. So how do you pick a health care plan that won’t break the bank?

Lily Allen's West End Girl is a scorched-earth tell-all about the end of her celebrity marriage. It's the breakup album for our parasocial age.

The government shutdown is making flying even worse. And maybe more dangerous.

Democrats had a very big night and now need to figure out how to make it last.

The president wants more arrests and faster deportations of unauthorized immigrants. Which means the shock-and-awe enforcement campaigns might get even more chaotic.

AI is in everything these days. But should it be in our nuclear arsenal?

You know those annoying scam texts offering an easy remote job? We find out how they work, why they're so ubiquitous, and the dark world behind them.

Should they be? Let’s see.

Millions of Americans are about to lose their SNAP benefits. The fight over who deserves them has been juiced by online videos that claim to show recipients behaving badly.

President Trump is sending warships to Venezuela and bombing so-called drug boats off the coast. His aggression toward Venezuela smells a lot like the beginnings of a war. But it may just be a way to expand presidential power.

And what happens when it pops.

President Trump demolished part of the White House to make room for a lavish new ballroom. The gold and glitz is part of a broader rebranding project for an America in Trump's image.

Patients and doctors both are turning to AI for help with diagnosing ailments and managing chronic issues. Should we trust it?

Taylor Swift reaches new heights with her latest album, which is both divisive and record-breaking.

You can. And ICE's aggressive tactics are inviting legal challenges from protesters. But some recent court rulings will make it hard for them to win.

We visit New Jersey, where there are cracks emerging in Trump's gains with Latinos.

When the private messages of Young Republican leaders leaked, it exposed an antisemitism problem that is dividing the GOP. And the online world that is fostering it.

The Trump administration is making an effort to systematically exclude trans people from public life. For many trans Americans, it feels like an existential threat.