President Biden’s new action on guns
President Biden signed a gun control executive order on Tuesday, with the main goal of strengthening background checks. But the move also highlights the limits of his power on this issue. Plus, the E...
15 Mar 202311min
Homelessness drives local politics in the Western U.S.
Homelessness increased nationwide in 2022. Nearly 600,000 people were experiencing homelessness on a single night in January 2022, according to a HUD assessment. All of this is having a big impact on ...
14 Mar 202311min
U.S. banking regulators move to avert financial panic
After a weekend of speculation and anxiety following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, federal banking regulators on Sunday night determined that FDIC insurance funds will be used to protect Silico...
13 Mar 202311min
Biden sets the tone for the fight over Medicare
President Biden presented an almost 7 trillion budget on Thursday with plans to tax the ultra rich to address a funding crisis with Medicare. Nearly 60 million senior citizens in the U.S. rely on Medi...
10 Mar 202311min
DOJ finds Louisville police violated civil rights
The Louisville Metro Police Department has engaged in systemic discriminatory practices that violate the U.S. Constitution, according to a new report released yesterday from the Department of Justice....
9 Mar 202311min
Home prices falling at last
The cost of buying a house has been soaring for the past few years, and prices are finally starting to fall. But things aren't much easier for first-time buyers. Also, the kidnapping of Americans spo...
8 Mar 202311min
A DEA crackdown on telehealth prescribing
The DEA has proposed new rules that would require doctors to see patients in person before they can prescribe medications like Oxytocin and Adderall. The rules would also impact medications like bupre...
7 Mar 202311min
A high-stakes week for the U.S.-Israel relationship
Protests in Israel have intensified over the last nine weeks against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plans to reform the courts. This weekend, hundreds of thousands took to the streets. Meanwhile,...
6 Mar 202311min
