ECONOMY
Biden-Harris administration wants to make it easier to cancel subscriptions and bypass chatbots
| August 13, 2024
The White House wants to end corporate practices that it says wastes consumers’ time and money, such as forcing customers to wait on hold for refunds, placing unnecessary barriers on canceling subscriptions, and making it difficult to access or submit health insurance claims.
JD Vance says he wants to help families, but missed vote to expand child tax credit
| August 13, 2024
Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance proposed more than doubling the federal child tax credit to $5,000 over the weekend, but recently missed the chance to vote for an expanded credit—an effort his fellow Senate Republicans blocked.
New data shows just how little single moms make compared to other parents
| August 7, 2024
As many as 28 percent of single moms live in poverty. Here's what you need to know about the wage gap for single moms.
Elon Musk says he’ll move X and SpaceX to Texas
| July 17, 2024
Musk said he decided to move his companies from California after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several laws expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students.
Who is J.D. Vance? Here’s what to know about Trump’s VP pick.
| July 15, 2024
Vance has compared abortion to murder and slavery, has criticized divorce, and has suggested people in “violent” marriages should try to work things out. He’s additionally said he wants to ban pornography, and has blamed a school shooting on “fatherlessness.”