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How DOGE may have improperly used Social Security data to push voter fraud narratives

A DOGE staffer working in the Social Security Administration has been pushing questionable claims about noncitizens voting — apparently using data that court records suggest DOGE shouldn't have.

'I think he knew': Mahmoud Khalil's wife on his detention and her search for answers

On March 8, Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student, was detained by federal agents. His wife, Noor Abdalla, witnessed the arrest.

A student at Longwood Middle School in Middle Island, N.Y., takes a math test.

Nearly 5 years after schools closed, the nation gets a new report card

There's some good news in math, mostly bad news in reading and lots of questions about why students are still struggling.

USDA, DOGE demand states hand over personal data about food stamp recipients

The Department of Agriculture is demanding sensitive data from states about more than 40 million food stamp recipients, as DOGE is amassing data for immigration enforcement.

DHS official defends Mahmoud Khalil arrest, but offers few details on why it happened

Homeland Security deputy secretary Troy Edgar offered few details on the Trump administration's legal reasoning to deport Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil.

This office was meant to bridge divides in government. Now it's empty

Congress created the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation to unite the expertise of two different agencies that work on electric vehicle charging. Now it seems to have turned into a ghost ship.

Buy-now, pay-later loans have been gaining wide popularity with consumers because many don't charge interest on purchases, says Jennifer Streaks, senior personal finance reporter at Business Insider.

The pros and cons of clicking that option to 'pay in 4 easy installments'

Called "buy-now, pay-later" loans, they essentially work the way they sound. Shoppers borrow money to buy goods then pay the loan back over time, often interest-free. Experts share risks and benefits.

A glimpse into the newly opened archive of Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne

The New York Public Library's Joan Didion archive opens March 26. Here's what you'll find inside.

Trump's Forest Service cuts have people in tinder dry New Mexico on edge

The Trump administration's dramatic staffing cuts at federal lands agencies like the Forest Service are causing anxiety in tinder dry New Mexico, where the wildfire threat is already severe this Spring.

Trump wants to bypass immigration courts. Experts warn it's a 'slippery slope.'

The administration's recent actions to fire immigration judges and other steps are chipping away at what was already an imperfect system in administrative courts.

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