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Health

This family wants to have more babies, but not in a hospital

Katia Riddle

The Trump administration is encouraging people to have more children, with baby bonuses and tax breaks. But some families who are practicing pronatalism want alternatives to hospital births.
Politics

Republicans renew a bid to remove noncitizens from the census tally behind voting maps

Hansi Lo Wang

GOP lawmakers are trying again to exclude millions of non-U.S. citizens living in the states from census counts that the 14th Amendment says must include the "whole number of persons in each state."
Environment

Power prices are expected to soar under new tax cut and spending law

Michael Copley

In states without policies to drive renewable energy, power prices could surge as federal tax incentives for clean energy disappear, according to Energy Innovation, a think tank.
Economy

Why there's so much excitement around a cryptocurrency called stablecoin

Rafael Nam

Stablecoins are meant to be a safer type of cryptocurrency. Now, Congress is preparing some rules around it.
Politics

Senate moves to debate cuts to public broadcasting and foreign aid

Deirdre Walsh

Scott Neuman

The Trump administration has asked Congress to rescind funds for NPR/PBS and foreign aid. Congress has until the end of the week to approve the cuts.
With temporary protections for some Afghans set to expire, appeals court steps in

The Associated Press

An appeals court late Monday stepped in to keep in place protections for nearly 12,000 Afghans that have allowed them to work in the U.S. and be protected from deportation.