
Rural hospitals will be hit hard by Trump’s signature spending package
Health policy experts predict that cuts to Medicaid will push more rural hospitals to close. sneakpeekpic via iStock / Getty Images PlusThe public health provisions in the massive spending package tha...
Lauren S. Hughes, State Policy Director, Farley Health Policy Center; Associate Professor of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

‘Big’ legislative package shifts more of SNAP’s costs to states, saving federal dollars but causing fewer Americans to get help paying for food
People shop for food in Brooklyn in 2023 at a store that makes sure that its customers know it accepts SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps and EBT. Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe legislative packa...
Tracy Roof, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond

Why Texas Hill Country, where a devastating flood killed dozens, is one of the deadliest places in the US for flash flooding
A Kerrville, Texas, resident watches the flooded Guadalupe River on July 4, 2025.Eric Vryn/Getty ImagesTexas Hill Country is known for its landscapes, where shallow rivers wind among hills and through...
Hatim Sharif, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Conservatives notch 2 victories in their fight to deny Planned Parenthood federal funding through Me…
Conservatives have won two important battles in their decades-long campaign against Planned Parentho…
One ‘big, beautiful’ reason why Republicans in Congress just can’t quit Donald Trump
The U.S. Capitol is seen shortly after the Senate passed its version of the One Big Beautiful Bill A…
Astronomers have discovered another puzzling interstellar object − this third one is big, bright and…
The Haleakala Observatory, left, houses one telescope for the ATLAS system. That system first spotte…
War, politics and religion shape wildlife evolution in cities
A Buddhist monk in Hong Kong releases fish and chants prayers during a ceremony to free the spirits …
Military force may have delayed Iran’s nuclear ambitions – but history shows that diplomacy is the m…
View of the United Nations logo at a 2022 conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Prolife…
What MAGA means to Americans
A Trump supporter holds up a MAGA sign during a rally in Green Bay, Wis., on April 2, 2024.AP Photo/…
Speedballing – the deadly mix of stimulants and opioids – requires a new approach to prevention and …
Speedballing kills nearly 35,000 people in the U.S. every year.Cappi Thompson/Moment via Getty Image…