Social issues

This retirement planning gap is ‘hidden in plain sight,’ Harvard professor says

For many people, retirement planning is all about money: how to invest, how much to save, when to claim Social…

Texas Republicans confab hints at how GOP breakup with corporate America could play out

Abraham George is about to take the helm of the Republican Party of Texas (RPT) at a time with the…

Meet the leaders of the Trump era’s new conservative economic populism

This reported column is Part Two of Eamon Javers’ two-part series on the new, conservative economic populism gaining ground among…

Biden confronts 2024 weak spots with young, Black voters at Morehouse commencement

President Joe Biden on Sunday addressed the war in Gaza and discussed his investments in Black communities during a commencement…

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas pressed on questions over friend’s $267,000 RV loan

Two leading Democratic senators are pressing Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to reveal whether he repaid a wealthy friend any…

10 states with the biggest Biden infrastructure funding include key battlegrounds

The Biden administration has announced $537 billion in infrastructure investments since the passage of landmark government funding bills, such as…

No ‘credible plan’: U.S.’ Blinken issues harshest criticism yet of Israel’s Gaza operations

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued harsh words for Israel, criticizing its operations in the Gaza Strip and saying…

Abortion bans drive away up to half of young talent, new CNBC/Generation Lab youth survey finds

The youngest generation of American workers is prepared to move away from states that pass abortion bans and to turn…

Why election polls were so wrong in 2016 and 2020 — and what’s changing to fix that

2014 was the first year Lonna Atkeson remembers receiving hate mail. Atkeson, a political scientist who researches election surveys and…

Immigrant workers are helping boost the U.S. labor market

The strong jobs market has been bolstered post-pandemic by strength in the immigrant workforce in America. And as Americans age…