Volunteers Fill Gaps Left by Shrinking Budgets

With days left before funding lapses, negotiators remain far from a deal.

The administration is laying out its priorities for the coming session, setting up fights with Congress.

Several statehouses are debating new identification requirements ahead of the next election cycle.

A contested nomination is exposing fault lines within both parties' Senate caucuses.

Real wages are rising again, offering a bright spot in an otherwise mixed economic picture.

A fresh round of fiscal warnings is renewing pressure on lawmakers to address the deficit.

Shoppers are telling surveyors they plan to spend cautiously this year despite steady incomes.

New investment is bringing jobs back to communities that lost manufacturing work over the past decade.

Delegates are negotiating who should pay for adaptation costs in vulnerable nations.

A renewed increase in arrivals is straining processing systems and testing political consensus.

Manufacturers are rerouting production as companies hedge against geopolitical risk.

Renewed negotiations aim to restore elements of a long-stalled nonproliferation framework.

Companies across industries are redirecting technology budgets toward AI infrastructure and tools.

Builders are offering incentives directly to buyers as mortgage rates remain elevated.

Another round of price changes reflects the industry's ongoing search for a profitable model.

Utilities are directing capital toward transmission upgrades to handle rising demand.

Community organizations are leaning more heavily on volunteers as funding tightens.

Communities are offering incentive packages to attract new industrial investment.

Disputes over classroom content are playing out in school board meetings nationwide.

Advocacy groups are lobbying for broader coverage of service-related health conditions.