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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick speaks during a cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 26, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

NTIA wants to claim leftover BEAD funds as taxpayer ‘savings’

With billions federal funds expected to be leftover from the BEAD program, the government claims it's saving taxpayers money. The truth is a bit more complicated.
Trump and Kris Kobach
President-elect Donald Trump and Kris Kobach, Kansas secretary of state, shake hands following their meeting with president-elect at Trump International Golf Club, November 20, 2016 in Bedminster Township, New Jersey. (Drew Angerer / Getty Images)

Kansas AG sues governor over refusal to share SNAP data with feds

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach sued Gov. Laura Kelly over her refusal to share the personal data of 730,000 SNAP recipients with the federal government.
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Hurricane Erin
In this NOAA image taken by the GOES satellite, Hurricane Erin crosses the Atlantic Ocean as it moves west on August 16, 2025. According to the National Hurricane Center, Erin has strengthened to a Category 5 storm as the first major hurricane of the 2025 season. (Getty Images)

Researchers propose a more holistic way of classifying hurricanes

University researchers from Florida and the Netherlands tested a new hurricane classification system that goes beyond wind speed.
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