As Trump's proposed arch looms over D.C., protesters pin their hopes on the midtermsDemocratic lawmakers, veterans and concerned citizens gathered in Memorial Circle to protest the arch Trump wants to build there. Their hopes lie primarily in a lawsuit and next month's midterms.NPR3d agoWhole story →CultureGovernmenttrump arch protest
SNAP’s funding model is changing. Here’s what that means : NPRStates will start to pay a larger share of the bill to run the food assistance program, as federal funding for operational costs shrinks.NPR5d agoWhole story →EconomyFoodsnap funding change
Maine Senate race may come down to Collins' and Jackson's home county : NPRHome to both Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic candidate Troy Jackson, Maine's senate race has put rural Aroostook County in the spotlight.NPR5d agoWhole story →FoodGovernmentmaine senate race
Planet Money : NPRVery soon, Social Security may not have enough money to make full payments to retirees. Very soon. Like by 2032, just six years from now. So what are we gonna do about it? Today on the show, we look at some of the most talked about possible solutions; and exactly whose wallets we’ll have to rifle through to find the money to pay for each. Then we’ll run…NPR5d agoWhole story →CultureTechnologysocial security funding crisis
Senate passes Protect College Sports Act. Bill's future unclear : NPRThe bill's supporters, which include the NCAA, say it will tame what they call a "Wild West" era of college sports as litigation chips away at long-held rules around eligibility, transfers and pay.NPR7d agoWhole story →CultureGovernmentprotect college sports act passage
