Geoff Mulvihill

FILE – Protesters who have lost love ones to the opioid crisis protest outside a courthouse in Boston, Aug. 2, 2019, where a judge heard arguments in a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Judge postpones OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma’s sentencing to let opioid victims attend in person

April 21, 2026 at 2:57 p.m.

A judge on Tuesday delayed the criminal sentencing of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma in order to allow victims to attend the court proceeding in person.

FILE – Mifepristone tablets sit on a table at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Ames, Iowa, July 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Judge refuses to block sending abortion pill by mail for now, but says FDA must finish review

April 7, 2026 at 4:45 p.m.

A federal judge Tuesday refused to block filling prescriptions for the abortion pill mifepristone by mail across the U.S. — at least for now — in a setback to Louisiana’s...

FILE – Electric Time Co. employee Walter Rodriguez cleans the face of an 84-inch Wegman clock at the plant in Medfield, Mass. Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

This weekend’s US clock change is a problem, and there’s a deep divide on how to fix it

March 6, 2026 at 9:46 a.m.

Clocks will skip ahead an hour at 2 a.m. Sunday for daylight saving time in most of the U.S., creating a 23-hour day that throws off sleep schedules, plunges early-morning...

FILE – A SNAP EBT information sign is displayed outside of a convenience store in Baltimore, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

A judge says she’ll rule that the US still cannot force states to provide data on SNAP recipients

February 13, 2026 at 4:31 p.m.

President Donald Trump’s administration cannot force states to hand over detailed information on people who have applied for or received aid from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a judge said...

Daphne Williams, director of the Smarty Pants Early Learning Center, in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood, reads to children on Jan. 7, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

Judge rules Trump administration can’t withhold child care and social service funds to Illinois and 4 other states

February 6, 2026 at 7:09 p.m.

A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's administration must keep funds flowing to child care subsidies and other social service programs in five Democratic-controlled states — at least...

FILE – A customer walks past an EBT payment sign posted on the front window of a grocery store in Philadelphia, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Expanded work requirements for the biggest US food aid program are kicking in for more states

January 30, 2026 at 4:54 p.m.

Work requirements are kicking in for more older adults and parents of teenagers across the U.S. who get help with groceries through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

FILE – Children watch television at ABC Learning Center in Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave, File)

Judge rules Trump administration must keep funding child care subsidies in 5 states for now, including Illinois

January 23, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must keep federal funds flowing to child care subsidies and other social service programs in five Democratic-controlled states — at...

President Donald Trump listens as Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump’s ‘beautiful’ new law means states have big decisions this year on Medicaid, SNAP and taxes

January 8, 2026 at 10:58 a.m.

States have major decisions to make in 2026 about the social safety net and taxes in the aftermath of a sweeping law President Donald Trump signed last year.

FILE – SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a gas station in Riverwoods, Ill., Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file)

Trump administration says it will withhold SNAP from Democrat-led states if they don’t provide data

December 2, 2025 at 3:43 p.m.

President Donald Trump’s administration said Tuesday that it will move to withhold SNAP food aid from recipients in most Democratic-controlled states starting next week unless those states provide information about...

A person shops for produce, which is covered by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), at a grocery store in Baltimore, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

The timeline for SNAP benefits remains uncertain, even as the government is set to reopen

November 13, 2025 at 8:25 a.m.

The federal government is reopening, but there’s still uncertainty about when one of the most far-reaching impacts of the closure will be resolved and all 42 million Americans who receive...

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