In Virginia, three health clinics shut their doors. In Mississippi, rural health centers are facing a $500,000 deficit. In WVa., a mental health program for teen girls is turning to a private donor to pay its bills

NEW: I was just told that housing and Head Start programs are now unable to access the system used to draw down previously awarded funds. That is money that they need to pay their staff on Feb. 1 to keep pre-K centers open or to help pay rent for low-income households.

Is your program affected by the federal funding freeze announced over night? Send me a DM, looking to talk to folks about the real-world impact of this massive halt to government funding

Trump has said tariffs will encourage companies to move manufacturing out of China and back to the U.S. So far, companies have been shifting manufacturing away from China, but they are going to other low-cost countries instead with Mexico as a big winner

Across the country, there are indications that a growing number of Americans have been turning to budget motels for shelter after a surge in rents and home prices in recent years left those on the lower end of the income spectrum with no place else to go.

The affordable housing shortage is reshaping parts of rural America�� via @nbcnews

Aging Florida condo buildings -- often one of the last options of relatively affordable housing along Florida's coasts -- are facing millions in repairs, pushing some condo owners to the financial brink.

@JenniferJJacobs is one of the most talented reporters I've worked with in over 20 years. Not only has she proven to be a brilliant reporter who broke countless stories, but at every step she was just as focused on accuracy, integrity and honesty with readers and her subjects.

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In Washoe County, home prices have increased 46% since 2019 to $580,000. That would amount to a $3,000 mortgage payment. To afford that, a household would have to make more than $100,000 a year, well above the current median household income of $80,000.

What the economy looks like for the 1 in 7 retirees who get nearly all their income from Social Security checks, which average around $1,900 a month. via @nbcnews

A recent surge in construction projects have put increasing strain on an already stretched workforce

Homes along Atlantic, NC being evacuated from brush fire

RT @maxwelltani: New: I wrote about complaints by some staff at the Times and Reuters that Guild organizers are posting tweets that are cri…

If you’re thinking of our military families this Memorial Day:

An unbelievable loss of not only an intelligent, thoughtful and passionate voice so needed these days, but also a kind, bright light in so many people’s lives.

Stress, confusion and uncertainty as borrowers navigate Biden debt relief plans via @nbcnews

Hundreds of veterans had their colon cancer screening tests invalidated. A college student missed a trip to Ghana when their passport. A bride had to rent a dress for her wedding.

On this day four years ago, we were freaking out about Covid Today, we are freaking out about a Kate Middleton photo