COVID-19 cases are rising again in the United States, and the "stratus" variant might be to blame.
The big picture: A summer outbreak of COVID-19 cases isn't a shocker. But it's arriving before children head back to school, where the virus could spread even more.
Pressure on Congressto renew Affordable Care Act subsidies is likely to ramp up this fall as notices of 2026 premium increases go out and consumers get their first warnings that huge rate hikes could be coming.
Why it matters: Backers of renewing the enhanced tax credits, which expire at the end of this year, hope the sticker shock could motivate Republicans to get behind a short-term reauthorizationto avoid an uproar over premium increases in an election year.
U.S. officials doubled a reward for the arrest of Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro from $25 million to $50 million on Thursday.
The big picture: Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the increased reward in a video posted to X that accused the Venezuelan leader of using criminal gangs including Tren de Aragua (TDA) and the Sinaloa Cartel "to bring deadly drugs and violence" into the U.S.
