Matt Sedensky

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Tea Party

‘All over again, taxation without representation’: Tea enthusiasts, historians argue tariff regime is the same as the American Revolution

By Matt Sedensky and The Associated Press

Aviation

The airline chaos is so bad that an expat has to fly to Canada and drive to Pennsylvania to visit her father with terminal cancer

By Matt Sedensky, Wyatte Grantham-Philips, and others

Donald Trump

‘It’s sort of like a divorce’: Top analyst sees trade war with China as ugly, complex: ‘This kind of story doesn’t have a good guy’

By Matt Sedensky and The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 18: The Free Press’ Honestly with Bari Weiss (pictured) hosts Senator Ted Cruz presented by Uber and X on January 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Uber, X and The Free Press)

CBS becomes Bari Weiss’ ‘anti-woke’ arena as the millennial media mogul (and mainstream media critic) digs in

By The Associated Press and Matt Sedensky

Jimmy Kimmel

Arts & Entertainment

Kimmel’s return to ABC will be dark on dozens of stations, with ‘tension’ between Hollywood and the heartland on display

By Mae Anderson, Matt Sedensky, and others

family

Meet the 40-something self-made ‘everyday millionaires’ who say they still don’t feel rich

By Matt Sedensky, Ashley Lutz, and others

Resident Eugene Preslier, right, is accompanied by his private certified nursing aid Miriam Louis as he returns from a meal to his apartment in the independent living facility at the Toby and Leon Cooperman Sinai Residences, July 4, 2025, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Nursing homes struggle to recruit staff as Trump attacks sources of immigrant workers: ‘We feel completely beat up right now’

By Matt Sedensky and The Associated Press

President Donald Trump walks with workers as he tours U.S. Steel Corporation’s Mon Valley Works-Irvin plant, Friday, May 30, 2025, in West Mifflin, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Spike in steel tariffs could imperil Trump promise of lower grocery prices

By Matt Sedensky and The Associated Press

Linda Hilton, a 76-year-old retired office worker, sits in front of her home as she packs up to move Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in Apache Junction, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Personal Finance

Retired child welfare worker, 73, about to be hit again with 40-year-old student loan debt—’They said, ‘Move to a cheaper state”

By Matt Sedensky and The Associated Press

Michael Montgomery poses at his home in Huntington Woods, Mich., Friday, April 18, 2025.

‘I’m not looking’ — Americans close to retirement are afraid to check their account balances

By Matt Sedensky and The Associated Press

FILE – Elon Musk speaks during an event with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Elon Musk’s DOGE is claiming victory after uncovering $382 million in unemployment fraud—but the government already found it years ago: ‘I don’t think it’s news to anyone’

By Matt Sedensky and The Associated Press

Shoppers visit Economy Candy in New York’s Lower East Side, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

A third-generation NYC candy shop owner says Trump’s historic tariffs will devastate his business—and fears ‘hyperinflation’

By Matt Sedensky and The Associated Press

This photo provided by Kristin Jenn shows her in her National Park Service ranger uniform in Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska in October 2024, while she was a seasonal worker for the NPS. (Kristin Jenn via AP)

Fired federal workers say their own relatives are cheering on Trump and DOGE’s job cuts

By The Associated Press and Matt Sedensky

Pregnant woman looking out window

Six months pregnant and laid off by DOGE, former CFPB employee and other workers scramble to find employment

By Matt Sedensky and The Associated Press

PRODUCTION – 31 July 2023, Berlin: During a home visit, nurse Ramona Rössner hands her patient, 97-year-old senior Brigitte Richter, who is in need of care, a glass of hot coffee with a straw in it. (to dpa-KORR “You drink, I drink” – How heat endangers old people) Photo: Monika Skolimowska/dpa (Photo by Monika Skolimowska/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Nursing home staffing to be regulated for the first time so facilities can’t sacrifice resident safety ‘just to add some dollars to their bottom line’

By Matt Sedensky and The Associated Press