For years, rural America has been the political foundation that Republican candidates — and Donald Trump in particular — have counted on when election results start rolling in. But a new round of polling data suggests that foundation is developing some serious cracks, and the reasons why matter for anyone who lives in or depends on small-town and farming communities across the country.

A maternity ward inside a refugee camp in Rwanda that slashed newborn death rates is at risk of closing after the Trump administration froze U.S. foreign aid funding, The Independent has reported. The clinic, located at the Mahama refugee camp in eastern Rwanda and run by the charity Save the Children, opened in 2023 and provides emergency cesarean sections, vaccinations, and malnutrition treatment. It is almost entirely funded by U.S. dollars — 70 percent from the U.S. gover

Asked about gas prices hitting $4.53 a gallon, President Trump brushed off the question on May 19. 'This is peanuts,' he said, adding: 'I don't think about Americans' financial situations.'

For families watching every dollar, Spirit Airlines was often the difference between a vacation and staying home. Now that affordable option is gone — and millions of travelers, along with roughly 17,000 workers, are suddenly facing a very different reality.