The monthly reading is the second lowest in the 74-year history of the survey.

The president has upset a reliably Republican rural voter base ahead of the midterms.

A global diesel shortage fueled by wars in Iran and Ukraine is unlikely to ease ​before next year, according to storage market indicators and industry participants, extending a spike in fuel costs tha...

“We want to make sure everybody has a seat at their table and make sure there’s something on that table,” said Waverly-area farmer Paula Peterson.

The move comes after years of demands from President Donald Trump for lower interest rates.

Trump officials say the oil-market disruption is temporary, but Chevron’s Mike Wirth and others warn global supplies are running low, with no respite in sight.

SNAP funding could face a major shake-up at the end of September unless Congress passes a resolution to delay major changes included in the GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill.

“We are endangering one of the strongest economic pillars that we have in this country,” said fourth-generation Iowa farmer Mark Mueller.

New federal requirements will change eligibility for certain non-citizens in Nebraska who are enrolled in or applying for Medicaid beginning Oct. 1.

Families don’t experience inflation as a statistic. They see it in grocery bills, fuel costs, housing payments and health insurance premiums.

After Nebraska used a new interRAI tool to slash Medicaid funding for nearly 900 people, NBC News uncovered the hidden logic behind some of the cuts.