Rural America

Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, arrives for a closed-door meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and fellow Republicans at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 13, 2023.

California Rep. Doug LaMalfa dies at 65

January 6, 2026 10:20 am

Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and President Donald Trump.

White House

Trump administration awards rural health ‘transformation’ grants to all 50 states

Christian Datoc -

December 29, 2025 11:51 am

A voter marks his ballot at a polling place in Dennis Wilkening’s shed on November 3, 2020, in Richland, Iowa. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Magazine

Lies, damned lies, and polarization

Brad Pearce -

December 12, 2025 3:49 am

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.

Healthcare

HHS kills Biden nursing home mandate that would have required 102,000 new staff

Gabrielle M. Etzel -

December 2, 2025 3:09 pm

Rep. Suzan Delbene (D-WA) speaks during the Democratic National Convention.

Congressional

Democrats look to reverse GOP gains with minority and rural voters in eight-figure buy

Rachel Schilke -

November 25, 2025 11:09 am

Side view closeup of Middle Eastern doctor holding clipboard.

Faith, Freedom, and Self-Reliance

Virginia’s plan for rural vitality will close the health gap

Glenn Youngkin -

November 17, 2025 5:00 am

Host of the Bear Grease podcast, part of the MeatEater podcast network, Clay Newcomb is a seventh-generation Arkansan and chronicler of rural American culture. Stories told around the campfire are deeply rooted in American culture and the folklore attached to them has been passed on for multiple generations. (courtesy Clay Newcomb)

Columnists

American folklore is more than just scary stories; it carries a value system

Salena Zito -

October 21, 2025 5:46 pm

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz.

Healthcare

RFK Jr. asks states for ‘bold, audacious’ rural health funding requests

Gabrielle M. Etzel -

September 15, 2025 12:23 pm

Crime

Pritzker’s ‘blanket statement’ doesn’t apply to entirety of Chicago: Salena Zito

Asher Notheis -

September 2, 2025 11:03 am

Columnists

If JB Pritzker wants to be president, he should start in Pike County

Salena Zito -

August 29, 2025 4:44 pm

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