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The Strait of Hormuz is 8,000 miles from McAllen. It doesn't matter — the Iran war's cost arrives anyway, built into every fill-up and every grocery receipt in the Rio Grande Valley.

A war in the Middle East is costing South Texas families $55 more a month just to fill up — and in Alice, Beeville, and Rockport, not driving isn't an option. Here's what the Iran war and federal tariffs are doing to the pump and the grocery bill in rural South Texas.

For millions of people living with HIV in rural Africa, survival has depended on something most Americans take for granted — a healthcare worker showing up. Now, sweeping cuts to U.S. foreign aid are threatening to unravel that lifeline, and the consequences are being felt one missed home visit at a time.

Tariffs on imported goods are showing up in checkout prices nearly dollar for dollar, just on a seven-month delay. Here's why your grocery bill hasn't caught up yet, and why more increases are still on the way.

Millions of American families are currently facing tighter Medicaid coverage, reduced food assistance, and gas prices hovering above $4 a gallon. At the same time, the Trump administration has reached a deal that involves facilitating $300 billion in reconstruction funds for Iran — a country the United States bombed just months ago.

For decades, rural America has been the foundation of Republican political power, delivering the wide margins that carried Donald Trump to two presidential victories. But a new round of polling data suggests that foundation is cracking — and farmers, facing some of the worst financial conditions in a generation, are a big reason why.

For families watching every dollar, Spirit Airlines was often the difference between a vacation happening or not. Now, after 34 years of flying Americans to their destinations at rock-bottom prices, the airline is gone — and the ripple effects could show up in your travel budget for years to come.

For millions of Americans, the ongoing U.S. military conflict with Iran isn't just a foreign policy story — it's showing up in their bank accounts every time they fill up their gas tank, buy groceries, or call a rideshare to get to work. A new national poll found that half of Americans expect gas prices to climb even higher in the months ahead, and 4 in 10 say they are already worse off financially than they were at the start of Trump's second term.

The following was written by Rylee Lacy of the National Association of Evangelicals, and was originally published in Religion News Service. You can read the original article here. As a mom-to-be, this Mother’s Day feels different. Feeling my son’s little kicks, I already sense the deep, instinctual love for this life growing inside of me and the desire for him to flourish. I have always been a strongly pro-life evangelical Christian, but experiencing this bond between a mothe

When it comes to U.S. foreign spending, Americans don't always agree — but a new poll suggests there's one program that cuts across political lines: PEPFAR, the U.S.-funded global AIDS relief effort that has saved millions of lives since it launched more than two decades ago.

For more than six decades, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami has provided shelter, care, and family reunification services to some of the most vulnerable children in the world. That work is now coming to an end after the Trump administration canceled an $11 million federal contract that supported the program.

A single social media post depicting Donald Trump as Jesus Christ set off a firestorm of criticism — not from Democrats or the media, but from some of the president's most loyal supporters. The controversy unfolded over a turbulent week that also included escalating military threats against Iran, drawing fresh scrutiny from across the political spectrum.

A single social media post managed to do something rare in American politics — it united Trump critics and some of his most devoted Christian supporters in shared concern. The image, which showed President Donald Trump in robes performing what many recognized as a healing gesture associated with Jesus Christ, sparked immediate backlash and was gone from his account by Monday morning.

Easter Sunday brought two starkly different messages to the world stage — Pope Leo XIV's call for peace and President Trump's fiery warning to Iran over the Strait of Hormuz. The contrast put Catholic leaders and the White House at odds on one of the most pressing foreign policy questions of the moment.

A New Jersey pastor is spending Holy Week in federal immigration detention, separated from his congregation, his family, and for nearly seven days, his Bible.

In a powerful message to global leaders, Pope Leo has reminded the world of something Christians have long known: caring for the sick is not optional—it is a calling. Speaking at a global health conference organized by the World Health Organization alongside European bishops, Pope Leo described universal access to healthcare as a “moral imperative.” His words carry a weight that goes beyond politics, pointing instead to the heart of Christian faith. “Healthcare must be acces

The war between the United States, Israel, and Iran is unfolding thousands of miles away, but its consequences could reach directly into the finances of Virginia households. The reason is simple: global oil markets depend heavily on the Strait of Hormuz. Three basic realities explain why this conflict could raise prices and threaten the broader economy: Oil prices are likely to stay elevated until the Strait of Hormuz fully reopens. The longer the disruption continues, the hi

A new report from American Families United (AFU) is bringing attention to the emotional, financial, and medical hardship facing U.S. citizens married to immigrants — hardship described in painful detail by families living through it.

Archbishop Timothy Broglio, President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Archbishop for the Military Services, has issued a clear moral warning about the U.S. military’s recent lethal boat strikes in the Caribbean.

Congress has passed a “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation bill that supercharges immigrant detention and deportation funding. Many are...