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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.