Gifts from top 50 US philanthropists jumped to $22.4B in 2025 − Mike Bloomberg, Bill Gates and the estate of Paul Allen lead a list of the biggest givers

Axios Finish Line: A consensus Bill of Rights

<p>Watch the White House, Congress and most political campaigns, and it seems clear we're <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/04/10/political-polarization-america-rahm-emanuel" target="_blank">too polarized</a> and too tribal to find common cause.</p><ul><li>Well, that's a lie.</li></ul><p><strong>Why it matters: </strong>In an <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/11/america-social-media-polarization" target="_blank">earlier column</a>, we showed how algorithms and screens hide a more normal and agreeable American public. This actually extends to many hot political debates: Most people agree on most big topics most of the time. The results are striking — and should give you hope. See if this aligns with your experience.</p><hr><ul><li>This notional Bill of Rights synthesizes majority views from polling of U.S. adults: </li></ul><p><strong>1. Government should</strong> have no say in what we say, how we pray, how we protest and whom we love, provided we act legally.</p><ul><li>79% ...

2025 saw relatively fewer natural disasters. Will you get a break on home insurance?

Disaster costs fell in the U.S. in 2025. Still, it was the fourth time in five years that extreme weather inflicted more than $100 billion in annual losses. Industry experts say the growing financial toll will make insurers wary of rushing to cut rates.

Republicans block Democratic bill to fund DHS agencies other than ICE, CBP

Senate Democrats on Wednesday seemingly sought to turn the tables on Republicans, asking for unanimous consent to pass a bill to fund agencies within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that do not conduct immigration enforcement. Sen. Patty Murray (Wash.), the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee, asked for unanimous consent for a measure…

Mike Johnson tells House Republicans housing bill could go to conference amid fight with Senate - Politico

Senate Democrats introduce bill to shield small businesses from Trump’s new tariffs

<p>Bill is in response to president’s latest push to impose tariffs, but it’s likely to stall in Republican-majority Senate</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/mar/10/donald-trump-iran-georgia-immigration-mississippi-latest-news-updates">US politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>A new Democrat-led bill seeks to exempt small businesses from <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a>’s latest round of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-tariffs">tariffs</a>, as small business owners continue to reel from the impacts of the battle over the president’s signature economic policy.</p><p>Introduced by the senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts, the <a href="https://www.sbc.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/0/1/01a85d52-07a6-46e9-8608-624cad3454c2/E951E99C09187527189DE2F5FE6D93D7554E5B6CA20A821B132A940695B6126A.ros26308---with-cosponsors.pdf">bill</a>, known as the “Small Business Liberation 2.0 Act”, would...

Money markets show foreign demand for dollars at strongest since April 2025 - Reuters

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiswFBVV95cUxNWVhtaVFRV1JPZjIzc09aYXhhNEluTHp4aHkwRHQtUnFtUnFYZURZdFllcnQwY2syQ1lsY2RiaHdsczF3M0JjTGlVY0N4Z3ZtSDFaT09hc2dxU0F0c3B2M1RmNGw2WjRYaGtuUHVNSE5aQ2Jwc3ptdmt4MUFfZlhnLUV4bU5HVXJLQUNURlotVWU0QWFCX20zWVVsdldGZEVqWXRjLTNoaUVNbXNZQklfTUpXVQ?oc=5" target="_blank">Money markets show foreign demand for dollars at strongest since April 2025</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">Reuters</font>