The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is seen in Washington, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget proposal includes the total elimination ...

LAWRENCE — Anti-poverty advocates and a Democratic congresswoman on Thursday accused the Trump administration of “doubling down” on spending cuts that could harm the state’s lowest-income residents.

Alisha Wescott of Burlington, Vermont, is trying to get her online nail business off the ground. She makes long, elaborate acrylic nails, often decked out with glittery illustrations of cartoon ...