A Gen X mom makes $25,000 at Applebee's and can only afford one meal a day. She's one of many Americans who live paycheck to paycheck but don't qualify for government help.

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
Woman in a grocery story holding an empty basket
More Americans are becoming ALICEs — people who are asset-limited, income-constrained, and employed but struggle to afford rent and groceries. The subject of the story is not pictured above.

Oscar Wong / Getty Images

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore needles the GOP presidential contenders over the 'divisive' worldview offered in their first debate: 'I'm just not sure who they're actually speaking to'

Tech Insider : Politics
Wes Moore
Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland.

AP Photo/Nathan Howard

AI 'digital workers' are cutting tasks that used to take a month down to 10 minutes in New Mexico. Employees love it.

Tech Insider
Screenshot of New Mexico's
New Mexico is automating a number of processes and integrating AI into its workflows. The state's use of the emerging technologies could point the way to how AI will change workforces across the globe.

Courtesy of the New Mexico Human Services Department.

Republicans called Biden a 'liar' for saying some of them wanted to sunset Social Security and Medicare. But there are several examples of lawmakers supporting cuts or weakening programs.

Tech Insider : Politics
President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington.
President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington.

Susan Walsh/Associated Press

Republicans' plans to slash Social Security and Medicare are becoming clearer: 'We have no choice but to make hard decisions'

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
Kevin McCarthy
Reports suggest that concessions Rep. Kevin McCarthy made to secure his Speaker seat involved promoting cuts to entitlement programs.

Kent Nishimura /Los Angeles Times via Getty Image

Subscribe to Medicaid