Middle-class life in the United States has always been defined less by a single number and more by a bundle of expectations: a stable home, a reliable car, some savings, and a shot at college for the ...

Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Holly, has called on the U.S. government to adopt a new framework that treats the shrinking middle class as a national security crisis. In a detailed speech on Friday, Sept. 5 ...