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Taxpayer-funded Trump ads violate laws against propaganda, experts say. The White House calls them a ‘reminder for Americans to love their country’

Taxpayer-funded Trump ads violate laws against propaganda, experts say. The White House calls them a ‘reminder for Americans to love their country’

By Ali Swenson and The Associated PressSeptember 28, 2026

Federal cyber agency unveils midterm plan with 40 days to go: ‘For them to come in 5 weeks before the election, yeah, nice effort’

Federal cyber agency unveils midterm plan with 40 days to go: ‘For them to come in 5 weeks before the election, yeah, nice effort’

By Ali Swenson and The Associated PressSeptember 25, 2026

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RFK told Congress he didn’t go to Samoa in 2019 to study measles vaccines — so why does his old letter mention it eight times?

By Ali Swenson and The Associated PressAugust 27, 2026

An extra $100 per month for Obamacare is too much for nearly half a million Floridians

An extra $100 per month for Obamacare is too much for nearly half a million Floridians

By Ali Swenson, Jacquelyn Martin and The Associated PressAugust 25, 2026

Trump calls his new FDA pick ‘Dr. Heidi.’ Patty Murray calls her a ‘far-right, anti-abortion extremist’

Trump calls his new FDA pick ‘Dr. Heidi.’ Patty Murray calls her a ‘far-right, anti-abortion extremist’

By Ali Swenson and The Associated PressAugust 20, 2026

Biden’s favor to Trump on cheaper drug prices includes a largely forgotten law to make Medicare more powerful

Biden’s favor to Trump on cheaper drug prices includes a largely forgotten law to make Medicare more powerful

By The Associated Press and Ali SwensonAugust 18, 2026

Trump’s gift for 25 million seniors right before midterms: Medicare drug cost hikes

By Ali Swenson and The Associated PressJuly 31, 2026

RFK says he found Fauci’s diary in government archives as Fauci invokes the Fifth Amendment over 100 times

By Lauran Neergaard, Ali Swenson and The Associated PressJuly 29, 2026

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‘I started going to Instagram to get my news’: Left-wing’s populist turn fueled by retreat from traditional media

By The Associated Press and Ali SwensonJuly 29, 2026

Fauci’s diary shows he thought Covid could be man-made. Now he’s telling Congress it was ‘molecularly impossible’

By Lauran Neergaard, Ali Swenson and The Associated PressJuly 29, 2026

Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks before Vice President JD Vance at the Wisconsin Air National Guard facility at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport.

Trump admin deferring $1 billion-plus Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota amid ‘suspected fraud’

By The Associated Press and Ali SwensonJuly 22, 2026

Around 2.6 million fewer Americans have affordable healthcare access plan as affordability becomes top issue ahead of midterms

Around 2.6 million fewer Americans have affordable healthcare access plan as affordability becomes top issue ahead of midterms

By The Associated Press and Ali SwensonJuly 7, 2026

Trump fights fraud by freezing funding for New York’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit

By Ali Swenson, Geoff Mulvihill and The Associated PressJuly 2, 2026

Trump says he is nominating former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer as ICE director

Trump says he is nominating former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer as ICE director

By Ali Swenson and The Associated PressJune 27, 2026

What 3 million Americans quitting Obamacare shows: Republicans couldn’t repeal it, so they made it unaffordable

What 3 million Americans quitting Obamacare shows: Republicans couldn’t repeal it, so they made it unaffordable

By Ali Swenson and The Associated PressJune 27, 2026

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