Medicare Advantage Members Are Left Out of the $90 Rebate
A $90 payment is reaching millions of Medicare beneficiaries this month. It is meant to help with the rising cost of Part B premiums.
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276 published stories5.5 Million People Have Lost Food Stamps. That Is the Whole Story.
Thirteen percent of Americans who received food stamps a year ago no longer do.
Read the full story →Trump Said Obama’s Michigan Rally Was Empty. The Photos Show 4,300 People.
The gym was full. That is the part I cannot get past.
Read the full story →A Contractor Held Up His Fuel Bills to Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick
A contractor named Dave Woods stood in a crowd at a fall street festival in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, holding red signs toward Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick.
Read the full story →A Bishop Wished He Had Been Less Simple. That Says A Lot.
A Catholic bishop looked back at a meeting in the Oval Office and said he wished he had been less simple.
Read the full story →Scott Colom Could Break a Mississippi Streak Older Than Most Voters
Scott Colom is running for the U.S. Senate in Mississippi, and if he wins he would be the state’s first Black senator since Reconstruction.
Read the full story →The Man Who Called Trump’s Win Now Puts Democrats at 78% for the Senate
The first number stopped me: 78%. That is Thomas Miller’s current probability that Democrats will win control of the U.S. Senate next month.
Read the full story →Trump Says Tariffs Bring Wealth. The Prices Say Something Else.
The bill arrives quietly. It is not a tax form or a separate charge at checkout.
Read the full story →Ilhan Omar May Have to Resign Over a Name on a Court Filing
A federal court filing referred to Rep. Ilhan Omar by a name different from the one she uses in public life.
Read the full story →Amazon’s Refund Checks Now Carry Trump’s Name
Millions of Amazon customers are getting refund checks tied to a $2.5 billion consumer settlement, and the notices credit “President Trump’s Federal Trade.
Read the full story →Katie Zacharia Lasted Five Days as White House Press Secretary
Katie Zacharia left the White House press secretary job after five days.
Read the full story →A Judge Stopped a Voter Investigation Built on Bad Lists
The people being investigated included citizens who had every legal right to vote. That is the part that stays with me.
Read the full story →Armed Federal Agents Knocked on Doors Looking for Noncitizen Voters
Armed federal agents have been knocking on doors to ask people about their immigration status and whether they registered or voted.
Read the full story →44 Percent Prefer a Community Without Democratic Socialist Influence
Forty-four percent of American voters say they would rather live in a city or community where Democratic Socialists have not gained influence.
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