Ranchers Say ICE Raids Are Delaying Thousands of Cattle
The warning landed on my desk with a quiet thud.
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201 published storiesTrump's $90 Medicare Checks Start Arriving This Month
President Trump said the US will send a one-time $90 payment to 20 million seniors enrolled in Medicare.
Read the full story →Big Tech Got Tax Breaks as $96B Went Missing
A $96 billion hole is opening in federal revenue as Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft receive large tax breaks tied to artificial intelligence and data.
Read the full story →Refund Checks for ACA Overcharges Are in the Mail
The Treasury Department started mailing $500 checks this week to Americans who bought health insurance through the federal Obamacare exchange and paid full.
Read the full story →Katie Britt's Face Said What the Senate Would Not
Sen. Eric Schmitt stood before former special counsel Jack Smith with a poster board and a theory that fell apart in minutes.
Read the full story →Eric Schmitt Tried to Make a Basketball Game a Perjury Case
Eric Schmitt told Jack Smith not to perjure himself over a basketball game, then appeared to have the wrong basketball team.
Read the full story →Federal Cases Charge Noncitizens With Voter Fraud
The tension sits heavy. On one side, the Justice Department announces indictments in waves.
Read the full story →Schmitt Asked About the Hawks and Got the Hawkeyes
Sen. Eric Schmitt asked Jack Smith about an Atlanta Hawks game. Smith said he had been at a game in Maryland, watching the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Read the full story →Schmitt Called Jack Smith a Dirtbag After the Wrong Game
Senator Eric Schmitt tried to place Jack Smith at a basketball game in Atlanta.
Read the full story →FCC Chair Says $20 Million in Trump Ads Raise No Red Flags
The chair of the US Federal Communications Commission says taxpayer-funded television ads featuring President Donald Trump are not improper.
Read the full story →Trump Points at Aide After Launching AI Website
President Donald Trump looked sour while pointing a finger toward his aide Natalie Harp in photos taken outside the Oval Office on Tuesday.
Read the full story →A $4,000 Combine Bill Is Breaking the Farm Budget
Brenda says it costs $4,000 to fill her combine, and that the machine holds 140 gallons. For a farmer trying to bring in a crop, that is not a small increase.
Read the full story →Richard Painter says a Trump ad could cost taxpayers twice
A television ad once used in President Trump’s campaign has returned with a new label: “Paid for by the U.S.
Read the full story →Bo French Called for Public Executions of Political Opponents
Bo French is running to lead a powerful Texas state agency, and he has called for the public execution of Democratic leaders. That is not a metaphor.
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