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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262 published storiesA Congresswoman’s Citizenship Should Not Be a Political Question
Ilhan Omar is a member of Congress. She is also a naturalized American citizen.
Read the full story →The Senate Map May Be Wider Than the Polls Say
Democrats are looking at Senate races in states that have not been friendly to them in years. Some polls put them close enough to make a party planner dream.
Read the full story →Plenty of blame to go around, says a Republican facing a tighter race
Rep. Jeff Van Drew has a simple forecast for Republicans if the midterm elections go badly.
Read the full story →JD Vance Says the Payoff From Trump’s Economy Is Still Ahead
The promise is easy to say and hard to feel at the gas pump: Vice President JD Vance says the Trump administration’s economic and Iran policies will “pay.
Read the full story →A Young Graduate Weighs a Government Job, and the Cost of Saying Yes
A recent graduate considering a job in the Trump administration now has one more thing to think about: not whether the work would be interesting, but whether.
Read the full story →California election workers now face a federal warning before ballots are counted
The people who count California’s ballots have been told they could face a criminal investigation.
Read the full story →Mike Johnson Warned the White House About Russia Sanctions Waiver
The sanctions were two days from taking effect. Then President Trump signed an order setting them aside.
Read the full story →Trump Missed His Own Deposition, and the Judge Is Out of Patience
Donald Trump was supposed to sit for a deposition on Friday in his $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC.
Read the full story →Trump Waived Russia Sanctions Days Before They Started
The sanctions were two days from taking effect. Then President Donald Trump signed an order late Friday and set them aside.
Read the full story →Slurs and Nazi talk sat in a House candidate’s own forum
Marty O’Donnell built a political campaign around an online community.
Read the full story →Trump’s Approval Is 33 Percent, and the Timing Is Hard to Ignore
President Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen to 33 percent among U.S. adults, with 66 percent disapproving and 52 percent disapproving strongly.
Read the full story →Katie Zacharia Lasted Five Days as Press Secretary
Katie Zacharia was President Trump’s White House press secretary for five days. That is not a long time to learn the job.
Read the full story →The Voters Who Could Decide the Midterms Have Not Been Counted Yet
The Republican Party’s best hope in the 2026 midterms may not be a message, a candidate, or a late advertising surge.
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