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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267 published storiesKatie 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.
Read the full story →Ilhan Omar Could Face Jail, Trump Says, While a Fraud Probe Continues
A sitting member of Congress is under a federal criminal investigation into her immigration history. The president says she may go to jail.
Read the full story →A 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.
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