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Pennsylvania is among 25 states suing over federal Medicaid rules they say 'overstep' the law
Felix White worries his ability to keep working — and avoid a health crisis — could be at risk.
The 62-year-old Montgomery County resident relies on Medicaid to afford the insulin he needs to manage his type 1 diabetes.
Beginning in January, people with Medicaid will be required to provide proof that they are working 80 hours a month, ...Read more
D.C. medical examiner gives preliminary cause of death for late Sen. Lindsey Graham
A preliminary examination determined the cause of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sudden death as aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to a release from his office early Sunday evening.
The results, from the medical examiner of the District of Columbia, are preliminary, and the death certificate is still ...Read more
US renews Iran strikes as both sides dispute Hormuz status
The U.S. launched fresh missile attacks against Iran on Sunday in what has become a pattern of strikes and counterstrikes by Washington and Tehran as the two sides issued conflicting declarations over whether the Strait of Hormuz is open to shipping.
The attacks Sunday afternoon were the fourth from the U.S. in a week. U.S. Central Command said...Read more
Deposed NYC official admits he was ordered by lawyer to deny access to 9/11 toxin docs
A New York City Freedom of Information Law official deposed over long-sought documents about the toxins swirling over Ground Zero admitted a city attorney told him to deny an appeal for the pivotal information from 9/11 survivors — a bombshell revelation that sparked a heated argument between attorneys and shut the deposition down early, the ...Read more
Mayor Cherelle Parker declared a disaster emergency as Philly cleans up from 'microbursts' that downed trees and cut power
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker has declared a disaster emergency one day after at least four storms known as microbursts ripped through parts of Philadelphia and Montgomery County, downing trees and power lines and causing electrical outages and road closures.
A disaster emergency declaration allows the city to more quickly mobilize ...Read more
Zelenskyy cabinet shakeup puts Kyiv's winter resilience in focus
Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s surprise move to overhaul his government and potentially install an energy executive as prime minister is the latest sign of the Ukrainian president’s determination to spare his war-weary nation a repeat of last winter’s hardships.
Zelenskyy said Sunday on social media that he planned to replace Prime Minister Yuliia...Read more
Colorado Court of Appeals reverses sanction against Denver DA for pattern of discovery violations
The Colorado Court of Appeals this month reversed a discovery sanction against the Denver District Attorney’s Office after a judge found prosecutors violated a man’s rights two years ago when they turned over an exculpatory 911 recording just six days before his jury trial was set to begin.
Denver District Court Judge Eric Johnson dismissed...Read more
In Trump's push to change state voting laws ahead of midterms, Idaho holds firm
President Donald Trump and his administration have continued to ramp up demands that states, including deep-red Idaho, alter their election laws to limit or eliminate mail-in voting and ensure that only eligible citizens cast ballots with threats of legal and financial penalties just months ahead of November’s general election.
The U.S. ...Read more
Lindsey Graham, Senate hawk turned Trump ally, dies at 71
Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina senior senator and foreign policy hawk who changed from a Donald Trump skeptic to one of the U.S. president’s strongest allies, died on Saturday. He was 71.
The cause of death was “a brief and sudden illness,” Graham’s office said in a post on X that offered no additional details. He was in Kyiv as ...Read more
US, Iran trade wave of strikes while disputing status of Hormuz
The U.S. struck Iran for a third time in a week, prompting retaliatory attacks on at least five Arab nations as Washington and Tehran issued conflicting declarations over whether the Strait of Hormuz remains open to shipping.
The Islamic Republic responded early Sunday with drone and missile assaults on American allies across the Middle East, ...Read more
What to know about the golden mussels invading California's waterways
The discovery of golden mussels at Sacramento’s deepwater port late last month, though worrying, was not unexpected by researchers tracking the invasive species’ spread through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. But the ongoing challenge for authorities, and for the state’s aquatic recreationalists, is keeping the destructive bivalve ...Read more
Warsh and US inflation will set tone for July Fed decision
Kevin Warsh is about to make his first appearance before Congress as Federal Reserve chairman, and during two days of testimony he’ll have new U.S. inflation data to parse with lawmakers.
Tuesday’s House Financial Services Committee hearing, which begins at 10 a.m. in Washington, will be preceded by June consumer price figures from the ...Read more
US, Iran trade wave of strikes while disputing status of Hormuz
The U.S. struck Iran for a third time in a week, prompting retaliatory attacks on at least five Arab nations as Washington and Tehran issued conflicting declarations over whether the Strait of Hormuz remains open to shipping.
The Islamic Republic responded early Sunday with drone and missile assaults on American allies across the Middle East, ...Read more
Trump spoke to Lindsey Graham before death. Here's what president said in tribute
President Donald Trump said he spoke with U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham shortly before his death in an interview on "Meet the Press" on Sunday morning, where he praised the political career of South Carolina’s influential senior senator.
Graham died Saturday evening after a “brief and sudden illness,” his office announced early Sunday morning....Read more
On birthright citizenship, the Supreme Court 'originalists' split on history and Trump
The Supreme Court's conservative justices say they decide cases based on the words and original history of the Constitution — and not on their personal or political views.
Following the lead set by the late Justice Antonin Scalia, they say they see history and "originalism" as a guiding principle to prevent judges from changing the ...Read more
South Africa says 53,449 migrants returned or deported in crackdown
South Africa said more than 53,000 foreign nationals had been processed for deportation or voluntary repatriation as authorities acted on pledges to speed up removals while warning vigilante groups to stop conducting illegal searches for undocumented foreigners.
The figure is more than double the roughly 25,000 migrants police said had returned...Read more
Lindsey Graham, Senate hawk turned Trump ally, dies at 71
Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina senior senator and foreign policy hawk who changed from a Donald Trump skeptic to one of the U.S. president’s strongest allies, died on Saturday. He was 71.
The cause of death was “a brief and sudden illness,” Graham’s office said in a post on X that offered no additional details. He was in Kyiv as ...Read more
A dangerous animal sedative is creeping into Minnesota's illegal fentanyl supply
MINNEAPOLIS — A powerful animal sedative is slowly making its way into Minnesota’s illicit fentanyl supply, creating the potential to complicate overdose treatment and prompting warnings from health and drug officials.
The drug, medetomidine, sometimes referred to as “rhino tranq,” “mede,” or “dex,” is not approved for human use...Read more
South Carolina's U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, 71, dies after 'brief and sudden illness'
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Lindsey Graham, the high profile senior senator from South Carolina, died Saturday from “a brief and sudden illness,” his office said.
Graham, 71, had just returned from overseas and was running for a fifth term in the U.S. Senate. He was first elected to the U.S. House in 1994 and spent one term in the South Carolina ...Read more
States will shape America's future as nation confronts a pivotal choice
A quarter millennium after its founding, the United States faces a stark choice that will define its future.
In the years ahead, the country can continue to follow the path blazed by President Donald Trump, who is attempting to bring states under the authority of a more powerful federal government led by him. Or it can move in a different ...Read more
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