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Don’t believe the myths. Removing waste, fraud and abuse from Medicaid will make it more affordable for taxpayers and more effective for those who need it most. 

For the first time, there is a very real threat to Trump’s perceived infallibility among the most devoted MAGA acolytes. 

Alaska Airlines resumed its operations early Monday after grounding all flights for approximately three hours because of a technical outage. The “temporary, system-wide ground stop” began at approximately 8 p.m. PDT and applied to all Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air flights. By 11 p.m. PDT, the ground stop had been lifted, Alaska Airlines said in…

Memo to Democrats: If you want to trigger a wave of wins in next year’s midterms, demand hearings on the Epstein files.

Jon Stewart and Jon Oliver, two of the biggest names in current events-focused comedy, expressed dismay at the decision by CBS to cancel “Late Night” with Stephen Colbert. “It’s terrible, terrible news for the world of comedy,” Oliver said during a recent event in Erie, Pa., adding that he is “partly excited to see” what…

The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) launched a slate of new digital ads targeting Republicans in a number of key battleground states ahead of legislative races in 2025 and 2026. The digital ads, which were first obtained by The Hill, will target voters in Virginia, New Jersey, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The ads will…

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) acting director Todd Lyons said in an interview that aired Sunday that his agency will crack down on American companies hiring unauthorized workers. “Not only are we focused on those individuals that are, you know, working here illegally, we’re focused on these American companies that are actually exploiting these…

Rep. Don Bacon (Neb.), a moderate Republican, suggested in a Sunday interview that first lady Melania Trump deserves some credit for President Trump’s apparent pivot against Russia in its war against Ukraine. “Well, I’m glad that the president has pivoted on Ukraine,” Bacon said in an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday.” “I think we…

Government works best when it meets people where they are and helps them solve real problems. Civil legal services do exactly that.   

Uncertainty is hanging over this year’s hurricane season as meteorologists predict “above-normal” activity and the Trump administration sends shifting signals over the future of the federal government’s role in natural disaster response.  Despite talk of eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in its current form, the administration says it remains “laser focused on disaster…