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Trump Administration Finalizes Rule Cutting Medicaid Funding for Transgender Youth Care
Trump Administration Finalizes Rule Cutting Medicaid Funding for Transgender Youth Care The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finalized a rule barring federal Medicaid dollars from covering what it terms “sex-rejecting procedures” — including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgery — for beneficiaries under 18, and barring state Children’s Health Insurance Program funds from covering…
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U.S. Confirms Full Iraq Withdrawal by September 30, Ending 23-Year Mission
U.S. Confirms Full Iraq Withdrawal by September 30, Ending 23-Year Mission U.S. officials said Wednesday that American forces remain on track to complete a full withdrawal from Iraq by September 30, ending a military presence that began with the 2003 invasion. A residual unit of roughly 300 advisers and security personnel will stay behind to…
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ICE’s New Electric-Shock Gloves Spark Outrage Over Misuse Fears
ICE’s New Electric-Shock Gloves Spark Outrage Over Misuse Fears Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to spend between $10 million and $20 million equipping officers with “G.L.O.V.E.” devices — Generated Low Output Voltage Emitters — that look like standard patrol gloves until an officer presses a button to deliver an electric shock, according to a Department…
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Trump’s Youngest-Ever Press Secretary Is Leaving — With Midterms Looming
Trump’s Youngest-Ever Press Secretary Is Leaving — With Midterms Looming President Trump announced Wednesday that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, 28, will step down at the end of August to spend more time with her young family, after recently returning from maternity leave following the birth of her second child. Leavitt, the youngest person…
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Democratic Socialist Nearly Topples the Establishment in Wisconsin’s Governor Primary
Democratic Socialist Nearly Topples the Establishment in Wisconsin’s Governor Primary Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley narrowly defeated state Rep. Francesca Hong in Wisconsin’s Democratic primary for governor, edging the democratic socialist by roughly 3,200 votes — 39.8% to 39.4% — with 98% of ballots counted. The Associated Press called the race at 2:34 a.m. Wednesday…
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Judge Orders Sealed Epstein Files Unsealed Over Ghislaine Maxwell’s Objections
Judge Orders Sealed Epstein Files Unsealed Over Ghislaine Maxwell’s Objections U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska ruled Tuesday that a group of previously undisclosed documents from government investigations into Jeffrey Epstein can be made public, granting a Justice Department disclosure request over the objections of convicted Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell. Preska found “a compelling need” to…
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South Carolina Republicans Fracture as the Late Senator’s Sister Heads to a Runoff
South Carolina Republicans Fracture as the Late Senator’s Sister Heads to a Runoff South Carolina Republicans voted Tuesday in a special primary to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the July 11 death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died roughly a month after winning his own re-election primary. Ten Republicans ran, including appointed…
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One Year of Guardsmen in DC: Crime Numbers Down, Trust Down Too
One Year of Guardsmen in DC: Crime Numbers Down, Trust Down Too Tuesday marked one year since President Trump ordered National Guard troops into Washington, D.C., citing a crime emergency; the first 800 troops arrived Aug. 12, 2025, and the deployment has since grown past 5,000 at points, with a “summer surge” adding another 1,500…
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Alabama Redraws Its Map, Erases a Black-Majority District, and Makes Voters Do It All Over Again
Alabama Redraws Its Map, Erases a Black-Majority District, and Makes Voters Do It All Over Again Alabama voters returned to the polls Tuesday for a rare second congressional primary, re-running contests in Districts 1, 2, 6 and 7 after the U.S. Supreme Court lifted a lower-court restriction on May 11 and cleared the state to…
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Trump Won’t Rule Out Declaring a “National Emergency” to Seize Control of the Midterms
Trump Won’t Rule Out Declaring a “National Emergency” to Seize Control of the Midterms In a Newsmax interview conducted just after midnight Tuesday, host Wayne Allen Root pressed President Trump on whether he would declare a national security emergency to federalize control over the November midterms if the stalled SAVE Act fails, floating measures like…