Sep 05 Trump administration investigates Medicaid spending on immigrants in Democratic states By Angela Hart, KFF Health News, Devi Shastri, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Trump administration is taking its immigration crackdown to the health care safety net, launching Medicaid spending probes in at least six Democratic-led states that provide comprehensive health coverage to poor and disabled immigrants living in… Continue reading
Sep 04 4 major moments from RFK Jr.’s contentious hearing with senators By Joshua Barajas, Hannah Grabenstein, Kenichi Serino Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was at the center of a maelstrom Thursday as senators, including those who voted to confirm him, raised pressing questions over his public health agenda. Continue reading
Sep 04 White House says Trump will seek ‘Department of War’ rebrand for Pentagon By Konstantin Toropin, Chris Megerian, Associated Press President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Friday to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War, his latest effort to project an image of toughness for America's military. Continue reading
Sep 04 Northwestern’s president will resign following tenure marked by White House tension By Annie Ma, Associated Press Northwestern emerged as a prominent target of President Donald Trump's campaign to reshape elite colleges he has derided as hotbeds of liberalism and antisemitism. Continue reading
Sep 04 How Donald Trump’s untimely and untrue ‘death’ unfolded on social media By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Loreben Tuquero, PolitiFact The president is not dead. Trump spoke live at the White House on Sept. 2. Even as rumors of his death went viral, he had been photographed by news outlets and his Truth Social posts racked up thousands of interactions. Continue reading
Sep 04 WATCH: Trump’s Federal Reserve board pick says he plans to keep White House job By Josh Boak, Associated Press Miran, who was nominated to fill a gubernatorial term set to expire in January, made the disclosure at a hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. Continue reading
Sep 04 The District of Columbia sues over Trump’s deployment of the National Guard By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The city's attorney general, Brian Schwalb, said the surge of troops essentially amounts to an “involuntary military occupation.”… Continue reading
Sep 04 WATCH: Trump hosts top tech CEOs, not including Elon Musk, at White House dinner By Michelle L. Price, Chris Megerian, Associated Press President Donald Trump hosted a high-powered group of tech executives at the White House on Thursday as he showcased research on artificial intelligence and boasted of investments that companies are making around the United States. Continue reading
Sep 03 WATCH: ‘The abuse was real,’ Epstein survivor implores Trump, who again calls case a ‘hoax’ By Dan Cooney The survivors criticized the president’s comments that the case was a “hoax” and appealed to him to meet and describe the pain they had endured. Continue reading
Sep 03 Trump administration agrees to restore federal health data and websites in lawsuit settlement By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Soon after President Donald Trump's inauguration, federal health officials deleted or removed information on a range of topics including pregnancy risks, opioid-use disorder and the AIDS epidemic. The move was made in reaction to a Trump executive order that told agencies to… Continue reading