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‘It’s almost personal’: GOP senator delivers stark warning in apparent swipe at RFK Jr.Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) delivered an emotional warning about the dangers of measles Tuesday while appearing to take aim at Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for not doing enough to encourage Americans to get vaccinated. Speaking with CNN’s Jake Tapper on “The Lead,” Cassidy, a physician, urged Kennedy to take a more aggressive…

Raw Story5d agoWhole story →

Health measles outbreak response

Cuts to SNAP benefits push many Americans to seek help from food banksMore than five million people have lost their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits since President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill passed last year. The bill cut SNAP funding, expanded work requirements and recently pushed more program costs to states. As Stephanie Sy reports, that's meant many more people are turning to food banks…

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Economy snap benefits cuts

Texas Woman Sues Kristan Hawkins Over Abortion-Pill StuntIn March, two Mother Jones videographers and I stood outside the Space Center Houston and watched Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America, order abortion pills online. We were shadowing Hawkins through Texas for a profile, documentary, and radio story about her role overseeing one of the anti-abortion movement’s most influential…

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Government abortion pill lawsuit

Disability accommodations at Labor get extra scrutiny with annual reviewsThe department plans to review existing accommodations for disabilities and pregnancy-related conditions, with employees potentially asked to provide updated medical documentation.

Government Executive5d agoWhole story →

Government labor disability review

James Carville to Newsmax: Michigan's Mike Rogers a 'Big Pharma Tool'Former Rep. Mike Rogers is the biggest tool of Big Pharma ever to serve in Congress, Democrat strategist James Carville told Newsmax Tuesday, adding that's a line of attack Democrat Abdul El-Sayed can use as the two compete in Michigan's U.S. Senate race.

Newsmax5d agoWhole story →

Health michigan senate race

Fraud-prevention work stalled at USDA amid staffing cuts and funding disputesFederal officials have identified ways to curb theft of SNAP benefits, but staffing losses, funding decisions and congressional inaction have slowed efforts to protect recipients.

Government Executive5d agoWhole story →

Economy snap benefit fraud prevention

Family of Detroit man killed during eviction files $150M federal lawsuitThe family of a Detroit man shot and killed by a court bailiff during a 2024 eviction is suing for $150 million, alleging civil rights violations and failures in the response to what attorneys describe as a mental health crisis.

WDIV ClickOnDetroit5d agoWhole story →

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Michigan family sues over volleyball matches against Ann Arbor team with trans athleteA federal lawsuit filed this month alleges Monroe school officials and the Michigan High School Athletic Association violated Title IX and failed to notify families before a Skyline athlete participated in matches against the district's varsity girls volleyball team.

M Live Michigan5d agoWhole story →

Education trans athlete lawsuit

Trump Warns Ohioans: Democrat Sherrod Brown Requested $750,000 for Drag Queen Story Hour for ChildrenDemocrat Sherrod Brown once requested a $750,000 earmark for a group that promoted a drag queen story hour for children, President Donald Trump told the crowd during his midterm campaign rally in Youngstown, Ohio, Monday evening. The post Trump Warns Ohioans: Democrat Sherrod Brown Requested $750,000 for Drag Queen Story Hour for Children appeared first…

Breitbart News Network5d agoWhole story →

Culture ohio midterm rally

Gov. Tina Kotek issues healthcare order ahead of federal changesGov. Tina Kotek on Oct. 13 issued a wide ranging executive order aimed at protecting access to healthcare ahead of looming federal changes.

Salem Statesman Journal5d agoWhole story →

Health Tina Kotek HR 1 medicaid work requirements deadline

PA-Vape-Ban-Act-57Starting next week, retailers will face steep fines for selling unapproved e-cigarettes, potentially pushing consumers back toward smoking or into illicit markets.

Reason5d agoWhole story →

Health pa vape ban implementation

GOP Chances of Losing Senate Seats in Top Farm States as Diesel Costs SoarDiesel prices, tariff fallout and the Iran war are putting GOP Senate seats in key farm states at risk before Election Day.

Newsweek5d agoWhole story →

Security election day outlook

CA accuses 'Pharma Bro' of violating lifetime pharmaceutical banMartin Shkreli was barred from any activity in the pharmaceutical industry following his 2017 conviction on federal fraud and conspiracy charges.

Ventura County Star5d agoWhole story →

Health pharma bro violation accusation

‘Pure evil:’ Convicted cancer doctor Farid Fata seeks early release again, outraging victimsOver a decade after disgraced Michigan oncologist Farid Fata was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison, he’s once again asking for compassionate release. His victims aren’t having it.

WDIV ClickOnDetroit5d agoWhole story →

Health fata compassionate release request

Lawrence mayor pleads not guilty to state wiretapping chargesTwo-term Democratic Lawrence Mayor Brian DePeña is also fighting unrelated federal charges over alleged pandemic loan fraud.

Boston.com5d agoWhole story →

Government lawrence mayor indictment

Hidden fees cost Michigan patients millions. Lawmakers push reformsMichiganders are paying millions of extra dollars in healthcare bills each year, often paying to help operate hospitals they’ve never even visited. There’s no w

WTOP5d agoWhole story →

Health michigan healthcare reform push

Accused Loretto Hospital fraudsters plead not guiltyA day after a national news report linked them to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a former executive at Chicago's Loretto Hospital and one of his top medical suppliers were arraigned on a superseding indictment alleging they stole nearly $16 million from the small safety-net facility.

Chicago Tribune5d agoWhole story →

Health loretto hospital fraud case

Dems Push Medicare For Illegals After Claiming Medicare For Illegals Was A GOP Hoax“A fear tactic,” a “red herring,” and a “flat-out lie” — that’s how Democrats described Republicans’ claims that the left wanted to give free health care to illegal aliens last year during a government shutdown. Yet three weeks before voters decide who controls Congress, U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and other Democrats are making “Medicare […]

The Federalist5d agoWhole story →

Government midterm election campaign

Critics Say 'Medicare for Americans' Is Corporate Democrats' Latest Way of 'Protecting' For-Profit InsurersCorporate-backed Democrats evidently see the writing on the wall. The latest polling from Axios-Ipsos American Health Index, released Wednesday, found that a purality of Americans support replacing the for-profit health insurance industry with a government-run Medicare for All plan, and that 62% of Democrats back the idea. Supporters of a single-payer…

Common Dreams5d agoWhole story →

Health medicare for all debate

US government indicts journalist Tim Burke once again.One year after a judge dismissed wiretapping charges against Burke, a federal grand jury has indicted him based on similar claims, as reported earlier by The Desk. Burke was arrested in 2024 in connection with an alleged hack on Fox News, which leaked parts of an unaired interview between Tucker Carlson and Ye (formerly Kanye West). [Link: When does a…

The Verge5d agoWhole story →

Government journalist indictment