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RFK Jr. Is Taking on Lyme, but His Whacked-Out Conspiracy Theories Are Worse Than the Disease
Kennedy has previously argued that Lyme is "highly likely to have been a military weapon."
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Trump approval rating rebounds after second-term low: DDHQ average
President Trump’s job approval rating has rebounded after a second-term low, according to new polling averages from Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). The president’s approval rating in the DDHQ average of polls stands at 44.8 percent, marking a 3.5 point increase from last month. As of Tuesday, his disapprov…
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Lawmakers question VA health record’s costs and batched deployments
The agency is looking to deploy its new Oracle Health EHR near simultaneously at four Michigan medical facilities in April 2026.
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Citadel chief Ken Griffin says White House must ‘distance’ itself from Fed
Hedge fund billionaire is latest Wall Street figure to express concerns Donald Trump will pick ally to chair central bank
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Trump admin could reclassify marijuana: Would that make it legal nationwide?
President Trump reaffirmed this week that his administration may reclassify marijuana.
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Democrats condemn Republicans calling for Muslim ban on the heels of Australia shooting
Randy Fine and Tommy Tuberville, US legislators, face backlash for Islamophobic calls to deport MuslimsDemocrats are condemning two Republican members of Congress who said, in the wake of the mass shooting in Australia, that the US should ban Muslims from the country and kick out those who already l…
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James Talarico might be the antidote to MAGA Christianity
James Talarico, a Texas state representative and devout Christian, has gained attention for using his faith to advance liberal policies and has now announced his candidacy for the 2026 U.S. Senate race.
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Public won't see Venezuela second strike video: Hegseth
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the Pentagon would not publicly release the much-discussed video showing a deadly second strike on an alleged drug boat off Venezuela on Sept. 2. Why it matters: Some Democrats and legal experts have described the strike on two survivors who were clin…
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Collins calls Trump comments on Reiner death ‘inexplicable’
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Tuesday labeled President Trump’s comments about the death of Rob Reiner “inexplicable.” A day after Reiner and his wife were found stabbed to death in their Los Angeles home, Trump posted on social media that the actor and director died “due to the anger he caused ot…
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Trump is "wrong" about Clinton-Epstein accusations, White House chief of staff says
President Trump's chief of staff Susie Wiles contradicted his claims about former President Clinton's ties to Jeffrey Epstein in a new interview. The big picture: The president has repeatedly tried to deflect attention from his own ties to Epstein by spotlighting Clinton's relationship with the conv…
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House GOP will not allow amendment vote to extend ObamaCare subsidies
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said there will not be an amendment vote on extending expiring ObamaCare enhanced subsidies as part of a House Republican health care bill this week, in a move that is infuriating moderate Republicans who had been pushing to go on the record about the subsidies. Johnson …
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Watch live: Schumer, Senate Dems press administration on release of Epstein files
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is leading the push for the Trump administration to follow through with releasing documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The pressure campaign comes after President Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act into law l…
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STAT+: House juggles options for extending ACA subsidies
This is the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT's twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine.
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Watch live: House Democrats speak amid health care battle
House Democratic leaders will speak with reporters Tuesday morning as the battle to address rising health care premiums persists on Capitol Hill. Affordable Care Act subsidies, or enhanced tax credits that keep insurance costs lower for struggling Americans, are set to expire at the end of the month…
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Trump ballroom construction must go on as a matter of "security," admin says
The Trump administration argued in a Monday filing that construction on the president's massive ballroom project must continue due to "security concerns."Why it matters: The president often invokes national security as a core motivator and justification for his sweeping policy changes, from immigrat…
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Wiles was ‘initially aghast’ at Elon Musk-led evisceration of USAID
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles said in an interview published Tuesday that she was at first “aghast” at Elon Musk’s dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). “I was initially aghast,” Wiles told author Chris Whipple in a story published in Vanity Fair. “Because I …
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Trump throws support behind GOP health care bill ahead of House vote
The House is expected to vote on a GOP-led health care bill this week that would not extend Affordable Care Act subsidies, which expire Dec. 31. President Trump threw his support behind the bill in a news conference on Monday, saying people will get "better health care at a much lower cost." CBS New…
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Trump’s national security strategy ignores space
The Trump administration’s new national security strategy has rightly drawn criticism for presuming to tell our European allies how to arrange their domestic affairs. Equally as baffling is its near silence on a genuine United States national security concern — bolstering our offensive and defensive…
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Watch live: FAA chief testifies before House on air travel
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford will testify before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Tuesday morning on the state of air travel. The hearing comes less than a month after the record-long government shutdown ended. During the 43-day lapse in fund…
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Susie Wiles talks Trump's score-settling and retribution
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles in a new interview said that she and President Trump had a "loose agreement" to move on from "score settling" after the first 90 days of his second term, but acknowledged that his attacks against his opponents may "look like retribution" in some cases. Wiles' c…
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