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The Strange Return of Fishy Dot Gov

Asking people to report media bias to the government is no better an idea under Trump than it was under Obama.

Swiss Suicide-Clinic Founder Kills Himself; U-M Medical School Celebrates Kevorkian

Our suicide-prevention programs are worthless if we are promoting a neater-packaged suicide at the same time.

Trump Puts Consumers Back in the Driver’s Seat

The administration’s rollback of electric-vehicle mandates and unrealistic mpg standards will increase efficiency in the car market.

Secretary Hegseth’s Curious Definition of ‘Total Exoneration’

It’s almost like he wanted to get his own narrative out into the news cycle before the actual report came out.

On ACA Subsidies, the Federal Government Builds a Perfect Record — in a Way

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is accumulating a terrible record at sniffing out fraud.

Senate Democrats opt for partisan vote on a 3-year extension of enhanced Obamacare subsidies

Senate Democrats plan to use their GOP-promised health care vote next week to try to advance a clean three-year extension of enhanced Obamacare subsidies because they say no bipartisan path is available.

Navy admiral tells lawmakers there was no ‘kill all’ order in attack that killed drug boat survivors

A Navy admiral told lawmakers Thursday that there was no "kill them all" order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as Congress scrutinizes an attack that killed two survivors of an initial strike on an alleged drug boat in international waters near Venezuela.

Hegseth put troops at risk by sharing sensitive plans on personal phone, Pentagon watchdog finds

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. troops at risk by sharing sensitive plans about an upcoming military strike in Yemen on his personal phone, according to a Pentagon inspector general's report made public Thursday that criticized the use of unapproved messaging apps and devices across the Defense Department.

Black men who were fired from key transportation boards accuse Trump of a pattern of discrimination

Two Black men who were fired by President Donald Trump from the National Transportation Safety Board and U.S. Surface Transportation Board accused the administration on Thursday of discriminating against them as part of a pattern of dismissing Black leaders across the government.

Republican Matt Van Epps is sworn in as the newest House member days after winning election

Republican Matt Van Epps of Tennessee was sworn Thursday as the newest House member, two days after winning a closely watched special election that helped maintain his party's slim grip on power.

Institute of Peace building now named for Trump, will host Rwanda-Congo war-ending signing

The U.S. Institute of Peace in Northwest D.C. boasts large, silver letters on its building that spell out Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace. The new name for the nonprofit comes after the eight wars that the president claims he ended.

U.S. and Kenya sign first of what are expected to be dozens of ‘America First’ global health deals

The Trump administration has signed the first in what are expected to be dozens of "America First" global health funding agreements that will prioritize combating infectious diseases in countries deemed to be aligned with the president's broader foreign policy goals and positions.

First lady Melania Trump says more children rejoining families amid Russia-Ukraine war

First lady Melania Trump said Thursday that more children from Ukraine have been reunited with their families as part of her effort to reunify children separated by the Russia-Ukraine war.

A quiet corner of Arkansas has become a hot spot for U.S. immigration crackdown, AP finds

She was already separated from her husband, the family breadwinner and father of her two youngest children, and had lost the home they shared in Arkansas.

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