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Dem House hopeful vows to help working class despite record of hiking taxes

State Rep. Aftyn Behn running for Tennessee's 7th Congressional District, holds a voting record that appears to contradict her pro-working-class campaign message.

Trump urges Senate Republicans to redirect funds from Obamacare-backed insurers, pay Americans directly

President Donald Trump has urged Senate Republicans to redirect funds from "money sucking" insurance companies linked to Obamacare back to Americans.

Patriot or ‘Pathetic RINO’? Maverick Republican Thomas Massie trades ‘America First’ label for ‘America only’

Rep. Thomas Massie, who is being primaried by a Trump-backed challenger, said that he now considers himself to be "America only," not "America First."

Pelosi’s 40-year career is a perfect example of our system’s dysfunction

Pelosi finally may be on her way out, but the quality of Congress is more likely to get worse than improve

Lessons About Power from Middle-earth

A story that needs retelling in our age of rage.

The Trump DOJ’s Vindictive Reply to Comey’s Claim of Vindictive Prosecution

This week produced one of the most bizarre submissions to a court that I’ve seen.

The Pol Who Wants to Replace Pelosi Makes Her Look Normal

Scott Wiener has compiled a record of utterly bonkers legislation, offering proof that his party cannot be trusted around children.

US travelers endure second day of flight cuts as government shutdown lingers

More than 1,000 flights were delayed or canceled Saturday as airports across the U.S. adhere to the Federal Aviation Administrations (FAA) decision to reduce flight capacity amid staffing shortages inflamed by the government shutdown. A total of 1,093 flights were delayed, while 805 flights have been canceled, according to the flight-tracking website FlightAware. These numbers...

Minority health researchers walk tightrope amid NIH funding cuts

As the Trump administration slashes and transforms the National Institutes of Health (NIH), minority health researchers are walking a tightrope, trying to maintain funding without crossing the vague line into “diversity, equity and inclusion” (DEI) projects. Researchers told The Hill they are facing unclear research directives, increasingly competitive grant awards and politicized peer review processes...

Inside the mad dash for $50 billion in rural health funding 

States are racing to win their slice of a new $50 billion rural health fund amid worries the program's lack of guardrails and rushed timeline could mean the providers who need the most help will get squeezed out by larger, politically connected health systems.  The One Big Beautiful Bill Act created the fund as a...

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