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Feds help health insurers hide their dirty secret: denials on the rise

The risk of having your health insurance claim denied is roughly 10 times what it was a decade ago — but consumers can’t know...

A change in mood

President-elect Donald Trump is having a helpful influence on the nation. The public is daring to think that maybe, just maybe, things are going to be all right.

How seed oils took over our diet and what it means for our health 

America may be poised for a nutrition policy reset, one that starts to reverse the epidemic of chronic disease afflicting a majority of Americans. With Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tapped to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, the incoming administration has an opportunity to scrutinize a once-rare but now pervasive ingredient in our diet: […]

Eric Adams says he and Trump ‘border czar’ have same immigration goal after meeting

New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) said that he and President-elect Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan have the same immigration goal following their Thursday meeting in the Big Apple. "His goal is the same goal I have," Adams said during a press conference after his meeting with Homan. "We cannot allow dangerous individuals to...

Murkowski says she’s ‘more of a Ronald Reagan Republican’ than a Trump one

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Thursday described herself as "more of a Ronald Reagan Republican" than a "Trump Republican." "I don't think I've made any secret of the fact that I'm more of a Ronald Reagan Republican than I am a Trump Republican. And someone said, ‘Well, you aren’t really a Republican at all.’ And...

Hegseth to meet with Trump at Army-Navy game

Pete Hegseth will meet with President-elect Trump at the Army-Navy game on Saturday, a Hegseth adviser told The Hill. The president-elect was expected to attend the game, which will take place in Landover, Md., outside of Washington, D.C. The Washington Post first reported that Hegseth, Trump’s pick for Defense secretary, would also attend and meet with Trump....

Biden administration enters climate policy endgame

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Biden administration enters climate policy endgame The Biden administration is sprinting to finalize any unfinished pieces of its climate policy, from fully disbursing Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds to getting final regulations out the door. © Kiichiro Sato, Associated Press file The incoming Trump...

Ramaswamy praises Colorado governor for buzz-sawing regulations

Vivek Ramaswamy, the co-head of the newly created "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE), commended Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) for shredding 208 executive orders after repealing them Thursday. "Nice work, @GovofCO. Send that shredder over to DOGE next month," Ramaswamy wrote in a Thursday post on the social platform X, responding to pictures of Polis...

Democratic rep slams Wray for stepping aside

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) took aim at FBI Director Christopher Wray, who announced his intent to step down from the role ahead of President-Trump’s apparent plans to fire him. "I, maybe, you know, Director Wray is right that by removing himself, he removes a target, but he’s going to be replaced with a partisan hack who...

Texas sues DuPont, 3M over ‘forever chemicals’ in consumer products

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is suing companies that have historically made toxic “forever chemicals,” commonly referred to as PFAS, or products that contain them, alleging false advertising over their safety. Paxton, in his lawsuit, alleged that DuPont’s Teflon and 3M’s Scotchgard were among products that the companies sold to Texans while concealing “substantial...

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