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GOP Touts HHS Study on Medicaid Cost Savings
House Republicans are touting a new HHS analysis finding that Medicaid financing curbs in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could lower non-Medicaid healthcare prices by up to 3.5% in some markets by 2034.
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:28:48 EDTWhite House: China Using 40 Nations to Evade Tariffs
Chinese exporters are routing goods through a shadow network of more than 40 countries to evade U.S. tariffs, costing the government billions of dollars in lost revenue and threatening American manufacturing jobs, according to a White House report released Thursday.
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:15:10 EDTTrump Announces Tariffs of up to 100% on Imported Drones
President Donald Trump announced on Thursday tariffs of up to 100% on imports of unmanned drones and their components to reduce U.S. reliance on imports in an industry dominated by China.
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:22:19 EDTPlatner Set to Speak at Maine Labor Day Rally
Graham Platner, the Maine oyster farmer who dropped out of the U.S. Senate race last month after he was accused of sexual assault, will headline a Labor Day rally in coastal Maine next month.
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:48:46 EDTUS China Funding Probe Expands to UK Protest Network
A congressional investigation into alleged Chinese-backed funding of a far-left U.S. protest network has expanded to Britain, where about $319,000 was traced to a company linked to Code Pink from firms tied to Shanghai-based tech tycoon Neville Roy Singham.
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:59:40 EDTWorld War Two Memorial in Washington Vandalized
The World War Two memorial in Washington was vandalized with bubbly soap and graffiti on Thursday, prompting vows from the U.S. government to find the perpetrator. The fountain bubbled over with suds and someone painted "Clean hands Dirty $" on one surface, splattering the...
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:34:25 EDTNevada Judge Dismisses 2020 GOP Electors Case
The yearslong case against six Nevada Republicans who were accused of submitting a bogus certificate that falsely declared Donald Trump the winner of the state's 2020 presidential election has been dismissed, a judge ruled Thursday.
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:08:15 EDTVance: Low Oil Prices Are Top US Goal in Iran Conflict
Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that the top US priority in the Iran war was keeping oil and gasoline prices low for Americans, with preventing Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon ranking second.
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:24:14 EDTAlabama Man Executed in Day of 3 US Executions
Tennessee and Oklahoma put inmates to death within 30 minutes of each other Thursday and Alabama followed suit hours later as U.S. states executed three men by lethal injection in one day for the first time since 2010.
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:10:52 EDTTreasury Flags $5 Billion in Suspected Smuggling Activity
Nearly $5 billion in suspicious financial activity was potentially tied to human smuggling over a three-year period, according to a new Treasury Department report that highlights the vast sums of money moving through smuggling networks operating across the U.S. border.
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:02:37 EDTAOC Passes Rubio, Now No. 2 in Polymarket's 2028 Odds
Speculation about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., running for president in 2028 is growing as her odds of winning the White House rise in online prediction markets.
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:45:45 EDTTrump Hails 'Big Win' as Court Upholds End of Import Loophole
President Donald Trump on Thursday celebrated a federal trade court ruling upholding his elimination of the "de minimis" exemption, calling the decision a "BIG WIN" against what he described as one of the most "DESPICABLE loopholes in American Trade Policy."
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:48:08 EDTRep. Foxx: Senate Funding Bill Will Pass House
House Rules Committee Chair Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., said she believes a Senate-approved stopgap funding bill will pass the lower chamber.
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:01:29 EDTSenate Dems Demand Answers on USS Lincoln Conditions
Senate Democrats are pressing War Secretary Pete Hegseth over reports of food shortages, sanitation problems, and sailors attempting to jump overboard aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:01:08 EDTWNBA's Record Growth Overshadowed by Fouls, Trans Policy Fights
Attendance and TV ratings for the WNBA are climbing, but headlines about the 30-year-old league keep getting hijacked by foul-related feuds and transgender policy debates, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:10:50 EDTRove Column Urges GOP to Drop 'Communist' Attacks
Longtime Republican strategist Karl Rove argued Wednesday that Republicans should abandon blanket "communist" attacks on Democrats and capitalize on far-left primary victories to win swing voters.
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:25:18 EDTTrump Vaccine Plan Requires Millions of Long-Unused Shots
Public health experts have been quick to condemn an executive order from President Donald Trump aimed at upending childhood vaccinations in the U.S., but the biggest obstacles may be the unprecedented financial and logistical challenges it would impose.
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:37:22 EDTJury Selected in Trial of Tupac Shakur Murder Suspect
A jury of six men and 10 women was selected Thursday to hear the case against an ex-gang leader accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur's killing nearly 30 years ago in one of hip-hop's most pivotal moments.
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:48:49 EDTTrump Orders Navy to Replace Jet Launch System With Steam Catapults
U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the Navy to tear out a complex system for launching jet fighters from its aircraft carriers and instead go back to using steam catapults, the White House said on Thursday. Trump signed a national security memorandum on Thursday...
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:43:42 EDTDOJ: California Prisons Failed to Protect Women
California's prison system has systematically failed to protect incarcerated women from sexual abuse and harassment by guards, the Department of Justice said Thursday.
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