Shutdowns serve as excuse for GOP and Democrats to spend more, says Sen. Ron Johnson

Shutdowns serve as excuse for GOP and Democrats to spend more, says Sen. Ron Johnson

From left, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R- Iowa, Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., and Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, speak with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Oct. 6. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP Sen. Ron Johnson, a…

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Greene doubles down on remarks about Affordable Care Act subsidies

Greene doubles down on remarks about Affordable Care Act subsidies

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) doubled down on recent remarks about Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies amid a government shutdown battle centered around health care. “The issues of the subsidies are real. It’s not something that anybody can say is made up,” Greene told NewsNation’s Blake Burman on “The Hill. “Also, people with regular or…

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DHS touts 55-year low in Border Patrol apprehensions

DHS touts 55-year low in Border Patrol apprehensions

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday touted a 55-year low in Border Patrol apprehensions. “Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced preliminary enforcement numbers for September 2025, closing out Fiscal Year 2025 with the lowest U.S. Border Patrol apprehensions since 1970,” CBP said in a…

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Trump-endorsed candidate wins special House GOP primary in Tennessee

Trump-endorsed candidate wins special House GOP primary in Tennessee

Matt Van Epps, a former Tennessee general services commissioner who notched a last-minute endorsement from President Trump, is projected to win the GOP contest for former Rep. Mark Green’s (R-Tenn.) seat, according to Decision Desk HQ.  Van Epps beat a crowded field of challengers for the Republican nod, including: state Rep. Jody Barrett; state Rep.…

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Is your inhaler causing climate pollution?

Is your inhaler causing climate pollution?

Related video: Air quality categories explained (NEXSTAR) – That small whoosh from an inhaler has a substantial environmental toll that could be putting some people with chronic conditions at risk, according to a new study. Published Monday in the peer-reviewed Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the University of California Los Angeles Health study…

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The Memo: Comey arraignment kicks off high-stakes battle for Trump

The Memo: Comey arraignment kicks off high-stakes battle for Trump

Former FBI Director James Comey is set to be arraigned on Wednesday morning in Alexandria, Va., just outside Washington. The moment will bring enormous media attention — and fire the starting pistol on a legal battle that has huge stakes for President Trump as well as his longtime foe. Critics of the president see the…

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Acting CDC director says to break up MMR shot 

Acting CDC director says to break up MMR shot 

There is no research to support such a massive change, but O’Neill endorsed similar remarks made by President Trump. It’s not clear if the message, made in a Monday post on X, should be seen by drugmakers as an official directive from the agency.    O’Neill gave no reason why he thinks separating the shots…

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US military kills senior al Qaeda-affiliated attack planner

US military kills senior al Qaeda-affiliated attack planner

The United States military killed a senior al Qaeda-affiliated attack planner last week in Syria, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) announced on Tuesday.  Centcom said its forces conducted a strike on Oct. 2 that killed Muhammad Abd-al-Wahhab al-Ahmad, who the U.S. military says was a member of Ansar al-Islam, an al Qaeda affiliated terrorist group. “U.S.…

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3 big takeaways from The Hill’s Health Next Summit

3 big takeaways from The Hill’s Health Next Summit

The state of the country’s health care landscape is in flux, according to top health experts and lawmakers, as the federal government shutdown hinges on the battle over health care access and new priorities crystallize under the second Trump administration.  Health policy experts, key lawmakers and industry leaders spoke at The Hill’s “Health Next Summit”…

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