MTG calls for property tax abolition, derides health insurance as ‘giant scam’
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia called for the elimination of property taxes and sounded the alarm about health insurance and the healthcare system
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Stefanik booed offstage as protesters chant ‘traitor’ during upstate New York memorial event
Potential Republican gubernatorial candidate Rep. Elise Stefanik was disrupted by protesters at a memorial event in her home district in upstate New York.
Trump urges Texas Republicans to swiftly pass redistricting maps while Newsom, California Dems counter
Texas Democrats end walkout as GOP-controlled legislature prepares to vote on redistricting maps that could flip five congressional seats to Republicans
Native Americans want to avoid Medicaid snafus as work requirements loom
Jonnell Wieder earned too much money at her job to keep her Medicaid coverage when the COVID-19 public health emergency ended in 2023 and states resumed checking whether people were eligible for the program. But she was reassured by the knowledge that Medicaid would provide postpartum coverage for her and her daughter, Oakleigh McDonald, who
Trump slams mail-in ballots as corrupt, but may not have the power to derail them
Trump, citing Putin, vowed to end mail-in ballots with an executive order, despite both the facts and the Constitution’s limits on his power.
LA Mayor Bass delays Palisades fire report at DOJ’s request amid probe
LA Mayor Karen Bass holds back Palisades fire after-action report amid federal investigation, drawing criticism from community groups seeking answers.
Appeals Court Won’t Invalidate Part of Voting Rights Act
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill talks with the media in front of the Hale Boggs Federal Building in New Orleans on May 19, 2025. David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP After rejecting Louisiana’s request that it invalidate a key provision of the federal Voting Rights Act in a state-level redistricting lawsuit, a federal