POLITICS

How Fraud and Waste Harm Medicaid

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President Donald Trump aims to reshape the federal government in part by dramatically cutting spending. Health care is an appealing target for cost-cutting because it accounts for about 30 percent of the federal budget. The United States spent more than $1.8 trillion on Medicare, Medicaid, and other health programs in 2023. The budget deficit was

Putin Says Russia Has No Objections to US-Ukraine Minerals Deal

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The Russian president has offered Washington a separate deal on rare earths. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow has no objections to a potential U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal, adding that his country is also prepared to partner with the United States on the joint exploration and extraction of resources, including rare earths. Putin made the