Dr. Mehmet Oz (L), administrator for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, speaks at a press conference as Vice President JD Vance looks on, in Washington on Feb. 25, 2026. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has temporarily halted the enrollment of providers of hospice care and home health
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said the Iran conflict has “put a little damper” on Republicans’ affordability efforts while insisting that President Trump “thinks about Americans’ financial situations.” Johnson made the comments when asked in a press conference Wednesday about Trump telling reporters the day before that Americans’ financial situations are not motivating him “even a
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) shot back at Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) over comments in which he called her a “parasite,” saying the Lone Star State senator views working-class people as “less than him.” On Monday, Cruz called Ocasio-Cortez a “parasite sucking on the taxpayer” after the New York Democrat said that Americans “can’t earn” their…
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will attend Wednesday’s Republican Study Committee lunch, according to three people granted anonymity to describe plans for the private meeting. He will join Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby and Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) as guests of the group of conservative House Republicans. Original News Source Link – Politico
Democrat James Talarico faces criticism for being absent during voting on "Jocelyn's Law," a Texas bill to deny bail to illegal immigrants charged with violent felonies.
Alex Murdaugh sentenced to life in prison after conviction in double murder trial during his sentencing at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., on March 3, 2023, after he was found guilty on all four counts. Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post And Courier via AP, Pool The South Carolina Supreme Court overturned lawyer Alex Murdaugh’s
A Minneapolis Fed study links the $15 minimum wage in the Twin Cities to reduced employment and hours, complicating national pushes for higher wages.