Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton makes a statement at his office in Austin, Texas, on May 26, 2023. AP Photo/Eric Gay, File Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched investigations April 7 into dozens of Medicaid providers in the state using data acquired through the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. Home health providers, occupational therapy
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Iranian officials are urging their people to form human chains around power plants as they face a deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump. As the deadline is ticking closer, Trump threatened intense strikes that he said could destroy a civilization. Find out what the administration has said, and how Iran is responding. Act… Original
A sign in front of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services building in Woodlawn, Md., on March 19, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images The federal government will increase payments to private Medicare insurers by 2.48 percent in 2027, far more than it initially proposed. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said on April
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) testifies during his confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Homeland Security, on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 18, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Monday suggested his department would take a “hard look” at customs operations at airports in cities with sanctuary policies. In