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Medicare Advantage Overpayments Raise Costs for All Seniors, Congressional Committee Finds
Over 40 million seniors see Medicare Part B premiums taken from Social Security. Medicare Advantage overpayments directly cut their monthly take-home pay.
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Senate Floor Fight Reveals How Far Apart Democrats and Republicans Are on DHS Shutdown
Both parties blocked each other’s funding proposals over two days, exposing a wide gap on ICE reforms with no deal in sight.
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Jeffrey Epstein Guard Called to Testify Before House Oversight Committee
Epstein was found dead in his cell at New York’s Metropolitan Correctional Center on Aug. 10, 2019.
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Agriculture Secretary Says Solutions Coming for US Farmers Over Escalating Fertilizer Costs
The costs have been rising due to the Iran war.
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Hawley Introduces Bill to Ban Abortion Drug Mifepristone
The proposal would remove federal approval for the abortion pill and create a legal pathway for women to sue manufacturers.
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Fetterman Won’t Back SAVE Act Over Mail-In Vote Restrictions
Fetterman said he supports basic photo ID to vote but called the Act’s mail-in voting provisions a non-starter, sealing unified Democratic opposition.
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Senate Again Fails to Advance DHS Funding Bill as Shutdown Nears 1 Month
Major DHS enforcement components—including Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement—remain unaffected.
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Republican Lawmaker Introduces House Bill to Strengthen Taiwan’s Energy Security Amid Rising China Threats
China sees Taiwan’s reliance on energy imports as a vulnerability, Rep. Pat Harrigan says.
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Senate Passes Bill Aimed at Making Housing Affordable
The bill seeks to rein in corporate landlords and ensure that families, rather than corporations, buy U.S. homes.
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Senators Unveil Bipartisan Bill to Protect Falun Gong, Counter Forced Organ Harvesting
The legislation is aimed at curbing complicity in Beijing’s state-sanctioned abuse.
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More Than 300 TSA Workers Have Quit During Homeland Security Shutdown
The Department of Homeland Security entered a partial shutdown on Feb. 14.
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Trump Wants Clean Reauthorization of Surveillance Powers Law, Rep. McClain Says
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is set to expire on April 20.
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Medicare Advantage Overpayments Raise Costs for All Seniors, Congressional Committee Finds
Over 40 million seniors see Medicare Part B premiums taken from Social Security. Medicare Advantage overpayments directly cut their monthly take-home pay.
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Senate Floor Fight Reveals How Far Apart Democrats and Republicans Are on DHS Shutdown
Both parties blocked each other’s funding proposals over two days, exposing a wide gap on ICE reforms with no deal in sight.
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Jeffrey Epstein Guard Called to Testify Before House Oversight Committee
Epstein was found dead in his cell at New York’s Metropolitan Correctional Center on Aug. 10, 2019.
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Agriculture Secretary Says Solutions Coming for US Farmers Over Escalating Fertilizer Costs
The costs have been rising due to the Iran war.
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Hawley Introduces Bill to Ban Abortion Drug Mifepristone
The proposal would remove federal approval for the abortion pill and create a legal pathway for women to sue manufacturers.
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Fetterman Won’t Back SAVE Act Over Mail-In Vote Restrictions
Fetterman said he supports basic photo ID to vote but called the Act’s mail-in voting provisions a non-starter, sealing unified Democratic opposition.
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Senate Again Fails to Advance DHS Funding Bill as Shutdown Nears 1 Month
Major DHS enforcement components—including Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement—remain unaffected.
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Republican Lawmaker Introduces House Bill to Strengthen Taiwan’s Energy Security Amid Rising China Threats
China sees Taiwan’s reliance on energy imports as a vulnerability, Rep. Pat Harrigan says.
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Senate Passes Bill Aimed at Making Housing Affordable
The bill seeks to rein in corporate landlords and ensure that families, rather than corporations, buy U.S. homes.
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Senators Unveil Bipartisan Bill to Protect Falun Gong, Counter Forced Organ Harvesting
The legislation is aimed at curbing complicity in Beijing’s state-sanctioned abuse.
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More Than 300 TSA Workers Have Quit During Homeland Security Shutdown
The Department of Homeland Security entered a partial shutdown on Feb. 14.
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Trump Wants Clean Reauthorization of Surveillance Powers Law, Rep. McClain Says
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is set to expire on April 20.
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