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December 31, 2025

GOP Lawmakers Push New Healthcare Vision as ACA Debate Reignites

For decades, Democratic healthcare reforms have followed a familiar trajectory: expand government involvement, subsidize insurers, and inch closer to healthcare-for-all. Republicans argue that trajectory has produced higher costs, less transparency, and fewer choices—and now say they finally have a counteroffensive rooted in consumer control rather than centralized planning. At the …

December 31, 2025

Democrats Resurrect Jan. 6 Committee to Reclaim a Fading Narrative

Five years after the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot, House Democrats are once again reaching for a familiar tool: a special committee hearing designed less to uncover new facts than to reassert control over a political narrative that has steadily weakened with time. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced that …

December 30, 2025

Trump Administration Freezes Federal Funding to Minnesota Over Fraud Claims

In a dramatic development tying federal spending to fraud enforcement, the Trump administration has halted some federal funds to Minnesota, citing widespread fraud involving multiple federal programs and ongoing investigations by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security. This bold move underscores rising concerns about the …

December 30, 2025

Dem Rep Cherfilus-McCormick says she’s ‘innocent’ of stealing COVID funds

Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick publicly declared her innocence this week as she faces federal charges alleging a conspiracy to steal millions of dollars in COVID-19 disaster relief funds, a case that has drawn renewed scrutiny to pandemic-era spending and oversight failures. Speaking outside a federal courthouse in Miami, Cherfilus-McCormick said …

December 29, 2025

Minnesota in the Crosshairs as FBI Widens Fraud Investigations

The FBI has expanded its operational footprint in Minnesota, citing the need to pursue large-scale fraud involving federal aid programs, a move that comes amid intensifying political rhetoric over immigration, public spending, and federal oversight. Federal officials say the increased presence is focused on investigating alleged misuse of pandemic-era relief …

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