Schumer, Jeffries call on GOP leaders to meet to avoid government shutdown

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) have sent a letter to Republican leaders calling on them to schedule a meeting “immediately” to discuss the path to a funding deal to avoid a government shutdown after Sept. 30.

Schumer and Jeffries want a “four corners” negotiation of the top party leadership in each chamber to put together a deal on a stopgap funding measure that would give lawmakers more time to finish work o...

RFK Jr. further limits COVID-19 vaccines

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Trump administration threatens federal sex education funding in 46 states over ‘gender ideology content’

The Trump administration is threatening to strip millions in federal grant funding from dozens of states with sex education programs that include information about transgender people. 

The Department of Health and Human Services’s (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) said Tuesday it is putting 46 states, U.S. territories and Washington, D.C., “on notice” to remove within 60 days “all references to gender ideology” from their Personal Responsibility Education...

What is Gavin Newsom’s net worth?

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is not only a high-profile politician but also a businessman with an extensive financial portfolio.

As of 2025, his net worth is estimated at around $30 million, according to Finance Monthly, reflecting a mix of political salaries, entrepreneurial ventures and investments.

Political career

Newsom began his political journey in 1997 when San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown appointed him to the Board of Supervisors.

In 200...

Trump is cutting Medicaid based on a flawed study

Our country is poised to take health coverage away from millions of low-income Americans largely based on the findings of a flawed and flagrantly misleading study.

President Trump’s budget reconciliation bill recently produced the largest cut to Medicaid health insurance in its 60-year history.

Claiming to reduce “fraud and abuse,” it will cut essential medical services for at least 12 million low-income people through unachievable work requirements, unaffordable out...

HHS terminates California sex education grant over ‘gender ideology content’

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday announced it had terminated California’s participation in a federal sex education grant program after the state refused to remove information about transgender people from its curricula. 

The department’s Administration for Children and Families (ACF) asked California in March to submit all learning materials for its Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP), a teen pregnancy prevention and sexual hea...

Leading pediatric group breaks with RFK Jr., recommends COVID shots for young kids

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on Tuesday recommended that parents vaccinate all infants and young children against COVID-19, a break from Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his criticism of widespread vaccination. 

The group recommended all infants and children 6 months through 23 months get vaccinated against COVID-19 to help protect against serious illness. Children under 2 years old are especially vulnerable to severe COVID-19 ...

Scholten drops out of Iowa Senate race, endorses fellow state rep

Iowa State Rep. J.D. Scholten (D) announced Monday he is suspending his campaign for U.S. Senate and endorsing fellow State Rep. Josh Turek (D) in his bid to unseat incumbent Sen. Joni Ernst (R).

“Today I am suspending my campaign. I know this may come as a surprise but I made this decision because I think it's in the best interest of Iowans and myself,” Scholten said in a statement.

“From the very beginning, I thought a prairie populist athlete from Western Iowa ...

Obamacare faces a subsidy cliff — don’t bail it out without reform

The controversy over the 2010 Affordable Care Act dominated Barack Obama’s presidency. The implementation of ObamaCare caused health insurance premiums to soar and nearly collapsed the market entirely. The Biden administration responded by flooding the system with expanded federal subsidies, which are set to expire at the end of 2025.

To stop premiums for older workers with pre-existing conditions from suddenly leaping by $10,000, Republicans will need to extend part of this a...