Republicans’ mega-bill could make Americans hungry again

This is a large country, and people in different states embrace different customs, cultural preferences and political beliefs. But for all our diversity, every person in every state needs to eat.

In recognition of this, America has long treated hunger as a national concern. Unfortunately, a little-understood provision in the budget reconciliation legislation speeding through Congress would change that. Within a few years of its passage, we would likely see a significant number...

GOP leaders boost rural hospital fund, rewrite Medicaid provisions to save Trump megabill

Senate Republican leaders substantially increased the size of a rural hospital relief fund and rewrote controversial language freezing health care provider taxes in a late-night bid to keep President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” on track for a vote Saturday afternoon.

Republican leaders increased the size of the proposed rural hospital relief fund from $15 billion to $25 billion, with the money to be distributed over five years.

But the proposal falls far short o...

ObamaCare preventive care mandate wins in Supreme Court ruling

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US supreme court ruling sets stage for more politicized science under RFK Jr

Experts call decision that found health secretary has power to convene key panel ‘classic good news, bad news’

A US supreme court decision affirming the constitutionality of Obamacare sets the stage for more politicized science in the future, health law experts said about the court’s decision.

The court’s majority opinion in Kennedy v Braidwood Management found that an expert panel – the preventive services taskforce – convened under the Affordable Care Act is under the direct oversight of the health secretary.

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US supreme court ruling sets stage for more politicized science under RFK Jr

Experts call decision that found health secretary has power to convene key panel ‘classic good news, bad news’

A US supreme court decision affirming the constitutionality of Obamacare sets the stage for more politicized science in the future, health law experts said about the court’s decision.

The court’s majority opinion in Kennedy v Braidwood Management found that an expert panel – the preventive services taskforce – convened under the Affordable Care Act is under the direct oversight of the health secretary.

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Supreme Court sides with parents seeking opt-outs from LGBTQ books in schools 

The Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision along ideological lines Friday ruled in favor of parents in Montgomery County, Md., who sought to opt out their children from instruction that uses books with LGBTQ themes.

It hands another win to religious rights advocates, who have regularly earned the backing of the high court’s conservative majority in a series of high-profile cases. 

Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the six Republican-appointed justices, found the lac...

Trump says supreme court limiting judges’ powers is ‘monumental victory’ as liberal justices dissent – live

Sonia Sotomayor says decision is an ‘open invitation … to bypass the constitution’; joined by Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson

The Trump administration is readying a package of executive actions aimed at boosting energy supply to power the US expansion of artificial intelligence, according to four sources familiar with the planning, Reuters reports.

US and China are locked in a technological arms race and with it secure an economic and military edge. The huge amount of data processing behind AI requires a rapid increase in power supplies that are straining utilities and grids in many states.

The Israeli-US food distribution scheme in Gaza, Palestine, launched one month ago, is degrading Palestinians by design, forcing them to choose between starvation or risking their lives for minimal supplies.

With over 500 people killed and nearly 4,000 wounded while seeking food, this scheme is slaughter masquerading as humanitarian aid and must be immediately dismantled

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