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Dr. Oz Moves to Cut Off Federal Medicaid Coverage for Transgender Care for Minors
A finalized CMS rule under Dr. Mehmet Oz bars federal Medicaid and CHIP funding for gender-affirming care for minors starting October 13, 2026.
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Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Order Letting the Postal Service Refuse Mail-In Ballots
A federal judge granted a nationwide injunction barring the Postal Service from refusing to carry mail-in ballots under Trump's executive order, ruling the executive branch has no authority to regulate elections.
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GOP Senator and Doctor Bill Cassidy Blasts Trump’s Childhood Vaccine Order: ‘This Executive Order Is Wrong’
Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Republican physician, rebuked President Trump's new executive order on childhood vaccines, calling it wrong and warning it means more shots for kids, not fewer.
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Betting Markets Now Favor Zohran Mamdani Over Trump for TIME’s 2026 Person of the Year
Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket now favor NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani over Donald Trump for TIME's 2026 Person of the Year - though the magazine's editors won't decide until December.
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Trump’s Approval Falls to 34% — His Lowest Yet and Among the Weakest of Any Recent President Before a Midterm
A new Pew Research analysis puts Trump's job approval at just 34% heading into the midterms — his lowest yet, matched by a CNN poll, and below where Obama, Clinton, Reagan and his own first term stood at this point.
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Betting Markets Now Favor Zohran Mamdani Over Trump for TIME’s 2026 Person of the Year
On the prediction market Polymarket, Zohran Mamdani has overtaken Donald Trump as the favorite for TIME's 2026 Person of the Year — but TIME doesn't decide until December.
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Federal Appeals Court Rules Trump Can’t Build His $400M White House Ballroom Without Congress’s Approval
A federal appeals court ruled 2-1 that Trump needs congressional approval to build his roughly $400 million White House ballroom, upholding a halt on aboveground work - though the order is stayed pending a Supreme Court appeal.
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AOC Confirms She’s Freezing Her Eggs and Won’t Rule Out a 2028 Run for President or Senate
In an interview with ABC's Jonathan Karl, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez confirmed she is freezing her eggs and said she has not ruled out a 2028 run for president or U.S. Senate - though she stopped short of announcing any campaign.
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Senate Passes Sweeping Russia Sanctions Bill Named for the Late Sen. Lindsey Graham
The Senate has passed a sweeping Russia sanctions package named for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, who championed it for years. It still needs the House and the president to become law.
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A Federal Appeals Court Just Halted Trump’s $400 Million White House Ballroom, Ruling He Can’t Build It Without Congress
A federal appeals court halted construction of Trump's roughly $400 million White House ballroom, ruling the project needs congressional approval. The preliminary decision can still be appealed.
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U.S. to Pay a German Company $1.2 Billion in Taxpayer Money to Halt American Wind Power Projects
The Trump administration agreed to pay a German energy firm about $1.2 billion to cancel US offshore wind projects - the second such buyout of a foreign company this year.
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Federal Appeals Court Halts Construction of Trump’s $400 Million White House Ballroom
A federal appeals court halted construction of the Trump administration's roughly $400 million White House ballroom, ruling the project needs congressional approval to proceed.
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