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Capitol Hill reporter Manu Raju is warning that things are about to get "really bad" in 2026 when it comes to costs Americans will face. Speaking on the "Inside Politics" lunchtime panel, host Dana Bash cited the Kaiser Family Foundation's data revealing that the average yearly premium for health insurance will increase from $888 in 2025, to $1,904 for 2026 because subsidies for the Affordable Care Act are set to expire at the end of the year.
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This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister. 1 John 3:10 (NIV)
If someone claims, “I know God,” but doesn’t obey God’s commandments, that person is a liar and is not living in the truth. 1 John 2:4 (NLT)
Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. 1 John 4:20 (NIV)
Image: ''Celestial Assassin of the M-6: Sister Disaster', courtesy of Project OverSoul.
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According to journalist and investment analyst Steve Ratner, Donald Trump abused his fans to the tune of over $4 billion with a crypto scam that has all the signs of insiders cashing in at the expense of the MAGA true believers.
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Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman has delivered a devastating assessment of Donald Trump's Iran war: the president is steering the United States toward humiliating defeat, and the only way out requires acknowledging a loss his fragile ego will never permit.
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A system implemented by the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency program accidentally leaked the Social Security numbers of health care providers, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.
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Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, focused his line of questioning on the cost of the Iran war. Blumenthal said he believes the $25 billion cost of the war was less than the actual total.
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Nearly 20 House Democrats demanded last week that FBI Director Kash Patel take and share the results of an Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test by Tuesday amid accusations of excessive drinking, but as of Wednesday, Patel has yet to respond to the lawmakers’ request...
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Hegseth team blindsided over use of secret messaging apps: 'Going to take that as a yes' - Raw Story
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was surprised by a question during a congressional hearing on Wednesday over whether Pentagon officials were using a secret messaging app.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth got in a fiery exchange during a congressional hearing on Wednesday with a lawmaker who accused him of lying about the number of military service members injured since the Iran war started.
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CBS News a 'sinking ship' as pro-Trump turn drives ratings to 'unthinkable' lows: report - Raw Story
CBS Evening News is experiencing a catastrophic collapse in viewership under Bari Weiss's leadership and veteran television executives are sounding the alarm that the controversial Free Press founder's editorial direction — marked by flagrant Trump support delivered by handpicked anchor Tony Dokoupil — is driving longtime viewers away in unprecedented numbers.
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Social media cringed at President Donald Trump barging ahead of King Charles in a receiving line with his top administration officials. The 77-year-old king shook hands with Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other top cabinet officials before begging off halfway through...
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Florida Republicans showed Gov. Ron DeSantis that they're not all the way on board with his top policy priorities. Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez killed bills proposed by DeSantis to add regulations on AI and to grant religious exemptions from vaccines.
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A former MAGA loyalist claimed there was a coordinated strategy among Republicans to fast-track President Donald Trump's ballroom after the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner this weekend, according to an analyst on Monday.
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Political analysts and observers raised red flags on Sunday after a new proposal to end the war in Iran was shared with the press. Axios reported, citing "a U.S. official and two sources with knowledge," that Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for...
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House Republicans, already grumbling about Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), were pushed to their limit this past week after he reneged on an agreement on an ethanol bill in an effort to make GOP hardliners happy. According to a Politico report, the betrayal led one lawmaker to loudly curse Johnson to his face...
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Watching Hegseth try and answer these probing questions from restrained experts was like watching Buzz Lightyear realize he isn't really a spaceman, writes Holly Baxter
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President Donald Trump is losing in his military campaign in Iran, former Trump administration Homeland Security staffer Miles Taylor told MS NOW's Nicolle Wallace on Thursday's edition of "Deadline: White House" — and the way he's talking about the conflict gives it away.
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Pete Hegseth left yet another senator frustrated by dancing around tough questions, this time regarding how the military will be used if the 2026 presidential election ends unfavorably for Trump. "Dude, dude, just answer the question," Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) said as she pressed Hegseth...
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A Democratic lawmaker accused Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of lying to President Donald Trump during a heated congressional hearing on Wednesday.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s evasive and smirking answers to questions about his firing respected military officials at the Pentagon earned him a dressing down Wednesday from Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), a retired Air Force officer.
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House Republican leadership is delaying a vote on the farm bill, after an uprising by several GOP lawmakers enraged about sticking points within it — jeopardizing yet another major piece of legislation House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was hoping to move into the outbox this week.
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The Republican chair of the House Armed Forces Committee did not allow Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to respond to accusations that he is incompetent as he reached for his microphone after a Democratic lawmaker gave him a tongue-lashing on Wednesday.
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Republicans’ electoral prospects for the impending midterm elections have grown so grim that even one of the party’s chief proponents and former torchbearers is predicting disaster for the GOP at the ballot box.
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As House Republicans scramble to address a series of challenges and looming deadlines, the GOP-led House Rules Committee failed Tuesday morning to reach agreement on a procedural rule governing debate on upcoming bills, a breakdown Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) slammed as “beyond incompetent.”
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With just over seven months to go until the midterm elections, the US-Israeli war on Iran pushing gas prices past $4 per gallon, and the rising cost of living bringing consumer confidence to an all-time low, political observers marveled on Monday at Republican senators’ decision to center President Donald Trump’s demand for a new $400 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom at the White House as a top legislative goal.
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JD Vance's anti-war leaks backfire as Trump makes VP scapegoat for Iran fiasco: analysis - Raw Story
President Donald Trump has weaponized Vice President JD Vance to absorb blame over failed negotiations with Iran, an analyst reported on Monday. Salon's Amanda Marcotte described how Trump has forced Vance into a situation he didn't want to be in and by doing so, has put his political future in question.
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One of President Donald Trump’s closest allies, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro, has had a recent string of “repeated failures” in securing indictments against the president’s political enemies, but those very “failures,” argued MS NOW producer Steve Benen, could ultimately elevate her to the nation's top law enforcement post.
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