The Trump administration formally laid the groundwork Monday to weigh immigrants' use of programs like Medicaid and CHIP in determining whether they should get permanent residency. Why it matters: The policy shift could discourage immigrant families from seeking health coverage if it could put their legal status at risk, public health groups warn. - That could increase emergency room use, raise the cost of uncompensated care and widen health disparities, according to health policy experts. Driving the news: The Department of Homeland Security published a new version of a "public charge" policy, which was expanded during President Trump's first term and then rolled back during the Biden years. - It overrides previous policies that…
Host Blake Burman discusses the United States launching its 10th straight night of strikes in Iran, as Iran targets Bahrain where the U.S. Navy's 5th fleet is located. Meanwhile the U.S. military has identified the two servicemembers killed during Iranian strikes in Jordan. 00:00 - Introduction 2:10 - 10th consecutive night of strikes 11:30 - AC thefts surge during summer heat 16:57 - British military: ship hit in the Strait 27:55 - World's largest chip maker bets big on AZ 36:20 - Famous nest cam eagle Jackie rescued
American Thinker By Christian Vezilj That America is the best nation in the world, maybe in world history, isn’t just a mindless slogan. The data back this up.
White House By Christopher Chantrill When alphabet networks don’t broadcast the president’s speech, they are signaling that “they have lost control of the narrative” and they don’t want to “expose failures.”
A white separatist group is openly planning a network of whites-only settlements across rural America that aim to withstand legal challenges by operating essentially as private clubs. Why it matters: The communities are launching in the Ozarks, Appalachia and the South as the Trump administration has backed off prosecuting many civil rights cases. - They're also surfacing at a time when the nation is becoming increasingly diverse , and as the racist "great replacement theory" has become a staple of far-right politics in recent years. The big picture: For nearly three years, state and federal authorities have largely watched from the sidelines as the separatist group Return to the Land (RTTL) unveiled plans and took applications for…
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun will meet President Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday — a sitdown that comes as the Israeli military begins its first withdrawal from Lebanon under a U.S.-brokered agreement . Why it matters: The Trump administration is politically invested in strengthening Aoun, isolating Hezbollah and pushing for an Israeli-Lebanese peace agreement. - Aoun, the first Lebanese president to visit the White House since 2009, wants political support from Trump, military assistance for the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and U.S. pressure on the Netanyahu government to continue its gradual withdrawal from areas it occupies in southern Lebanon. Driving the news: On Monday, the State Department announced that Israel is starting…
