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Millions More Americans Uninsured After Lapse Of Premium Subsidies

(Huff Post) Millions of Americans have lost health insurance after lawmakers let enhanced federal subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans expire following last year’s government shutdown battle, a study released Thursday found. About 1 in 10 Americans who were enrolled in an ACA plan last year now have no health coverage, according to surveys by the health care research nonprofit KFF. That amounts to around 2 million people.

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Father of service member killed in Iran war said he never told Pete Hegseth to 'finish' the job

(NBC News) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met privately Wednesday with the families of six service members who died in the Iran war and, in a press briefing the next morning, said the message he got was consistent and supportive. “What I heard through tears, through hugs, through strength and through unbreakable resolve was the same from family after family. They said, ‘Finish this. Honor their sacrifice. Do not waver. Do not stop until the job is done,’” Hegseth said. One of the people he met at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware was Charles Simmons. His 28-year-old son, Tech. Sgt. Tyler H. Simmons, was among the six crew members killed when their refueling plane crashed in Iraq last week. Simmons recalled his exchange differently. “I can’t speak for the other families. When he spoke to me, that was not something we talked about,” he told NBC News in an interview Thursday.

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Boebert Comes Out Swinging Against Trump Admin. Request for Iran War Money: 'I'm Not Doing That'

(Mediaite) Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) said she will not support any supplemental funding bill to pay for the Iran war, no matter what the price tag is. The Department of Defense is seeking $200 billion in supplemental funds to keep paying for the war on Iran, which President Donald Trump launched on Feb 28. The war is costing American taxpayers about $1 billion a day, to say nothing of skyrocketing gas prices.

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GOP senator warns gutting Senate filibuster to pass SAVE America Act is a 'foolish and lazy idea'

(CNN) Sen. Thom Tillis on Thursday blasted talk of ending the Senate filibuster to pass the “SAVE America Act” as a “foolish and lazy idea” and warned his party that pushing the president’s priority through the so-called talking filibuster would hand control to Democrats. “I have made it crystal clear that I will never vote to do this. Eliminating the filibuster is a foolish and lazy idea pushed by politicians seeking short-term gain at the expense of causing irreparable long-term harm to our nation,” Tillis said in a statement.

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Americans Think Trump Will Send Troops Into Iran And Really Don't Like It: Poll

(Huff Post) Some 65% of Americans believe U.S. President Donald Trump will order troops into a large-scale ground war in Iran and just 7% support that idea, a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Thursday found. The Trump administration has mulled deploying thousands of U.S. troops to reinforce its operation in the Middle East, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The possible deployments could use air and naval forces to secure safe passage for oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, or could involve deploying U.S. troops to Iran’s shoreline.

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Major allies think it's better to depend on China than on the US under Trump

(Politico) Four key allies are growing wary of the United States — and disruption from President Donald Trump appears to be to blame, according to a new poll. Results from the poll from Politico, released Sunday, found that a growing portion of the public in Canada, France, Germany and the United Kingdom increasingly believe that China is a more dependable partner than the United States. The poll, however, revealed that movement toward China appears to be driven by Trump’s policies, and not stability of the geopolitical rival.

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Iran says it will show 'zero restraint' if energy infrastructure is targeted again

(The Guardian) Iran said on Thursday it would show “zero restraint” if its energy infrastructure was targeted again as Qatar revealed that almost a fifth of its liquefied natural gas export capacity had been knocked out in an Iranian strike that is likely to have a years-long impact.

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Labor secretary's security staffer resigns amid misconduct investigation

(Politico) A member of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s security team who figured prominently in an internal investigation that has roiled the agency resigned last week, according to two department officials who granted anonymity to discuss the matter. Brian Sloan was one of four people placed on leave by DOL as its inspector general’s office probes allegations of misconduct by Chavez-DeRemer and her top aides. Sloan was sidelined amid claims that he was involved in a romantic affair with the married Labor secretary.

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Georgia woman charged with murder after police say she took pills to induce abortion

(The Guardian) A 31-year-old Georgia woman has been charged with murder by police who say she took pills to induce an illegal abortion. If state prosecutors decide to move forward with the murder charge brought by local police against Alexia Moore, her case would be one of the first instances of a woman being charged for terminating a pregnancy in Georgia since it passed a 2019 law banning most abortions.

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The Trump administration is putting millions into a minerals company backed by the president's son

(The Independent) A start-up focused on building rare-earth magnets used in key technologies has seen its valuation skyrocket thanks to two investors: the Trump administration and a venture capital firm that counts the president’s son, Donald Trump Jr., as a partner. Vulcan Elements, which aims to shore up U.S. access to key materials for high technology, has gone from a $200 million valuation to a potential $2 billion one, according to a Bloomberg analysis.

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Pentagon plans to keep National Guard in DC into 2029, 2 US officials say

15 min ago - March 19, 2026, 9:06 PM The Pentagon is planning to maintain the National Guard's federal mission in Washington, D.C., until Jan. 20, 2029, through the rest of President Donald Trump’s second term, according to two U.S. officials. The plan is i ... (ABC News)

Trumps, on a Deal-Making Spree, Turn Next to Transylvania

44 min ago - Trumps, on a Deal-Making Spree, Turn Next to Transylvania The president’s company is eyeing a site for a golf course and luxury apartments. Will a huge landfill and a troubled project history stand in the way? The Trump Organization is consideri ... (New York Times)

The Trump administration is putting millions into a minerals company backed by the president's son

49 min ago - Thursday 19 March 2026 21:00 EDT A start-up focused on building rare-earth magnets used in key technologies has seen its valuation skyrocket thanks to two investors: the Trump administration and a venture capital firm that counts the president’s ... (The Independent)

NYU strike could start Monday as 900+ non-tenured faculty members seek new contract

56 min ago - By Christina Fan Updated on: March 20, 2026 / 7:34 AM EDT / CBS New York New York University is up against the clock to reach a new contract with hundreds of non-tenured faculty members, who say they're prepared to go on strike without a new deal by ... (CBS News)

Darren Indyke, Epstein's lawyer, tells House panel he had "no knowledge whatsoever" of crimes

1 hr ago - Updated on: March 19, 2026 / 8:09 PM EDT / CBS News Darren Indyke, a lawyer who worked closely with Jeffrey Epstein for decades and serves as an executor of his estate, testified to the House Oversight Committee on Thursday that he "had no knowledge ... (CBS News)

Father of service member killed in Iran war said he never told Pete Hegseth to 'finish' the job

1 hr ago - March 19, 2026, 7:27 PM EDT WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met privately Wednesday with the families of six service members who died in the Iran war and, in a press briefing the next morning, said the message he got was consistent a ... (NBC News)

Labor secretary's security staffer resigns amid misconduct investigation

2 hrs ago - 03/19/2026 07:27 PM EDT A member of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer's security team who figured prominently in an internal investigation that has roiled the agency resigned last week, according to two department officials who granted anonymity to ... (Politico)

US Health Department official signals progress on selecting new CDC head

2 hrs ago - March 19, 2026 6:21 PM EDT Updated 8 hours ago March 19 (Reuters) - A top U.S. health official said on Thursday he was ‌encouraged by interviews to select the next leader of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, signaling progress towa ... (Reuters)

U.S. says Cuba is prohibited from taking Russian oil as two tankers head to island

2 hrs ago - The U.S. Treasury Department has said Cuba won't be allowed to take delivery of Russian crude, even as the fuel-starved island appears poised to receive two tankers carrying oil and gas. In a general license published Thursday, the Treasury's Office ... (CNBC)

Netanyahu wants oil, gas to flow through Israel post-Iran war

3 hrs ago - 11h JERUSALEM, March 19 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he believes pipelines should be built to transport Middle East oil and gas across the Arabian Peninsula and up to Israeli ports to avoid threats by Iran in the Hor ... (msn/Reuters)

Trump Says He Won't Send Troops to Iran but Leaves Wiggle Room

3 hrs ago - Trump Says He Won't Send Troops to Iran but Leaves Wiggle Room The president was cagey about his plans for Iran. He confirmed the Pentagon was seeking $200 billion to support a protracted war effort while also claiming it would be over soon. Presiden ... (New York Times)

Scoop: Anthropic meets with House Homeland Security behind closed doors

3 hrs ago - 11h A bipartisan House Homeland Security Committee briefing with Anthropic's Jack Clark was held behind closed doors on Wednesday, per sources familiar with the meeting, and only briefly touched on the company's fight with the Pentagon. Why it matter ... (msn/Axios)

Bari Weiss Reportedly Planning 'Imminently' to Layoff Dozens of Staffers at CBS News

3 hrs ago - Mar 19th, 2026, 6:08 pm CBS News chief Bari Weiss is reportedly planning the “imminent” layoff of dozens of staffers as she looks to remake the network for the digital age. Weiss first made mention of the cuts several weeks, according to B ... (MEDIAite)

Judge rules US government overreached with transgender health care declaration

4 hrs ago - A federal judge has ruled that the government overreached when it declared certain types of gender-affirming care unsafe for young people March 19, 2026, 11:22 PM PORTLAND, Ore. -- A federal judge said the government overreached by issuing a declarat ... (abc news)

Iran says it will show 'zero restraint' if energy infrastructure is targeted again

4 hrs ago - Thu 19 Mar 2026 18.02 EDT First published on Thu 19 Mar 2026 14.31 EDT Iran said on Thursday it would show “zero restraint” if its energy infrastructure was targeted again as Qatar revealed that almost a fifth of its liquefied natural gas e ... (The Guardian)

Millions More Americans Uninsured After Lapse Of Premium Subsidies

4 hrs ago - Mar 19, 2026, 06:00 PM EDT | Updated 10 hours ago Millions of Americans have lost health insurance after lawmakers let enhanced federal subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans expire following last year’s government shutdown battle, a study rele ... (Huff Post)

Boebert Comes Out Swinging Against Trump Admin. Request for Iran War Money: 'I'm Not Doing That'

4 hrs ago - Michael Luciano Mar 20th, 2026, 12:27 am Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) said she will not support any supplemental funding bill to pay for the Iran war, no matter what the price tag is. The Department of Defense is seeking $200 billion in supplemental ... (mediaite)

Federal judges read death threats and defend judiciary amid rising attacks

5 hrs ago - Updated 3:51 PM EDT, March 19, 2026 Federal judges read profane death threats and praised U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts’ recent comments condemning personal criticism of judges during an unusual forum on Thursday to highlight ris ... (AP)

Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit over California egg prices

5 hrs ago - 03/19/26 3:18 PM ET A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Trump administration against California last summer over the cost of eggs. U.S. District Judge Mark C. Scarsi, a President Trump appointee, found that the federal go ... (The Hill)

FCC green-lights Nexstar's $6.2B merger with rival TV station owner Tegna

11 hrs ago - Media FCC green-lights Nexstar's $6.2B merger with rival TV station owner Tegna The FCC approved the deal less than a day after eight state attorneys general sued to block it. The combined entity would become the nation's largest operator of local TV ... (NBC News)

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