Medicaid cuts’ disproportionate toll
Medicaid cuts in President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law could disproportionately harm Black women and children who depend on the program, advocates warn. Source link
LFW Saturday: Patrick McDowell, Roksanda, Completedworks, The Ouze, and Lueder
Published September 21, 2025 In a busy 24 hours of London Fashion Week, two couture-worthy houses, Patrick McDowell and Roksanda, held statement shows, along with two jewelry happenings, and a Berlin winter rave moment in a basement on the Strand. Patrick McDowell There are not that many bona fide couturiers in London, but Patrick McDowell … Read more
Trump's global health cuts upend CDC’s malaria work
The CDC’s malaria control efforts are buckling under the Trump administration. Source link
Lawmakers offload UnitedHealth stock
Some Washington policymakers with financial stakes in UnitedHealth Group are selling their stocks in the company as it struggles financially and the Trump administration investigates its billing practices. Source link
Supreme Court says Trump can end DEI research at NIH
NIH research grants that promote diversity, equity and inclusion and what the Trump administration calls “gender ideology extremism” can now be terminated, following a Supreme Court decision. Source link
Evangelicals push back on Trump’s foreign-aid cuts
President Donald Trump’s decision to cut millions in foreign aid and close the agency that dispensed it is prompting an outcry from a corner of his base this week: Evangelical Christians. Source link
Republicans advance HHS budget
Republicans on a House Appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday approved a 6 percent budget cut for HHS in fiscal year 2026. Source link
RFK Jr. set to face a grilling on CDC
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to testify before the Senate Finance Committee — a week after he ousted the CDC director following a disagreement. Source link
Could 2028 be the 'YouTube election’?
The 2028 presidential primaries are already unfolding on YouTube. Amid the rapid decline of cable news, potential candidates and other elected officials are locked in a digital arms race to draw subscribers, boost their reach and build what amounts to their own broadcast networks. Potential candidates like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ted Cruz … Read more
Republicans eye extending ACA subsidies
House Republicans are spearheading an effort to extend enhanced tax credits for coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Source link