Consumers previewing Affordable Care Act plans in most of the 22 state-run marketplaces are seeing sharp 2026 price increases, and Healthcare.gov is slated to post its offerings next week ahead of open enrollment, according to The New York Times. KFF’s analysis shows the newly published insurance rates reflect two key factors: an average premium increase […]
A Russian strike on a Ukrainian kindergarten in the country’s second-biggest city killed seven people, including two children. The strike happened just hours after the White House announced a meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin to discuss a ceasefire in Ukraine had been called off. Officials say Russia targeted civilians in […]
A day after beginning demolition on the East Wing of the White House, the Trump administration announced Tuesday it will submit blueprints for President Donald Trump’s $250 million White House ballroom to the agency that oversees federal building construction in Washington. The announcement followed criticism by Democrats and historians who argued a review process should […]
In this Media Miss Minute, a University of Texas professor of nearly three decades has been dismissed from his administrative role because of his ideological beliefs. And the federal government has put plans to lay off a quarter of the National Parks staff on hold. Media Miss by the left: University of Texas professor dismissed […]
A resurgence of bird flu has helped drive wholesale turkey prices about 40% higher than in 2024 as Thanksgiving approaches. The outbreak has affected almost 6.5 million turkeys in the past month, and the U.S. flock has fallen to its smallest size in 40 years. Turkey is expected to average about $1.32 per pound, according […]
The Senate is considering a hold on Pentagon nominees if Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new congressional communications memo is fully implemented. According to the memo obtained by NBC News, Department of Defense (DOD) personnel, including the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will now have to get approval from the legislative affairs office before […]
Absent from the White House’s continued demolition of the facade of the East Wing is necessary approvals from the office that oversees similar projects at most federal buildings in the Washington area, the Associated Press reported. Images began circulating Monday of machinery ripping away a portion of the East Wing that will connect with a $250 […]
Mortgage rates have recently started to stabilize, which is generally good news for people who want to buy homes. Since the beginning of 2025, the 30-year mortgage rate fell from 7.04% to 6.27% by mid-October, according to data from Freddie Mac. The Fed is set to meet two more times before the end of the […]
In 2007, paparazzi swarmed around the Los Angeles salon where pop star Britney Spears shaved off her hair. This scene occupied the pop culture imagination ever since. It also kicked off a chain of events that led to a California court placing the Princess of Pop under a conservatorship that gave her father control over […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom, D, signed the “Youth Sports for All” Act into law last week, creating a commission to study inequalities in youth sports. The legislation is opposed by Republicans who say it’s a disguise to eventually allow transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports. What will the new law create? Assembly Bill 749 requires […]
