WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is deferring over $1 billion in federal Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota as part of its ongoing healthcare fraud crackdown, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday. Kennedy said during a press conference that HHS is “not sending Medicaid or Medicare dollars out…
A federal appeals court ruling could wipe out a law the U.S. Virgin Islands passed in June — a win for gun owners in the tropical paradise who want to own modern semiautomatic firearms. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit struck down New Jersey’s ban on so-called “assault weapons” Friday, expanding a…
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear the case of an Alaska bush pilot claiming authorities violated his Eighth Amendment rights after they tried to seize his airplane over beer. In 2012, pilot Kenneth Jouppi was attempting to take a passenger to a remote village called Beaver, where alcohol is banned. Before the plane departed,…
Many U.S. voters are skeptical about the government gobbling up ownership stakes in American companies, according to a CNBC survey released Monday. The new poll found that just 19% of American voters believe it is appropriate for the federal government to own a share of private companies in the U.S., compared to 49% who think…
Drinking up to five cups of coffee per day is safe for most adults and potentially comes with certain heart health benefits, the American Heart Association said in a scientific statement released Monday. The AHA’s latest research suggests that consuming up to 400 milligrams of caffeine per day, equivalent to drinking up to 5, 8-ounce…
Workplace DEI may be dying as the majority of gay people no longer think being gay helps them get ahead at work anymore. The percentage of LGBTQ+ professionals who feel that being out-of-the-closet benefits their careers fell from 78% to 49% since 2023, according to an Out Leadership study Thursday. Simultaneously, a record 88% of…
