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Why Your Health Insurance Could Explode Next Year A perfect storm is coming for Obamacare in 2026.

This episode laid out the looming crunch: if ACA subsidies are allowed to expire at the end of 2025, people buying coverage on the exchanges in at least a dozen states could see premiums double — even as insurers stay wildly profitable.

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Health Insurers’ $371 Billion Windfall Since the Affordable Care Act’s passage, the top five health insurers’ annual profits have jumped 230 percent, with much of that going to UnitedHealthcare.

Follow-up reporting showed the scale: since the ACA, the biggest insurers have taken in $9 trillion in revenue and $371 billion in profit, while family premiums climbed toward $26,000/year and denials increased.

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SNAP in limbo as government shutdown hits Day 32. Live updates The pain of the shutdown is being felt by millions of other Americans as the federal government enters Day 32 of a funding squabble.

The pain of the shutdown is being felt by millions of other Americans as the federal government enters Day 32 of a funding squabble.

Nearly 42 million Americans lose their food stamp benefits

A South Park Halloween: latest episode destroys Trump over White House demolition A special haunted episode conjures supernatural forces, including the ghost of Melania, for another attack on the president and his cronies

A South Park Halloween: latest episode destroys Trump over White House demolition

Venezuelan Opposition Leader: ‘We Are Ready to Take Over Government’ Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado on life in hiding, Venezuela’s fight for democracy and why US military strikes may be “the only way.”

"We are ready to take over government. We have the teams, we have the plans — the first 100 hours, the first 100 days."

María Corina Machado talks to @MishalHusain about life in hiding and fighting for democracy

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Ohio Planned Parenthoods officially signal fight against state Medicaid's termination proposal • Ohio Capital Journal Planned Parenthood facilities in Ohio have notified the Ohio Department of Medicaid they will fight against the state’s proposal to take away funding that comes from that department.

Planned Parenthood facilities in Ohio have notified the Ohio Department of Medicaid they will fight against the state’s proposal to take away funding they use for preventive care, STD screenings, and other general practice health services. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/31/o...

Katie Miller is threatening the citizenship of a critic | Arwa Mahdawi Threatening to deport your critics, even those with US citizenship, seems to have become Maga policy

Katie Miller is threatening the citizenship of a critic | Arwa Mahdawi

Government shutdown is a humanitarian crisis What makes this moment especially egregious is the Trump administration’s unprecedented decision to deny SNAP benefits during a government shutdown.

What makes this moment especially egregious is the Trump administration’s unprecedented decision to deny SNAP benefits during a government shutdown, Marc H. Morial writes.
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Republicans Decide to Focus on Biden Autopen as Shutdown Stretches On This is the longest full shutdown in U.S. history, and this is what House Republicans are up to.

The House Oversight Committee has issued a 93-page report on Biden’s use of the autopen, a fairly standard practice among U.S. presidents, and called on the DOJ to investigate.

This is the longest full shutdown in U.S. history, and this is what House Republicans are up to. trib.al/OGVwGsH

A Reagan-appointed judge just wrote a blistering anti-Trump decision Federal judge William G. Young attacked the president's crackdown on civil liberties as un-American.

In a blistering decision, a Reagan-appointed judge says the Trump administration has trampled First Amendment rights by targeting students protesting Israel's actions in Gaza.

Vatican enlists Schwarzenegger to bring muscle to Catholic Church's climate push (RNS) — The actor and former governor of California is among 1,000 thought leaders and activists who will gather for a Vatican-sponsored event to combat climate change.

Arnold Schwarzenegger joined the Vatican’s climate push, calling on the Church’s 1.4 billion members to act. “Every single Catholic can be a crusader for the environment — and terminate pollution!” he said.
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The Trump administration’s war on wind - High Country News How energy companies and states are navigating federal policy that’s hostile to wind.

The Trump administration’s war on wind is throttling offshore and onshore wind projects, in turn, hurting local economies and decarbonization movements in the West.

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Trump's budget chief slapped with suit to block him from using shutdown for mass firings President Donald Trump's controversial director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russ Vought, is being sued by a group including federal labor unions and the State Democracy Defenders Fund of former White House ethics chief Norm Eisen, to prevent him from taking advantage of any impending gov...

Trump's budget chief slapped with suit to block him from using shutdown for mass firings

CNN fact-checker spends four minutes debunking Trump’s ‘lies’ in speech to military

CNN fact-checker spends four minutes debunking Trump’s ‘lies’ in speech to military

New Zealand government to back energy firms' critical infrastructure investments The New Zealand government said on Wednesday that it would financially support investment by the country’s energy companies in critical electricity infrastructure.

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Iowa Superintendent Resigns After ICE Arrest Authorities say the head of the state’s largest school district had a gun in his car and worked without authorization.

The superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district has resigned following his arrest last week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

Pete Hegseth Unveils Rules to Force Women Out of Military Combat Pete Hegseth has been open about his prejudice against women in the military.

Hegseth's latest efforts to de-woke the country’s armed forces: “Physical standards must be high and gender neutral. If women can make it, excellent. If not, it is what it is. If that means no women qualify for some combat jobs, so be it.”
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Why Trump’s Use of Military in US Is So Controversial President Donald Trump has repeatedly deployed the US military for domestic assignments. In June, he summoned the Guard and the Marines to Los Angeles — over the objections of local leaders — to subdue protests against his administration’s mass arrests of migrants. In August, Trump called up the Guard to combat violent street crime in Washington, DC. On Sept. 15, the president announced plans for a National Guard deployment to Memphis, and on Sept. 27, he ordered troops to Portland, Oregon.

Trump’s actions mark a sharp departure from his predecessors. Historically, US presidents have made sparing use of the armed forces for missions within the nation’s borders. Here's what to know

Donald Trump tries to enlist the top brass for “the war from within” A gathering of generals turns into a surreal, and worrying, political show

Donald Trump delivered a nakedly partisan speech to a supposedly apolitical audience. What was most disturbing about the president’s address to America’s top brass was his menacing talk of using force at home

'He was happy!' House Dem aghast at Mike Johnson's reaction to people losing health care Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) said that she marched into the office to talk to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Tuesday and tried to reason with him about averting a government shutdown, but it became clear to her that he didn't care. "I implored the Speaker that he should have brought his members here s...

Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) said that she marched into the office to talk to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Tuesday and tried to reason with him about averting a government shutdown, but it became clear to her that he didn't care.

PBS and NPR funding cuts are hitting home as government shutdown looms | CNN Business Cuts to NPR, PBS and other public media outlets have been in the news all year long, but now the federal funds have actually run out.

Cuts to NPR, PBS and other public media outlets have been in the news all year long, but now the federal funds have actually run out.

Editorial: No, President Donald Trump, Chicagoans are not ‘the enemy within’ Delivering a rambling speech to a highly unusual gathering of U.S. military brass, President Donald Trump labeled Chicago as a domestic enemy.

From the Editorial Board:

We’ve heard the president demean Chicago.
What we haven’t seen until now is Donald Trump describing our fellow citizens as “the enemy within” and adding our city to his list of potential “training grounds” for troops who enlist to defend America from foreign adversaries.

Trump administration uses taxpayer dollars to blame Democrats for government shutdown Federal employees across the government reported seeing similar messages. Experts say the messages may violate ethics laws meant to keep partisan politics out of day-to-day governing.

Federal employees across the government reported seeing similar messages. Experts say the messages may violate ethics laws meant to keep partisan politics out of day-to-day governing.

Why Trump Is Obsessed With Destroying People Like Comey and Kimmel The process that led to the indictment of the former FBI director is one of the most alarming and authoritarian acts of Trump’s second term—and echoes Watergate, says political scientist Jake Grumbach.

What’s so striking about Trump’s actions is how brazenly and openly he breaks with democratic norms, such as a president not demanding investigations of his political rivals...
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Ohio family farmers describe life under Trump tariffs: 'We're in a hell of a mess here.' • Ohio Capital Journal Chris Gibbs farms more than 500 acres of corn, soybeans, wheat, and alfalfa hay in Shelby County, along with a 90-head cow-calf operation. The Trump tariffs are shrinking incomes and exploding…

Commentary: Chris Gibbs farms 500 acres of corn, soybeans, wheat, and alfalfa hay in Shelby County and a 90-head cow-calf operation. The Trump tariffs are shrinking incomes and exploding expenses for farmers, he says: “We’re in a hell of a mess here" ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/30/o...

Pope Leo VIX Reacts to Donald Trump’s ‘Very Interesting’ Gaza Peace Plan

Pope Leo XIV also continued his call for the release of hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023.

PBS News graphic asking, "Are you a federal worker concerned about a potential government shutdown?" and inviting viewers to share their experiences for reporting.

Are you a federal worker concerned about a potential government shutdown? https://bit.ly/3Kw2GVY

UK Labour Party members vote to recognise Gaza genocide at conference The move adds pressure on the UK government, led by Keir Starmer, which has been slammed over its stance on Gaza war.

UK Labour Party members vote to recognise Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, ramping up pressure on the government to follow suit aje.io/ocvm76

'Destruction is mutually assured': WSJ slams Trump's 'game' against American farmers The Wall Street Journal's conservative editorial board slammed President Donald Trump's trade war with China in a new op-ed on Monday, arguing that it amounts to a "game" the president is playing against American farmers. "Whoever claimed trade wars are easy to win clearly wasn’t an American farmer,...

The Wall Street Journal's conservative editorial board slammed President Donald Trump's trade war with China in a new op-ed on Monday, arguing that it amounts to a "game" the president is playing against American farmers.