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4,845 stories Updated Apr 30, 2025 Related desks: Elections National Security

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OPINION: The Medicaid Shell Game Must End

Democrats warn of Medicaid cuts, but real reform means closing the IGT loophole states exploit—costing taxpayers billions and distorting care.

Mike Feuz

Apr 30, 2025 40

HILARIOUS: Trump Trolls Fake News With 100 Days of Media ‘Hoaxes’ List

In his first 100 days back in office, President Trump has signed 142 executive orders and publicly exposed dozens of fake media stories.

Outside Contributor

Apr 30, 2025 23

New York's Budget: Highway Robbery

New York’s secretive $254B budget deal locks out lawmakers and taxpayers, raising alarms over transparency, spending, and looming tax hikes.

Outside Contributor

Apr 30, 2025 35

Trump Vindicates “Conspiracy Theorists” on COVID-19 Origins

President Trump’s administration now officially backs the COVID-19 lab leak theory, challenging years of media denial and scientific censorship.

Emily McMichael

Apr 30, 2025 27

Two Democrats in a Canoe

The Democratic Party faces internal division and post-2024 election disarray, struggling to regroup as the GOP advances federal reforms under Trump.

Barry Casselman

Apr 30, 2025 13

Progressive is Regressive

Modern progressivism has abandoned true liberty, embracing government control and centralized power, far from its original ideals of freedom and reform.

Robert B. Charles

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