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Officials didn’t document medical necessity in two cases, homeland security’s inspector general says in report Immigration officials did not document the medical necessity of at least two hysterectomies they authorized for women in their custody, according to a new report by the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general. Investigators contracted with an OB/GYN to review … Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The health insurance program for North Carolina government workers, teachers, retirees and their families soon won’t cover popular but expensive anti-obesity drugs, the result of a price fight with the manufacturer of two brand-name medications. The North Carolina State Health Plan trustees board voted 4-3 on Thursday to exclude coverage effective … Read more

Former President Trump is dismissing an emerging Senate border funding deal, calling it ineffective in securing the border and warning it would be “another gift to the Radical Left Democrats.” “A Border Deal now would be another Gift to the Radical Left Democrats. They need it politically, but don’t care about our Border,” he said … Read more

EXCLUSIVE: The U.S. Office of Special Counsel determined a former FBI official violated the Hatch Act in his political posts on social media — the same official whistleblowers claimed had shown a “pattern of active public partisanship” which “likely affected” investigations involving former President Trump and Hunter Biden. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, had referred former … Read more

Public safety concerns about shelter housing more than 2,500 prompted in December after five-year-old boy died Appalling conditions have been uncovered at a Chicago warehouse turned migrant shelter where more than 2,500 asylum seekers are staying. Complaints about cockroaches, rats, rotten food, exposed pipes, sewage issues, illnesses spreading and inadequate food and water provision have … Read more

Another Democratic member of the House has announced plans to retire from office at the end of the year. Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.) released a statement Friday saying he will leave office at the end of 2024. Ruppersberger said he made the decision knowing “now more than ever, Congress needs thoughtful, end-game representatives like me … Read more

The Minnesota Legislature kicked off debate Thursday on whether the state should join the list of those that allow physician-assisted suicide. A House health committee took the unusual step of giving the bill a hearing even before the legislative session formally convenes Feb. 12. The lead sponsor, Democratic Rep. Mike Freiberg, of Golden Valley, who … Read more

State senator Nick Schroer wants to reintroduce dueling to solve political differences in his statehouse A Missouri Republican’s proposal to reintroduce dueling to solve statehouse differences was branded “utter stupidity” by a leading historian of political violence. “Back in the day,” Joanne B Freeman of Yale tweeted, “they were smart enough to take dueling OUTSIDE. … Read more

If energy department must consider climate change in permitting process for gas export terminal, project could move past November Joe Biden has, at least for a while, defused a ticking carbon bomb. Climate activists and the fossil fuel industry are now left wondering how long it will last. The decision on Friday by the Biden … Read more

Ex-president’s departure came as Carroll’s lead attorney noted he had continued to defame former Elle writer during trial As E Jean Carroll’s second defamation trial against Donald Trump neared its final stage Friday morning in New York, proceedings quickly took a turn for the absurd with the judge threatening his lawyer with “lockup” and the … Read more