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America’s health insurance model crumbles under the success of modern medicine

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America’s health insurance model crumbles under the success of modern medicine

Oct 23, 2026 · 3:00 PM · Michael Botta, opinion contributor

We are trying to pay for 21st-century medical miracles with a mid-20th-century financing model. It's time for a change.

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Oil prices hit highest point since May

Oct 23, 2026 · 2:58 PM · Rachel Frazin

Oil prices on Friday hit their highest point since May as the war in Iran drags on. As of Friday morning, futures for international benchmark Brent crude were trading at $116 per barrel, while U.S benchmark West Texas Intermediate traded at about…

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2 Air Force pilots eject from training jet in Texas

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2 Air Force pilots eject from training jet in Texas

Oct 23, 2026 · 2:43 PM · Ryan J. Karlin

Two Air Force pilots safely ejected from their aircraft near San Antonio on Thursday because of potential issues with their landing gear. The pilots — who were part of a training program at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph in Texas — received indications…

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Trump election advisers donate Bosnia consulting fee to presidential library

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Trump election advisers donate Bosnia consulting fee to presidential library

Oct 23, 2026 · 2:36 PM · Julia Manchester

President Trump’s political advisers James Blair and Chris LaCivita confirmed Friday they donated their full fee from their consulting work for a pro-Russian political party in Bosnia-Herzegovina to Trump’s presidential library. “Yes, it’s true we donated our full fee. I love the President…

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Make universities limit ties to China — and fund US STEM students instead

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Make universities limit ties to China — and fund US STEM students instead

Oct 23, 2026 · 2:30 PM · Dov Zakheim, opinion contributor

The U.S. must attract the most talented foreign academics and researchers, but it cannot open its doors to students with direct links to the Chinese Communist Party.

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Manchin: Collins should leave GOP, become an independent

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Manchin: Collins should leave GOP, become an independent

Oct 23, 2026 · 2:13 PM · Sarah Davis

Former Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) suggested this week that Maine Sen. Susan Collins (R) should leave the Republican Party to become an independent. Manchin, who made the switch from the Democratic Party to become an independent in 2024, has repeatedly pushed for…

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Wall Street Journal editorial board hits Marshall for backing Social Security tax increase

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Wall Street Journal editorial board hits Marshall for backing Social Security tax increase

Oct 23, 2026 · 2:07 PM · Max Rego

The Wall Street Journal editorial board on Thursday took GOP Sen. Roger Marshall (Kan.) to task for backing an elimination of the cap on income subject to Social Security taxes. Marshall, the Journal editorial board wrote, is in “favor of what would…

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Cook Political Report shifts 19 House seats in Democrats' favor

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Cook Political Report shifts 19 House seats in Democrats' favor

Oct 23, 2026 · 2:07 PM · Suryatapa Chakraborty

Nonpartisan election forecaster Cook Political Report has shifted 19 House seats in Democrats' direction less than two weeks before the midterm elections, according to its latest report published Friday. The shift includes six Republicans whose races were previously noted as "toss-ups" and have…

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Ty Cobb predicts Trump will likely skip deposition, dismiss BBC lawsuit

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Ty Cobb predicts Trump will likely skip deposition, dismiss BBC lawsuit

Oct 23, 2026 · 2:06 PM · Ryan J. Karlin

Former White House attorney Ty Cobb said President Trump would likely skip a mandated deposition or walk out in the middle, which he predicted would lead to the eventual dismissal of the president's lawsuit against the BBC. Cobb joined CNN’s Erin Burnett…

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40 years after the Anti-Drug Abuse Act, punishment is law and treatment is lacking

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40 years after the Anti-Drug Abuse Act, punishment is law and treatment is lacking

Oct 23, 2026 · 2:00 PM · Libby Jones and Regina LaBelle, opinion contributors

The reality 40 years later is that Congress made the drug penalties permanent law, while drug treatment was left to be determined during annual budget fights.

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