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The Latest: DHS officials to give update to Congress as travel delays worsen
As travel disruptions deepen and senators race to clinch a proposal to end the Homeland Security shutdown, House lawmakers are holding a hearing at 10 a.m. ET to discuss the impacts of the funding lapse.Senators are chasing a deal that would fund much of the department, including Transportation Security Administration workers going without pay, but exclude immigration operations that have been core to the dispute.
Acting TSA administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill said multiple airports are experiencing greater than 40% callout rates, according to prepared remarks she’ll She... Read More
Be Well: Medicaid 'spend down' strategy can cover high long-term care costs. But do not go it alone
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimates that more than half people over age 65 will need help with daily activities such as bathing, dressing or eating at some point, either for an extended period or the rest of their lives. Some research suggests that share may be as high as two-thirds.Yet relatively few older Americans have private long-term care coverage. AHIP, a trade association representing the U.S. health insurance industry, estimates that only 3% to 4% of Americans over 50 have an active policy that covers extended care. Medicare, the main health... Read More
Why Casey Means' surgeon general nomination is in limbo
NEW YORK (AP) — Wellness influencer Dr. Casey Means’ nomination to be U.S. surgeon general is stalled a month after senators of both major political parties grilled her on vaccines and other health topics during a tense confirmation hearing, deepening doubts about her ability to secure the votes she needs for the role.The nomination has languished despite ongoing efforts from the White House and Make America Healthy Again activists, revealing how intractable rifts over health policy can be even when Congress has shown deference to President Donald Trump. It's become the... Read More
Pop Mart shares sink despite revenue surge, as analysts say Labubu reliance worries investors
HONG KONG (AP) — Labubu doll maker Pop Mart’s shares sank nearly 23% on Wednesday despite robust revenue, with analysts pointing to investor concerns over the Chinese toy company’s ability to grow beyond its heavy reliance on Labubu-related income.The plunge in Pop Mart’s Hong Kong-listed shares came after the company reported 37.1 billion yuan ($5.4 billion) in annual revenue for 2025, up 185% from the year before but slightly missing analysts’ estimates.
Profit for the whole of last year was 12.8 billion yuan ($1.9 billion), up more than 300% from the 3.1... Read More
Conservatives gather for CPAC with the right openly divided over the Iran war
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — Conservatives are holding one of their largest annual gatherings at a perilous political moment for President Donald Trump and with open division on the right over the war he launched in Iran.While Trump maintains broad support among conservatives, the war in Iran is more than a wrinkle for activists drawn to his “America First” campaign pledge against getting involved in foreign conflicts. A new AP-NORC poll shows about 59% of Americans think the military action in Iran is excessive. The debate will be a subtext — and likely flare publicly — as... Read More
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- Why Casey Means' surgeon general nomination is in limbo
- Conservatives gather for CPAC with the right openly divided over the Iran war
- Stocks jump and oil eases as hope for a possible end to the Iran war takes over Wall Street again
- TSA officers share how they're scraping by without pay
- As New Mexico jury finds Meta platforms harm children, social media firms await more legal decisions
- Iran receives a US ceasefire plan, officials say, as strikes batter the Middle East
- Savannah Guthrie in NBC News interview appeals for help finding her missing mother
- Most Americans say US military action against Iran has gone too far, a new AP-NORC poll finds
- UK police arrest 2 men over arson attack on ambulances belonging to a Jewish charity
- Russia says it shot down almost 400 Ukrainian drones as Moscow and Kyiv escalate aerial barrages
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