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President Trump said all 50 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico have applied to a Medicaid drug-pricing arrangement intended to lower prices. CMS said 40 states and Puerto Rico have signed agreements, while critics questioned whether the deals will meaningfully reduce costs and noted key details are secret.
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A GAO report finds the USPS has slowed mail deliveries enough to miss even its lowered performance targets after cost-cutting changes. The article highlights disproportionate effects on rural communities and warns that midterm mail-in ballots will test the system, while USPS says it is positioned to improve.
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Republican senators defended the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates, pushing back on President Trump’s demands for rapid cuts and his criticism of Fed board members. The report frames the dispute as GOP discomfort with Trump’s attacks on the central bank’s independence.
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The article explains how USDA zero-down payment mortgages work, who qualifies, and common eligibility misunderstandings. It frames the program as an underused solution to the housing affordability crisis, while noting income limits and property restrictions.
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A rare Mission Creek houseboat in San Francisco, one of only 20, is listed for $1.749 million near OpenAI headquarters—about seven times what the owner paid in 2002. The listing illustrates how the AI boom has inflated local real estate and transformed a former industrial area into a hub of tech wealth.
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A poll-based article argues that Trump's tariffs are hurting consumers and dragging down Republican midterm prospects. It criticizes Trump's claims of tariff success as delusional and says the GOP will pay politically for the trade war.
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A Brookings analysis finds that U.S. cities with the sharpest increases in ICE arrests in 2025 saw employment fall 0.4% below expected levels and roughly four jobs lost per arrest. The article cites researchers who describe fear-driven labor withdrawal, business disruptions, and reduced consumer spending, while also including a White House denial that ICE enforcement caused job losses.
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A new Politico/Public First poll finds that 43 percent of Americans blame President Trump for the current state of the economy, with a sharp partisan split. The article also highlights affordability concerns, recent gas price increases, and Trump's comment that higher gas prices are a 'very inexpensive price to pay' for military operations against Iran.
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JP Morgan says it cannot model the endgame of the US-Iran war, which has pushed oil above $100 and complicated inflation forecasts. The article highlights crossed economic red lines, Fed rate hikes, and Trump's comments that the war may last past the midterms.
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Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner has bought a $10 million off-market apartment at the Sherry Netherland while he and other Pierre shareholders face a contentious $2 billion sale to a Saudi buyer and Brunei's Dorchester Collection. The piece highlights residents' and workers' fears and notes Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's potential conflict of interest in the deal.
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As the 2030 deadline nears, the U.N.'s 17 Sustainable Development Goals are largely off track, with only 15% of measurable targets on pace. Experts debate whether the goals were too ambitious, highlight gains in health and access to services, and criticize governments and wealthy countries for failing to match commitments with action.
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This opinion piece argues that federal film tax incentives for Hollywood are a poor use of taxpayer money and should be deprioritized in favor of public investments such as abandoned mine drainage cleanup and brownfield remediation. It contrasts Georgia's low-return film tax credit with environmental restoration programs that it says deliver stronger community and economic benefits.