It remains unclear if the legislation will be enough to bridge a growing divide over how to handle the expiring subsidies. A quartet of bipartisan House members has unveiled a two-year extension of enhanced Obamacare subsidies set to expire at the end of this year, but with changes to assuage GOP concerns of fraud. The … Read more
The cost of rebuilding the collapsed Baltimore bridge has more than doubled, according to a document viewed by POLITICO. Maryland officials anticipate that rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore could cost as much as $5.2 billion, a huge jump in price from the initial estimate. The new estimate of the rebuild is between … Read more
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in some countries where consular staff has been beefed up, visa wait times have been reduced from a year to just a few months. The Trump administration is creating a new system intended to help expedite visas for fans traveling to the United States for the 2026 FIFA World … Read more
Emails revealed that Summers repeatedly sought advice from Epstein on romantically pursuing a woman he referred to as his mentee. The Trump administration is calling on companies and organizations to sever ties with Larry Summers in the wake of new revelations about his relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. A senior administration … Read more
The change will make it harder for legal Medicaid enrollees to obtain a green card. The Trump administration on Monday proposed giving immigration officers authority to deny permanent residency to lawfully present immigrants who use Medicaid or other food and housing assistance programs, arguing that “government benefits should not incentivize immigration” and that immigrants should … Read more
The newly-revealed communications add to mounting evidence of procedural and other flaws in the mortgage fraud case against New York Attorney General Letitia James. The defense team representing New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday cited internal communications from Fannie Mae showing the government-controlled company’s top fraud investigators believed the mortgage fraud case against … Read more
The New York Republicans provide the margin to force a House vote on the Protect America’s Workforce Act after a partisan dispute stalled the discharge petition last week. New York Republican Reps. Mike Lawler and Nick LaLota signed a discharge petition on Monday to force a House vote on a bipartisan bill to protect federal … Read more
Berlin ends a politically contentious halt, returning to case-by-case reviews after months of approving zero new licenses. BERLIN — Germany will lift its restrictions on arms exports to Israel at the end of November, Berlin said Monday, reversing a politically fraught decision taken at the height of the Gaza war. Government spokesperson Stefan Kornelius told … Read more
The burning ship, which is docked close to a Romanian village, “could explode at any time,” local authorities say. Romanian authorities evacuated a village on the border with Ukraine after Russian drones set ablaze a tanker loaded with gas on the Danube River, just meters from EU and NATO territory. The village of Plauru in … Read more
The world body’s authorization is an important first step toward marshalling resources from other countries. The U.N. Security Council adopted a U.S. resolution to authorize an international stabilization force for Gaza and back the Trump administration’s peace plan on Monday, a significant early step toward rebuilding the destroyed enclave. The body’s support was a significant … Read more