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California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks at the Center for American Progress (CAP) IDEAS Conference.
DÉJÀ VU

Newsom Trolls Trump With His Own Words From 9 Years Ago

Trump made similar promises in his first term, as the California governor pointed out.

Vic Verbalaitis

U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before a House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee on U.S. President Donald Trump's budget request for the Department of Health and Human Services, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 21, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
INSTITUTIONAL PURGE

RFK Jr. Fires Fresh Group of Healthcare Experts

Kennedy has claimed new scalps in an influential task force that helps determine the cost of Americans’ healthcare.

Erkki Forster

President Donald Trump answers questions during a press conference on recent Supreme Court rulings in the briefing room at the White House on June 27, 2025, in Washington, DC.
Opinion
JUDGING YOU

Why Trump’s Tariff Meltdowns Play Right Into SCOTUS’ Hands

The high court is, well, courting controversy with the White House. But they’re no “resistance heroes.”

Eleanor Clift

Donald Trump and the ghosts of Herbert Hoover and J. Edgar Hoover.
Opinion
BOO!

The Ghosts of Christmas Past Haunting Trump’s White House

Neither brings good tidings or cheer, and both bode ill for the future.

John Casey

U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (L), takes a question
SICK OF IT

Record Number of Americans See Healthcare Crisis Under Trump

Gallup’s new numbers landed on the Obamacare deadline day.

Tom Latchem

Mehmet Oz
PUT ON BLAST

Dr. Oz Forced to Watch Dem Leader Call Him a ‘Joke’ on Air

Dr. Oz was forced to listen as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called him a “rando” and a “joke” who is taken seriously by “no one.”

Erkki Forster

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JD Vance, Gavin Newsom, and Mike Johnson as AI Minions.
GONE BANANAS

Gavin Newsom Unleashes Army of MAGA Minions to Troll GOP

The California governor is copying Donald Trump’s tactic of using AI-doctored clips to troll political opponents.

Erkki Forster

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
ROSE-COLORED GLASSES

Deluded Trump Thinks People Will Blame Dems for Shutdown

The president is betting voters will blame a government shutdown on Democrats wanting to give health care to “millions and millions of illegal aliens.”

Janna Brancolini

President Donald Trump holds up a chart of "reciprocal tariffs".
PRICE TO PAY

Trump’s Plan Is Pushing Health Insurers to Hike Premiums

Some are already telling regulators the increases will be bigger than they would have been without the president’s actions.

Isabel van Brugen

Republican U.S. vice presidential nominee Senator JD Vance speaks at Tucson Speedway in Tucson, Arizona, U.S. October 9, 2024
HUH?

JD Vance’s Mom Got Health Coverage With Obamacare

Republicans spent seven years attempting to repeal the Affordable Care Act after it was signed into law in 2010.

Lily Mae Lazarus

An illustration of a donkey peeking up wearing a nurse hat
opinion
‘KITCHEN TABLE ISSUE’

Dems Can Win if They Make the 2024 Election About Healthcare

Ron DeSantis updated the GOP’s “repeal and replace” Obamacare mantra to “replace and supersede,” and Trump wants to “terminate” it. But voters like the Affordable Care Act.

Eleanor Clift

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