Republicans once maligned Medicaid. Now some see a program too big to touch

Flat owner's £65,000 bill because flat is 'too short for cladding funding'

Funding to protect flats from fire does not apply to buildings under 11m (36ft) or five storeys high.

BBC News - 2d

Manchester United’s Head Coach Might Be Too Honest for His Own Good

Ruben Amorim refuses to sugarcoat his words. This turns the spotlight on his team’s struggles, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

The New York Times - 2d

Ex-doctor in France mass-rape case admits abusing granddaughter, too

A former doctor who's admitted sexually assaulting hundreds of children is facing likely new charges for abusing his own granddaughter.

CBS News - 6h

Playing in Dubai 'is new for us too' - India captain Rohit

Rohit Sharma refutes suggestions that India playing all their matches in Dubai gives them an advantage over their Champions Trophy opponents.

BBC News - 5h

Valadao treads lightly on Medicaid as Obamacare vote haunts him

The California representative publicly pushed Speaker Mike Johnson not to slash the benefit in a letter signed by seven other House Republicans.

Politico - Feb. 20

71 percent of Trump voters oppose Medicaid cuts: Poll

Most President Trump voters say they oppose any cuts to Medicaid as Republican lawmakers wrestle with how to reach up to $2 trillion in budget cuts through their reconciliation bill, a poll ...

The Hill - 6d

Trump says House budget plan will not cut Medicaid benefits

President Trump said the budget plan he endorsed and that passed in the House will not lead to cuts to Medicaid benefits. CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns has more.

CBS News - 5d

How would Medicaid cuts impact seniors in nursing homes?

The safety net is already precarious, so any shifts could break the system

MarketWatch - 4d

Will Johnson's budget plan protect Medicaid like Trump promised?

House Speaker Mike Johnson says his budget plan will protect Medicaid benefits but will still probe for "fraud, waste and abuse." CBS News' Taurean Small reports.

CBS News - 4d

Jeffries warns major Medicaid cuts are coming with budget plan

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says cuts to Medicaid will emerge from the budget negotiations in Congress. CBS News' Nidia Cavazos reports as President Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson ...

CBS News - 4d

GOP is considering cuts to Medicaid funding. Here's who could be impacted

The House GOP is considering significant cuts to Medicaid, potentially slashing billions. Health policy experts say Medicaid provides vital services to many Americans

ABC News - 4d

How 7 states could thwart GOP plans to overhaul Medicaid

Republicans have a bigger tent than they did in 2017. So does the health care program.

Politico - 3d

RFK Jr. rolls back transparency policy on Medicaid and NIH changes

The move supercharges RFK Jr.'s authority to implement health policy changes.

CBS News - 2d

Rep. Suzan DelBene on Trump-Zelenskyy meeting, potential Medicaid cuts and more

Democratic leaders are sharing their concerns about the House Republicans' budget resolution. Rep. Suzan DelBene of Washington, chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, joins ...

CBS News - 2d

Greenland’s Big Moment

Ignored for most of its existence, the huge ice-bound island has been thrust into a geopolitical maelstrom. It’s trying to make the most of it.

The New York Times - Feb. 20

Germany Is in Big Trouble

Its economy is trapped in a vicious cycle and nobody seems to know what to do about it.

The New York Times - Feb. 21

What now for Wembanyama and the Spurs?

From the draft to the playoff race, here's how Victor Wembanyama's injury affects the NBA.

ESPN - Feb. 21

‘America is now an adversary’

Plus, inside the UK's 'right-wing Davos'

Financial Times - Feb. 21

The Ozempic Shortage Is Over—for Now

The resolution could potentially restrict how telehealth programs offer cheaper versions known as compounded drugs.

Inc. - Feb. 21

The US is now the enemy of the west

Washington has decided to abandon both Ukraine and its postwar role in the world

Financial Times - 6d

Ukraine Is Europe’s War Now

Ukraine wants a peace deal — it just doesn’t want to end up destroyed by peace’s terms.

The New York Times - 15h

The look of Italian fashion now

On the final days of Milan Fashion Week, Ferragamo hits a high note and Bally nails conceptual branding

Financial Times - 17h

Once off the table, bills to charge women who get abortions with murder get votes before failing

Abortion rights groups fear punishment for women who have abortions and governments tracking pregnancies

ABC News - Feb. 20

Once high-flying Bluebird Bio sells itself to private equity after tough times for the gene therapy maker

Bluebird Bio will sell itself to private equity firms Carlyle and SK Capital for about $30 million, the company said Friday.

CNBC - Feb. 21

Judges in D.C., Once Flooded With Jan. 6 Cases, Turn to Trump’s Executive Actions

The jurists are grappling with how to handle a different sort of bid for power by Mr. Trump, sometimes halting his blizzard of executive orders and sometimes letting them move forward.

The New York Times - Feb. 22

‘It shatters my heart’: the slow death of India’s once-famous Urdu book bazaar

For over a century, poets, publishers and printers filled this Delhi district’s narrow lanes. But as profits plummet, bookshops are being replaced by kebab shops. Inside one of the oldest bookshops ...

The Guardian - 6d

Where to see cherry blossoms in South Korea

Yahoo News - Feb. 22

Guardiola sees 'bright future' for Man City

Pep Guardiola says he sees a "bright future" for his Manchester City side, despite Sunday's 2-0 defeat by Liverpool.

BBC News - Feb. 23

These US cities could see surge in pests this spring

Deviations from normal weather patterns are putting several regions in the U.S. at risk for an uptick of disease-spreading pests, a pest-management group says.

ABC News - 5d

US sees first measles death in a decade

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story US sees first measles death in a decade A growing measles outbreak in West Texas claimed its first victim — ...

The Hill - 4d

'Unpleasant to see' - Ukrainians react to Trump and Zelensky's spat

The meeting, which was meant to end with a minerals deal signing, instead descended into an argument over the Ukraine war.

BBC News - 2d

What a Crab Sees Before It Gets Eaten by a Cuttlefish

Cuttlefish use visual tricks to avoid being eaten. New research shows how they deploy similar camouflage to bamboozle their prey.

The New York Times - 5h

Georgia Republican faces crowd angered by DOGE layoffs

Rep. Rich McCormick faced a crowd at a town hall in Roswell, Georgia, that expressed anger about the layoffs and cuts implemented by Elon Musk's DOGE team.

NBC News - Feb. 21

Senate Republican: Putin a 'cancer,' 'greatest threat to democracy'

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) slammed Russian President Vladimir Putin as a "cancer" not long after President Trump stepped up his criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky amid the ongoing ...

The Hill - Feb. 21

Ohio Republican pushes for Congress to act on Trump's orders

Rep. Troy Balderson (R-Ohio) on Thursday urged Congress to act on President Trump's executive orders, saying the national legislature "must do its job." "It’s up to us on Capitol Hill to make ...