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Saturday, June 27, 2026

Nearly four million people who signed up for Affordable Care Act (AKA Obamacare) plans this year have already dropped their coverage after the loss of subsidies resulted in sharply higher costs, for some the premiums were more expensive than their mortgages. Meanwhile, the US has wasted over $113bn fighting an illegal and reckless war against Iran on behalf of Israel, a wealthy and nuclear-armed country that offers world class universal healthcare to all her residents.

Why are Americans paying for another country's excellent universal healthcare system?
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Crazed and deranged lunatics have once again exposed their hatred for America with a cowardly, deliberate attack on one of our nation's most iconic landmarks -- the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. read more


FEMA official Gregg Phillips, who once claimed he teleported to a Waffle House, is reportedly being ousted by the Trump Administration as hurricane season draws near. read more


Iran struck a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, forcing a pause on evacuations of stranded seafarers and demonstrating its continued ability to restrict the critical waterway, despite the agreement reached last week with the United States. read more


Investigators in Doa Ana County used traffic cameras, GPS and old fashioned detective work to track down the vehicle and driver witnesses photographed leaving the scene of a deadly midday hit-and-run earlier this week. read more


A federal judge on Thursday ordered Tesla CEO Elon Musk to testify under oath in two cases where he is accused of defrauding voters in swing states before the 2024 general election. read more


The Reflecting Pool drama says everything about how the administration operates. read more


Christina Norton is the new chief of staff at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, former officials said. read more


NBC News asked an open ended question about America's greatest achievement in the past 250 years was and the majority named civil rights: "The abolition of slavery was a magnificent achievement for us. I think one of our strengths was we used to make laws to help people," a Texas man in his 30s told the pollsters. read more


Billionaire financier Leon Black's testimony before a House committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein ended abruptly on Friday morning after members from both parties said Black refused to answer questions about non-disclosure agreements. read more


Ukraine said its forces destroyed a key railway bridge in Crimea, as it seeks to isolate the Russian-occupied peninsula. The fresh attacks come as it was reported how one of Russia's most significant oil refineries is unlikely to resume production for six months after being hit by Ukrainian drones. read more


Friday, June 26, 2026

U.S. inflation increased further in May, breaking above 4.0% for the first time in three years as the Middle East conflict boosted energy prices, and keeping an interest rate increase from the Federal Reserve this year on the table. read more


The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that consumers can't use state courts to bring "failure-to-warn" lawsuits against manufacturers that don't warn of hazards surrounding their products. read more


Iran on Friday asserted its authority over the Strait of Hormuz, warning that safe passage can only be guaranteed for ships that coordinate with Tehran. read more


The speaker of Iran's parliament on Thursday scoffed at Trump administration claims that the Islamic Republic's unfrozen assets will be used to purchase U.S. agricultural products. read more


President Trump has nominated a lawyer from a firm that worked on his taxes to become the top attorney at the Internal Revenue Service ... read more


 

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