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WATCH: White House Press Secretary Responds to Trump Supporters who Oppose U.S. Involvement in Iran – Says “Trust in President Trump” and Highlights Record of Peace Through Strength |

WATCH: White House Press Secretary Responds to Trump Supporters who Oppose U.S. Involvement in Iran – Says “Trust in President Trump” and Highlights Record of Peace Through Strength |

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt During a press briefing on Thursday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt…

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: Blue Collar Wage Growth Already Happening Under Trump, Just Like in His First Term (VIDEO) |

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: Blue Collar Wage Growth Already Happening Under Trump, Just Like in His First Term (VIDEO) |

In a recent discussion with Miranda Devine, former Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent highlighted a noteworthy development: blue-collar wages…

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Discharged From D.C. Hospital

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Discharged From D.C. Hospital

DHS secretary Kristi Noem Discharged From Hospital Published June 18, 2025 6:13 PM PDT U.S. Homeland Security Secretary…

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Subverting the Efforts of President Trump and Defense Secretary Hegseth to Restore the Military, At Least One Senior Official Appears to Have Made a Promise He Had No Intention to Keep |

Subverting the Efforts of President Trump and Defense Secretary Hegseth to Restore the Military, At Least One Senior Official Appears to Have Made a Promise He Had No Intention to Keep |

Image: Wikimedia Commons (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Michael Sword, U.S. Army) Chief Warrant Officer 3 Brandon Budge…

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BREAKING: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Taken to Hospital by Ambulance |

BREAKING: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Taken to Hospital by Ambulance |

Kristi Noem Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Rushed to Hospital in D.C. On Tuesday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi…

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Treasury Secretary Bessent: Thanks to Trump’s Pro-Growth Policies – Blue Collar Wages Are Up Nearly 2% in First Five Months of Administration |

Treasury Secretary Bessent: Thanks to Trump’s Pro-Growth Policies – Blue Collar Wages Are Up Nearly 2% in First Five Months of Administration |

President Trump stands out in the economic landscape, boasting a nearly 2 percent increase in blue-collar wages this…

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Statement from Secretary of State Marco Rubio

Statement from Secretary of State Marco Rubio

Statement from Secretary of State Marco Rubio Search Select Category All News Articles Briefings & Statements All Presidential…

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The Boards for Correction of Military Records are an Insult to the Efforts of President Trump and Defense Secretary Hegseth, Undermining Their Intentions to Restore the Military |

The Boards for Correction of Military Records are an Insult to the Efforts of President Trump and Defense Secretary Hegseth, Undermining Their Intentions to Restore the Military |

Image: Wikimedia Commons In an ongoing saga that seems to rival the most convoluted of political thrillers, tens…

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Secretary Of HHS Kennedy Fires Entire CDC’s Vaccine Advisory Committee

Secretary Of HHS Kennedy Fires Entire CDC’s Vaccine Advisory Committee

In a bold move by Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the entire Centers…

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Warns Gavin Newsom Could Face Criminal Charges for Threatening to Withhold Federal Tax Payments |

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Warns Gavin Newsom Could Face Criminal Charges for Threatening to Withhold Federal Tax Payments |

Accusations Fly Between Treasury Secretary and California Governor Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has leveled a serious charge against…

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RFK Jr. vs. The Medical Deep State: How Trump’s Health Secretary is Draining the Healthcare Swamp |

RFK Jr. vs. The Medical Deep State: How Trump’s Health Secretary is Draining the Healthcare Swamp |

Photo courtesy of The Times of India   The Medical Establishment on the Defensive: RFK Jr. Takes Charge…

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Eliminating Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Medicaid My Administration has been relentlessly committed to rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse in Government programs to preserve and protect them for those who rely most on them. The Medicaid program was designed to be a program to compassionately provide taxpayer dollars to healthcare providers who offer care to the most vulnerable Americans. To keep payments reasonable, billable costs for such care were historically capped at the same level that healthcare providers could receive from Medicare. The State and Federal Governments jointly shared this cost burden to ensure those of lesser means did not go untreated. Under the Biden Administration, States and healthcare providers were permitted to game the system. For example, States “taxed” healthcare providers, but sent the same money back to them in the form of a “Medicaid payment,” which automatically unlocked for healthcare providers an additional “burden-sharing” payment from the Federal Government. Through this gimmick, the State could avoid contributing money toward Medicaid services, meaning the State no longer had a reason to be prudent in the amount of reimbursement provided. Instead of paying Medicare rates, many States that utilize these arrangements now pay the same healthcare providers almost three times the Medicare amount, a practice encouraged by the Biden Administration. These State Directed Payments have rapidly accelerated, quadrupling in magnitude over the last 4 years and reaching 0 billion in 2024 alone. This trajectory threatens the Federal Treasury and Medicaid’s long-term stability, and the imbalance between Medicaid and Medicare patients threatens to jeopardize access to care for our seniors. I pledged to protect and improve these important Government healthcare programs for those that rely on them. Seniors on Medicare and Medicaid recipients both deserve access to quality care in a system free from the fraud, waste, and abuse, that enriches the unscrupulous and jeopardizes the programs themselves. We will take action to continue to love and cherish the Medicare and Medicaid programs to ensure they are preserved for those who need them most. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall therefore take appropriate action to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid, including by ensuring Medicaid payments rates are not higher than Medicare, to the extent permitted by applicable law. This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person. DONALD J. TRUMP

Eliminating Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Medicaid My Administration has been relentlessly committed to rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse in Government programs to preserve and protect them for those who rely most on them. The Medicaid program was designed to be a program to compassionately provide taxpayer dollars to healthcare providers who offer care to the most vulnerable Americans. To keep payments reasonable, billable costs for such care were historically capped at the same level that healthcare providers could receive from Medicare. The State and Federal Governments jointly shared this cost burden to ensure those of lesser means did not go untreated. Under the Biden Administration, States and healthcare providers were permitted to game the system. For example, States “taxed” healthcare providers, but sent the same money back to them in the form of a “Medicaid payment,” which automatically unlocked for healthcare providers an additional “burden-sharing” payment from the Federal Government. Through this gimmick, the State could avoid contributing money toward Medicaid services, meaning the State no longer had a reason to be prudent in the amount of reimbursement provided. Instead of paying Medicare rates, many States that utilize these arrangements now pay the same healthcare providers almost three times the Medicare amount, a practice encouraged by the Biden Administration. These State Directed Payments have rapidly accelerated, quadrupling in magnitude over the last 4 years and reaching $110 billion in 2024 alone. This trajectory threatens the Federal Treasury and Medicaid’s long-term stability, and the imbalance between Medicaid and Medicare patients threatens to jeopardize access to care for our seniors. I pledged to protect and improve these important Government healthcare programs for those that rely on them. Seniors on Medicare and Medicaid recipients both deserve access to quality care in a system free from the fraud, waste, and abuse, that enriches the unscrupulous and jeopardizes the programs themselves. We will take action to continue to love and cherish the Medicare and Medicaid programs to ensure they are preserved for those who need them most. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall therefore take appropriate action to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid, including by ensuring Medicaid payments rates are not higher than Medicare, to the extent permitted by applicable law. This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person. DONALD J. TRUMP

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID…

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