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Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks before the Senate Finance Committee during his confirmation hearing to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in Washington, D.C., on Friday.

From TV to CMS: How Dr. Oz could shape Medicare and Medicaid

Dr. Oz lacks policy experience but has TV show chops. Tom Scully, who led Medicare & Medicaid for President George W. Bush, argues that Oz is well-suited to be a spokesman for Trump's health care agenda.

Republicans in Congress plan to use a tool of the budget process, known as reconciliation, to pass portions of President Trump's agenda without the need for votes from Democrats in the Senate.

Reconciliation is the key to unlocking Trump's agenda. Here's how it works

Republicans in Congress are turning to a tool of the budget process to pass major elements of President Trump's agenda without the threat of a filibuster from Senate Democrats.

The commencement ceremony at Southwestern College in Chula Vista on May 24, 2024.

Only 1 in 5 California community college students makes it to a university, audit says

Most community college students never graduate or transfer, a state audit found.

Vehicles wait in line to cross the border into the United States at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, Tuesday, March 18, 2025, in Tijuana, Mexico.

Weekslong lockups of European tourists at US borders spark fears of traveling to America

U.S. authorities have arrested and detained Canadian and European travelers at U.S. borders in recent weeks.

Skin bleaching is terribly popular -- and takes a terrible toll

The government in Nigeria is warning about the health risks of skin lightening, where potent chemicals can thin and damage skin. It's a booming business in that country and others.

How corporate America got DEI wrong

President Trump is accelerating the attacks on diversity-in-business programs. But DEI experts say this may be the wakeup call big companies need.

Five people are dead and a 15-year-old male is in custody after a shooting at a house in Fall City, Wash., Monday morning.

15-year-old is charged in the shooting deaths of his family in Washington state

A teenager accused of shooting and killing his parents and three siblings in a home near Seattle earlier this week has been charged with murder, authorities said in court documents released Thursday.

He fled Syria's war as a teenager. He went back to help launch a tech industry

Abdulwahab Omira escaped Syria's war with his family as a teenager. He recently returned as a Stanford graduate student and a budding entrepreneur, hoping to help jumpstart the country's tech industry.

Native American protestors and their supporters are confronted by security during a demonstration against work being done for the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) in North Dakota in 2016. Greenpeace, one of the groups protesting DAPL, was sued by the company building the pipeline. A jury has ordered Greenpeace to pay millions of dollars.

Jury says Greenpeace owes hundreds of millions of dollars for Dakota pipeline protest

Experts say the verdict has relevance for free speech issues nationwide.

Businesses along Lake Avenue destroyed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California. The cause of the fire and others that broke out in Los Angeles last week are being investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

Lawsuits allege power company involvement in LA wildfires

Lawsuits allege the Eaton Fire was sparked by a SoCal Edison transmission tower. The company says they have not had a chance to inspect the scene yet. The ATF has only just begun the federal investigation into the fire's cause.

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