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President Donald Trump was handed the "opportunity to save Medicare" after the Biden administration rolled out its final Medicare Advantage proposal early in January that experts say underfunds the insurance plan after already facing rate cuts in previous years.

"This is Trump’s opportunity to save Medicare," former Republican New York Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle, who is also a former nurse and was chairwoman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission until 2019, told Fox News Digital in January.

"Medicare Advantage is Medicare for 34 million Americans...

Beijing's calculated and selective targeting of US goods may be an opening move ahead of talks.

Police are said to be investigating her on suspicion of "promoting terrorist propaganda" in the series.

The 61-year-old, who has cancer, is to be extradited to France on "humanitarian grounds".

China has set out a series of measures to kick in next week after the US introduced 10% tariffs on imports from the country.

BBC reporters in the US, Canada and Mexico assess the fallout after Trump gets border promises in return for a 30-day pause on tariffs.

With Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) gaining control of the Treasury Department's payment system, consumer advocates and Democratic lawmakers are raising alarms about the group's access to the federal government's financial spigot, as well as sensitive data such as the Social Security numbers of most taxpayers.

DOGE, a Trump administration task force assigned to find ways to reduce federal spending, now has access to a Treasury unit called the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, which disburses trillions in payments each year...

"The extent of the injuries is unclear," police said. "The operation is still ongoing."

Joe Lynskey, 45, reunited with the emergency crew members that saved his life on New Year’s Eve after he was pushed onto the 18th Street Station subway tracks.

Nearly 350,000 Venezuelans who obtained work permits in 2023 under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will lose those protections in April.

Elon Musk, who President Donald Trump tasked with spearheading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) effort, declared in a social media post that "Hysterical reactions" demonstrate the importance of DOGE's work.

He made the comment in response to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.

"An unelected shadow government is conducting a hostile takeover of the federal government," a post on Sen. Schumer's @SenSchumer X account reads, echoing remarks the lawmaker made during a press conference.

RUBIO SAYS ‘NO CHOICE’ BUT TO BRING USAID...

U.S. and Philippine fighter aircraft staged a joint patrol and training Tuesday over a disputed South China Sea shoal where Chinese fighter jets fired flares last year to drive away a Philippine aircraft, Philippine officials said.

The joint patrol and air-intercept drills over the hotly disputed Scarborough Shoal off the northwestern Philippines were the first by the longtime treaty allies since President Donald Trump took office again.

It comes as the Trump administration has promised to deliver a foreign policy that centers on "America First."...

Washington, D.C., City Councilmember Trayon White is facing potential expulsion from city leadership amid an ongoing corruption trial on alleged bribery charges.

The FBI arrested White in August 2024, alleging that he took over $150,000 in bribes to influence the city's contracting. While the trial has yet to begin, the FBI revealed evidence showing White accepting envelopes full of cash from a bureau informant. The city council will vote on White's expulsion later Tuesday.

"This is quintessential corruption," Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said...

The men attacked the 67-year-old female victim after one of their wives had a dream about her.

The rebels say they will not seize any further territory but will protect their positions.