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Court ruling limiting adult gender-affirming Medicaid coverage could have national impacts

By Nada Hassanein - April 24, 2026

Asylum-seekers could lose right to work under proposed Trump administration rules

By Tim Henderson - April 23, 2026

Republican lawmakers in 3 states want voters to alter or scrap Medicaid expansion

By Shalina Chatlani - April 22, 2026

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Appeals court says Trump administration must open borders to asylum-seekers

BY Tim Henderson - April 24, 2026

Tennessee court delays trial over abortion ban using new appeals law

BY Kelcie Moseley-Morris - April 24, 2026

Nitrate contaminates the drinking water of millions of Americans, study finds

BY Kevin Hardy - April 23, 2026

In Medicaid fraud crackdown, feds now looking to audit all 50 states

BY Shalina Chatlani - April 21, 2026

Trump’s DOJ sued over campaign to amass data on millions of voters

BY Jonathan Shorman - April 21, 2026

Culture of silence around abortions for active-duty military intensifies, researchers say

BY Kelcie Moseley-Morris - April 21, 2026

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April 24 | Gender-affirming Medicaid coverage. Plus: Vaccines, DEI initiatives and more
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