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Legal services contract expires, and unaccompanied immigrant children face deportation
HHS owes Acacia Center $65 million and has named no replacement, leaving providers to cover costs themselves or halt services to kids.
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Judge rejects states’ bid to block Medicaid work rules
The Urban Institute estimates up to 7 million people could lose Medicaid coverage under the new rules, or 10 million with added eligibility checks.
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Conservative activist lent radio host Jack Windsor $150K. Windsor filed bankruptcy; backer may get 5 cents on the dollar.
The debt went unpaid, they sued twice, and Windsor filed bankruptcy before a scheduled examination of his property. His proposed plan would repay roughly 5% of the creditor’s claim.
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Ohio Republican congressman released audio denying drug use after wife said she found needles by his bed
Transcripts show Miller's account shifted between denying any needles existed and denying he placed one there, while a key claim in his lawyers' summary doesn't match the recording.
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Trump defends massive settlement for ‘great American Patriots’ of Jan. 6, attacks GOP senators
Sens. Cornyn and Tillis are blocking Blanche's AG confirmation until he formally kills the fund, which a Florida judge already accused Trump of using to manipulate courts.
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Key legal resource for immigrant kids to expire with federal contract, advocates say
HHS has withheld $65 million from the Acacia Center for six months, after attorneys refused to share children's medical records with the administration.
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Prosecutors drop vandalism charges for Reflecting Pool damage, blame ‘contractor error’
Hearn's lawyers say the government owes him an apology after the U.S. attorney says Interior withheld records pointing to a botched contractor installation.
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Vinton County children endangerment case increases interest in bill to ban child marriage in Ohio
The mother of 16 children found in squalor wed at 15 in West Virginia, fueling a stalled Ohio bill that supporters hope passes during lame duck session.
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Ohio Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Brunner: November election is litmus test for democracy
Brunner is suing to remove her own party label from the ballot, arguing partisan tags on judicial races violate judicial conduct rules and the First Amendment.
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Max Miller vows to stay in race. His former father-in-law says he fears for his daughter and granddaughter.
Moreno's statement reverses months of public silence and directly contradicts the account Miller gave in his own 20-minute livestream hours earlier.
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Claims Jon Husted protected sexual abusers date back more than 20 years
Husted also backed a 2004 tort reform law capping noneconomic damages for sexual abuse survivors at $250,000, costing victims millions, records show.
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Trump says he might pull Blanche nomination for AG until GOP holdouts leave office
Cornyn says his and Tillis's holdout isn't personal, citing unresolved questions about Trump's IRS settlement and its $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund.
