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Bush Hager first joined the “Today” show as a correspondent in 2009 and currently hosts “Today with Jenna & Sheinelle.” Source link

Senate negotiators’ efforts to strike a deal on extending increased Obamacare subsidies are running into a brick wall as they struggle to clear a key hurdle on abortion. Members have been engaged in talks for nearly a month on a possible extension. But the subsidy ended at the end of last year and… Source link

{Beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Bank, Crypto Clash Over Stablecoin Rewards The battle over whether stablecoin holders can receive rewards payouts has taken center stage as a major cryptocurrency markets bill secured bipartisan support and advanced legislation out of the Senate Banking Committee. © Greg Nash Despite this initially… Source link

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) on Wednesday rejected a request from Louisiana authorities to extradite a California doctor accused of illegally shipping abortion drugs. “Louisiana’s request has been denied,” Newsom said in a statement. “My position on this has been clear since 2022: We will not allow extremist politicians from other states access to California……

Vice President Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejected the Trump administration’s calls for Denmark and Greenland to drop their talk of annexing Greenland during a high-profile meeting at the White House on Wednesday. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said there were “fundamental disagreements” between the countries after the meeting… Source link

The Hill {Beacon} Health Care Health Care Click for more news from The Big Story Trump’s supporters frustrated by ‘flexible’ approach to abortion pill GOP lawmakers and anti-abortion advocates on Wednesday called for tighter restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone. © The Associated Press During a contentious Senate hearing in the morning and a press…

President Trump said in an interview Wednesday that he supports Venezuela remaining in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, also known as OPEC. “Well, I think it’s better for them if they do,” Trump told Reuters when asked if he supported the South American country remaining in the oil cartel. “I don’t know this……

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said a federal officer shot a man during a clash in Minneapolis that involved several people – a week after the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in the same city. On Wednesday evening, federal officials were… Source link

According to Reuters, President Trump said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is slowing down a peace deal because of the war in Ukraine. “I think he’s willing to make a deal,” Trump said during a Reuters interview, talking about Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I think Ukraine is less willing to compromise.” When pressed by Reuters……

President Trump said on Wednesday that he has no immediate plans to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. When Trump was asked whether he would take steps to remove Powell from his position, he said in an interview with Reuters, “I have no plans to do that.” The comments come after Trump’s Justice Department opened……