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Trump nominated Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary in November.
NICE BIT OF SAVINGS

Trump Goons’ Jaw-Dropping Tax Dodge Scheme Exposed

The IRS has been trying to crack down on the maneuver for years.

Janna Brancolini

Mehmet Oz
PUT ON BLAST

Dr. Oz Forced to Watch Dem Leader Call Him a ‘Joke’ on Air

Dr. Oz was forced to listen as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called him a “rando” and a “joke” who is taken seriously by “no one.”

Erkki Forster

Dr. Oz brought Fox Business' Stuart Varney a “MAHA medi-cake" to celebrate Medicaid's 60th anniversary.
‘MEDI-CAKE’

Dr. Oz Tells Medicaid Recipients to Stop Eating Carrot Cake

The former TV personality has previously said that Americans need to “prove that you matter” to qualify for Medicaid.

Jasmine Venet

Dr. Mehmet Oz, gestures as he speaks during a campaign rally in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, on November 2, 2022.
WHAT’S UP, DOC?!

Dr. Oz May Have Underpaid Medicare Taxes, Dems Claim

A review from Democratic staffers on the Senate Finance Committee claims that Dr. Mehmet Oz underpaid his Social Security and Medicare taxes.

Yasmeen Hamadeh

Luigi Mangione
TIME FOR A CHECK-UP

DOJ Investigates UnitedHealth Group Over Medicare Diagnoses

The corporation is being probed for its billing practices as alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter Luigi Mangione appears in trial.

Kenneal Patterson

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SURPRISE SURPRISE

Dr. Oz Won’t Say if He Still Invests Millions in Health Care

The former TV doctor refused to say if he still holds broad investments in health care, medical and food companies.

Janna Brancolini

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A Progress Action Fund ad featured a fictional Republican lawmaker saying the GOP had cut Medicare but protected funding for Viagra.
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GOING HARD

Dem Ad: GOP ‘Perverts’ Will Gut Medicare Except for Viagra

The ad, from a Democratic PAC, is airing in battleground states and is the latest to suggest Republicans are “weird.” Trump has denied planning Medicare cuts.

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Illustration featuring Rick Scott wearing a black mask and red mustache.
LEADER WITHOUT FOLLOWERS

How Rick Scott Became the Senator Washington Loves to Hate

To understand Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), you have to understand a self-help book from the 1930s—and how he's now applying the opposite of its lessons.

Sam Brodey

Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) walks to a classified meeting on the suspected Chinese spy balloon, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC
UNDER PRESSURE

Scott Quietly Tweaks His Controversial ‘Rescue America’ Plan

He’s dropped Medicare and Social Security from his sunset plan after fierce backlash.

Asta Hemenway

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SUNSET TIME

Is Mike Pence Suggesting We Get Rid of Social Security?

After Pence proposed replacing Social Security with a “better deal,” Fox News anchors wondered if there was any “appetite for that” and warned him he was touching a “third rail.”

Justin Baragona

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‘VERY STRANGE’

Jake Tapper Shreds Rick Scott’s ‘Word Salad’ Attack on Him

The veteran CNN anchor said it was “nonsensical” and “incomprehensible” that the GOP senator repeatedly invoked comments Tapper made to justify his debunked claims.

Justin Baragona

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