Ali Swenson
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National political reporter @AP with a focus on elections and misinformation
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A dayslong public scuffle between Gavin Newsom and Dr. Oz over the CMS administrator's video accusing Armenians of health care fraud in Los Angeles has escalated with Newsom's office filing a civil rights complaint for discrimination.
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Newsom files a civil rights complaint against Dr. Oz in latest feud with the Trump administration
A new front in the battle between Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump's Republican administration has opened over a video in which the head of the Centers for Medicare a...
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January 30, 2026 at 2:52 PM
A dayslong public scuffle between Gavin Newsom and Dr. Oz over the CMS administrator's video accusing Armenians of health care fraud in Los Angeles has escalated with Newsom's office filing a civil rights complaint for discrimination.
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A growing number of Republicans are pressing for a deeper investigation into federal immigration tactics in Minnesota: apnews.com/article/minn...
Republican calls are growing for a deeper investigation into the fatal Minneapolis shooting
A growing number of Republicans are pressing for a deeper investigation into federal immigration tactics after a U.S.
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January 26, 2026 at 1:32 PM
A growing number of Republicans are pressing for a deeper investigation into federal immigration tactics in Minnesota: apnews.com/article/minn...
ICYMI: Doctors in Minnesota say the Trump administration's immigration crackdown has led to some patients being afraid to seek care. apnews.com/article/immi...
Doctors in Minnesota decry fear and chaos amid Trump administration's immigration crackdown
Doctors say immigrant patients are missing key medical appointments, afraid to come to medical clinics amid the Trump administration’s sweeping Minnesota immigration crackdown.
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January 21, 2026 at 3:35 PM
ICYMI: Doctors in Minnesota say the Trump administration's immigration crackdown has led to some patients being afraid to seek care. apnews.com/article/immi...
Thursday is the final day to select an Affordable Care Act health insurance plan across much of the country, as the expiration of federal subsidies drives up health costs and lawmakers remain locked in a debate over how to address the issue.
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Final day to select ACA health plans arrives in most states, with no subsidy deal yet
The final day to select Affordable Care Act health insurance for the year has arrived across much of the country.
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January 15, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Thursday is the final day to select an Affordable Care Act health insurance plan across much of the country, as the expiration of federal subsidies drives up health costs and lawmakers remain locked in a debate over how to address the issue.
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For McShin Foundation CEO Honesty Liller, the loss of about $1.4 million in grant funding is personal. She said her foundation saved her life 18 years ago when she was struggling with heroin addiction.
“I’ve just never felt so gut punched,” she told me.
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“I’ve just never felt so gut punched,” she told me.
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Trump administration slashes funding for substance abuse and mental health programs nationwide
The Trump administration has made significant cuts to substance abuse and mental health programs. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has canceled around 2,000 grants, totali...
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January 14, 2026 at 11:11 PM
For McShin Foundation CEO Honesty Liller, the loss of about $1.4 million in grant funding is personal. She said her foundation saved her life 18 years ago when she was struggling with heroin addiction.
“I’ve just never felt so gut punched,” she told me.
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“I’ve just never felt so gut punched,” she told me.
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New federal data shows fewer Americans are signing up for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans this year as costs spike from expiring subsidies and other factors. apnews.com/article/affo...
Fewer Americans sign up for Affordable Care Act health insurance as costs spike
Fewer Americans are signing up for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans this year. New federal data shows a 3.5% drop in enrollment, with around 800,000 fewer people selecting plans compared to ...
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January 13, 2026 at 6:44 PM
New federal data shows fewer Americans are signing up for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans this year as costs spike from expiring subsidies and other factors. apnews.com/article/affo...
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore nearly $12 million in funding to the American Academy of Pediatrics as its lawsuit against HHS plays out.
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Judge orders HHS to restore funding for children's health programs as lawsuit continues
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore nearly $12 million in funding to the American Academy of Pediatrics. U.S.
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January 12, 2026 at 3:57 PM
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore nearly $12 million in funding to the American Academy of Pediatrics as its lawsuit against HHS plays out.
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New dietary guidelines urge Americans to avoid processed foods apnews.com/article/diet...
New dietary guidelines urge Americans to avoid processed foods and added sugar
New guidelines for healthy eating say Americans should eat more whole foods and protein, fewer highly processed foods and less added sugar.
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January 7, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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Four centrist Republicans have broken with Speaker Mike Johnson and signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vote on extending Affordable Care Act enhanced subsidies for three years. apnews.com/article/heal...
Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies
Four centrist Republicans have broken with their party's leadership over health care. They signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vote on extending for three years an enhanced p...
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December 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Four centrist Republicans have broken with Speaker Mike Johnson and signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vote on extending Affordable Care Act enhanced subsidies for three years. apnews.com/article/heal...
For one Wisconsin couple, the loss of government-sponsored health subsidies next year means choosing a lower-quality insurance plan.
For a Michigan family, it means going without insurance altogether.
How Congress’ impasse on health policy is affecting Americans:
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For a Michigan family, it means going without insurance altogether.
How Congress’ impasse on health policy is affecting Americans:
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Higher cost, worse coverage: Affordable Care Act enrollees say expiring subsidies will hit them hard
Americans are feeling the strain already with less than three weeks to go until the expiration of COVID-era tax credits that have helped many people pay for health insurance through the Affordable Car...
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December 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
For one Wisconsin couple, the loss of government-sponsored health subsidies next year means choosing a lower-quality insurance plan.
For a Michigan family, it means going without insurance altogether.
How Congress’ impasse on health policy is affecting Americans:
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For a Michigan family, it means going without insurance altogether.
How Congress’ impasse on health policy is affecting Americans:
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The Senate is set to vote on 2 rival health plans. Here’s what’s at stake for Americans apnews.com/article/heal...
The Senate is set to vote on 2 rival health plans. Here's what's at stake for Americans
The U.S. Senate is set to vote on two partisan health bills addressing expiring COVID-era subsidies. These subsidies help millions of Americans with insurance costs.
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December 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The Senate is set to vote on 2 rival health plans. Here’s what’s at stake for Americans apnews.com/article/heal...
Swing district Republicans brace for political fallout if health care subsidies expire apnews.com/article/heal...
Swing district Republicans brace for political fallout if health care subsidies expire
House Republicans in key battleground districts are working to contain the political fallout expected when thousands of their constituents face higher bills for health insurance coverage obtained thro...
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December 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Swing district Republicans brace for political fallout if health care subsidies expire apnews.com/article/heal...
NEW: A federal vaccine advisory committee voted Friday to end a longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born. apnews.com/article/vacc...
US vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth
A federal vaccine advisory committee has voted to end a longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
NEW: A federal vaccine advisory committee voted Friday to end a longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born. apnews.com/article/vacc...
A federal vaccine advisory committee is convening to discuss whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they're born. The shots are widely considered to be a public health success for preventing illnesses.
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Kennedy's vaccine advisory committee meets to discuss hepatitis B shots for newborns
A federal vaccine advisory committee is meeting in Atlanta to discuss whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A federal vaccine advisory committee is convening to discuss whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they're born. The shots are widely considered to be a public health success for preventing illnesses.
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Affordable Care Act premiums are set to spike. A new poll shows enrollees are already struggling
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Affordable Care Act premiums are set to spike. A new poll shows enrollees are already struggling
A new survey of Affordable Care Act health insurance enrollees finds that many are already struggling with the high cost of health care.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Affordable Care Act premiums are set to spike. A new poll shows enrollees are already struggling
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New: MAHA idealism meets political reality as RFK Jr. attempts to wrangle a growing movement apnews.com/article/rfk-...
MAHA idealism meets political reality as RFK Jr. attempts to wrangle a growing movement
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is fending off criticism from his own base as some of the environmental and anti-vaccine activists who propelled him into politics have said they want stronger a...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
New: MAHA idealism meets political reality as RFK Jr. attempts to wrangle a growing movement apnews.com/article/rfk-...
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website has been changed to contradict the longtime scientific conclusion that vaccines do not cause autism, spurring outrage among a number of public health and autism experts. apnews.com/article/cdc-...
CDC website is changed to raise suspicions of a vaccines-autism link
The Trump administration has revised a website to contradict the scientific consensus that vaccines do not cause autism.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website has been changed to contradict the longtime scientific conclusion that vaccines do not cause autism, spurring outrage among a number of public health and autism experts. apnews.com/article/cdc-...
An emerging shutdown deal doesn’t extend expiring health subsidies. Here’s what could happen to them
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An emerging shutdown deal doesn't extend expiring health subsidies. Here's what could happen to them
A legislative package that could end the weekslong government shutdown leaves out any clear resolution on the expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits that have made private health insurance less cost...
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November 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
An emerging shutdown deal doesn’t extend expiring health subsidies. Here’s what could happen to them
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Trump unveils deal to expand coverage and lower costs on obesity drugs
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Trump unveils deal to expand coverage and lower costs on obesity drugs
President Donald Trump has unveiled a deal with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to expand coverage and reduce prices for their popular obesity treatments Zepbound and Wegovy.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Trump unveils deal to expand coverage and lower costs on obesity drugs
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President Donald Trump’s request to add a documentary proof of citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form cannot be enforced, a federal judge ruled Friday. apnews.com/article/trum...
Federal judge rules Trump can’t require citizenship proof on the federal voting form
President Donald Trump’s request to add a documentary proof of citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form cannot be enforced. U.S.
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October 31, 2025 at 9:03 PM
President Donald Trump’s request to add a documentary proof of citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form cannot be enforced, a federal judge ruled Friday. apnews.com/article/trum...
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Still, DeBlasio acknowledged that he hadn’t gone out of his way to correct the misunderstanding: “I said if you have any further questions, speak with my advisers, and I put my friends’ names in there.”
“We all thought it was absolutely hilarious.” apnews.com/article/zohr...
“We all thought it was absolutely hilarious.” apnews.com/article/zohr...
Meet Bill DeBlasio, the man a British newspaper confused with ex-NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio
A Long Island wine importer named Bill DeBlasio inadvertently grabbed international headlines this week after he responded to an email meant for another man with a similar name: former New York City M...
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October 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Still, DeBlasio acknowledged that he hadn’t gone out of his way to correct the misunderstanding: “I said if you have any further questions, speak with my advisers, and I put my friends’ names in there.”
“We all thought it was absolutely hilarious.” apnews.com/article/zohr...
“We all thought it was absolutely hilarious.” apnews.com/article/zohr...
Medicare waivers that allow providers to be paid for telehealth services have bipartisan support in Congress. But they've lapsed because of the government shutdown.
As a result, patients around the country are going without needed treatment.
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As a result, patients around the country are going without needed treatment.
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Patients go without needed treatment after the government shutdown disrupts a telehealth program
Bill Swick, who has a rare degenerative brain disease, has lost access to virtual speech therapy due to the federal government shutdown.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Medicare waivers that allow providers to be paid for telehealth services have bipartisan support in Congress. But they've lapsed because of the government shutdown.
As a result, patients around the country are going without needed treatment.
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As a result, patients around the country are going without needed treatment.
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The confirmation hearing for surgeon general nominee Dr. Casey Means has been postponed because she went into labor.
The news from a Senate health committee spokesperson comes just hours before Means was scheduled to appear virtually before the committee. apnews.com/article/case...
The news from a Senate health committee spokesperson comes just hours before Means was scheduled to appear virtually before the committee. apnews.com/article/case...
Senate hearing for Trump's surgeon general pick is postponed after she goes into labor
A Senate hearing for President Donald Trump’s surgeon general pick Casey Means has been postponed because she went into labor.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
The confirmation hearing for surgeon general nominee Dr. Casey Means has been postponed because she went into labor.
The news from a Senate health committee spokesperson comes just hours before Means was scheduled to appear virtually before the committee. apnews.com/article/case...
The news from a Senate health committee spokesperson comes just hours before Means was scheduled to appear virtually before the committee. apnews.com/article/case...
Republicans are still considering how to move forward on health policy as Democrats seize on rising premiums to pressure them into extending expiring subsidies for the Affordable Care Act. apnews.com/article/heal...
Republicans grapple with voter frustration over rising health care premiums
Notices of rising health insurance premiums are landing in voters’ mailboxes and sending some to town halls to vent their frustration.
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October 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Republicans are still considering how to move forward on health policy as Democrats seize on rising premiums to pressure them into extending expiring subsidies for the Affordable Care Act. apnews.com/article/heal...
New with @linleyann.bsky.social: About 6 in 10 Americans are “extremely” or “very” concerned about their health costs going up in the next year, a new AP-NORC poll finds — a worry that extends across age groups and includes people with and without health insurance. apnews.com/article/poll...
Most Americans are concerned about higher health care costs next year, an AP-NORC poll finds
A new poll finds most U.S. adults are worried about health care becoming more expensive. That comes as Americans make decisions about next year’s health coverage and a government shutdown keeps future...
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October 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
New with @linleyann.bsky.social: About 6 in 10 Americans are “extremely” or “very” concerned about their health costs going up in the next year, a new AP-NORC poll finds — a worry that extends across age groups and includes people with and without health insurance. apnews.com/article/poll...