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Surgeon-general nominee set to appear before HELP Committee after initial postponement
By Nancy VuJanuary 26, 2026
Casey Means, Trump’s controversial pick for the job, is scheduled to testify before the key Senate health panel on Feb. 25.
The Lone Star Democratic Fight That Wasn’t
By Nicholas AnastácioJanuary 26, 2026
The first televised Senate Democratic primary debate projected more consensus than conflict.
The federal deficit is a serious problem, but Congress isn’t saying much about it
By David LightmanJanuary 26, 2026
The lack of appetite for tackling the issue is a sharp turnaround from the period of the 1980s through early 2010s, when few politicians wanted to be blamed for deficit spending.
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