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First on CNN: A record 35 million-plus Americans have Affordable Care Act coverage — but the gains may not last long

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By Tami Luhby, CNN More Americans than ever before have health coverage thanks to the Affordable Care Act, which is helping send the nation’s uninsured rate to near record lows, the Biden administration announced Friday. Fueled by Covid-19 relief measures and renewed federal investment, enrollment in Obamacare plans, Medicaid expansion and Basic Health Plan policies

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CNN Exclusive: New text messages reveal Fox’s Hannity advising Trump White House and seeking direction

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By Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb, Elizabeth Stuart and Brian Stelter, CNN Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Fox’s Sean Hannity exchanged more than 80 text messages between Election Day 2020 and Joe Biden’s January 2021 inauguration, communications that show Hannity’s evolution from staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump’s election lies to

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A frustrated Joe Biden will go on the attack against Republicans in the midterms — and into 2024

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By Edward-Isaac Dovere and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden has been letting loose in private conversations in recent weeks, railing about the factors bogging down his approval ratings and the people he thinks aren’t helping — including Democrats eyeing his job despite his clear promise to run for reelection. He’s gearing up for intense

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Russian forces have made some progress in Moscow's renewed assault on eastern Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin is shown here on April 27

Russia making ‘slow and uneven’ progress as military tries to fix problems that plagued early invasion, US officials say

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By Zachary Cohen, Oren Liebermann, Jim Sciutto and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN Russian forces have made some progress in Moscow’s renewed assault on eastern Ukraine, according to US and NATO officials, as their military tries to fix the myriad problems that plagued the early weeks of the invasion. The US has seen “some evidence” of

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Russia making ‘slow and uneven’ progress as military tries to fix problems that plagued early invasion, US officials say

5:39 PM

By Zachary Cohen, Oren Liebermann, Jim Sciutto and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN Russian forces have made some progress in Moscow’s renewed assault on eastern Ukraine, according to US and NATO officials, as their military tries to fix the myriad problems that plagued the early weeks of the invasion. The US has seen “some evidence” of

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In the four months since West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin torpedoed the President's signature Build Back Better plan

After Build Back Better’s collapse, Democrats still struggling with how to message the midterms

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By Lauren Fox, CNN In the four months since West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin torpedoed the President’s signature Build Back Better plan, Democrats have struggled to rally around a cohesive midterm message. Many members facing tough reelections have sought to forge their own paths, run against Washington and at times even distance themselves from

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Some Medicare Advantage beneficiaries have been denied access to care by insurers in the program.

Medicare Advantage plans at times deny seniors access to medical care, federal watchdog finds

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By Tami Luhby, CNN Medicare Advantage plans, which are swiftly growing in popularity among senior citizens, have at times delayed or denied beneficiaries’ access to medical care — even though the requests met Medicare coverage rules, a federal watchdog said Thursday. The report from the inspector general’s office of the Department of Health and Human

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