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Trump v ‘Obamacare’: US health costs set to soar for millions in 2026

Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo

Court allows Trump-backed cuts to Planned Parenthood's Medicaid funding in 22 states

FILE PHOTO: A Planned Parenthood building is seen in Birmingham, Alabama, March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A Planned Parenthood building is seen in Birmingham, Alabama, March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Dec 18, 2025

FILE PHOTO: A view of the dome of the U.S. Capitol building, during a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on a stopgap spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown that would otherwise begin October 1, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. U.S., September 19, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A view of the dome of the U.S. Capitol building, during a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on a stopgap spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown that would otherwise begin October 1, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. U.S., September 19, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo

New White House plaques attack Trump’s Democratic predecessors, Bush

US President Donald Trump’s “Presidential Walk of Fame” at the White House features striking criticism of some of his predecessors, including Mr Barack Obama (left) and Mr George W. Bush.
US President Donald Trump’s “Presidential Walk of Fame” at the White House features striking criticism of some of his predecessors, including Mr Barack Obama (left) and Mr George W. Bush.

US Republicans seek to ‘weaponise hunger’ in shutdown, says top House Democrat

Volunteers place food items in vehicles during a mobile food distribution at Cedar Creek High School in Cedar Creek, Texas, on Nov 1.
Volunteers place food items in vehicles during a mobile food distribution at Cedar Creek High School in Cedar Creek, Texas, on Nov 1.

Obama tells Democrats to push back against Trump’s ‘lawlessness and recklessness’

Former U.S. President Barack Obama points as he speaks during a campaign rally held by Democratic candidate for New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., November 1, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
Former U.S. President Barack Obama points as he speaks during a campaign rally held by Democratic candidate for New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., November 1, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

Obama calls Mamdani, praises campaign ahead of New York mayoral election

Former Democratic President Barack Obama (left) offered to be a “sounding board” if New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the election.
Former Democratic President Barack Obama (left) offered to be a “sounding board” if New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the election.

The ‘Obamalisk’ rises in Chicago

The Obama Presidential Center rises on the south side of Chicago, Sept.17, 2025. A look inside Barack ObamaÕs Òliving, breathing cultural and gathering spaceÓ (with an N.B.A.-size basketball court). Not everyone is cheering. (Evan Jenkins/The New York Times)
The Obama Presidential Center rises on the south side of Chicago, Sept.17, 2025. A look inside Barack ObamaÕs Òliving, breathing cultural and gathering spaceÓ (with an N.B.A.-size basketball court). Not everyone is cheering. (Evan Jenkins/The New York Times)

Why the US could not shake off the Middle East

US President Donald Trump taking centre stage at the summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Oct 13.
US President Donald Trump taking centre stage at the summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Oct 13.

Kilmar Abrego may have been vindictively prosecuted by Trump administration, US judge finds

FILE PHOTO: Kilmar Abrego, the migrant whose wrongful deportation to El Salvador made him a symbol of U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration policies, appears for a check-in at the ICE Baltimore field office three days after his release from criminal custody in Tennessee, in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., August 25, 2025.  REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Kilmar Abrego, the migrant whose wrongful deportation to El Salvador made him a symbol of U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration policies, appears for a check-in at the ICE Baltimore field office three days after his release from criminal custody in Tennessee, in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., August 25, 2025.  REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.