HHS Rescinds Child Care Payment Rules Tied to Enrollment

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes remarks at an event announcing the MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) Commission, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday it is rescinding several child care payment rules adopted in 2024 that allowed states to reimburse child care providers based on enrollment rather than

Maduro, wife plead not guilty in first court appearance

Venezuelan Nicolás Maduro and wife Cilia Flores attend a state luncheon hosted by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and first lady Janja in Brazil, May 29, 2023. Photo: Ricardo Stuckert / Lula Oficial via Flickr / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Cropped from Original

NEW YORK, NY – Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty as he was arraigned in a New York court on Monday, facing federal drug and weapons charges. Maduro described himself as a “decent man,” claiming