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Investigators from the GAO were able to register nearly 20 fake ACA enrollments in a probe of healthcare.gov. The federal government paid subsidies to insurers for some of the fake customers.

A federal judge says the Justice Department can publicly release investigative materials from a sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidant of Jeffrey Epstein. The ruling, in the wake of the passage last month of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, means the records could be made public within 10 days.

The survey from the health care research nonprofit KFF finds that marketplace enrollees overwhelmingly support an extension of the subsidies.

The move comes after the Department of the Interior announced it would offer drilling leases starting in 2029 in areas where it had previously been banned.

The bill that ended the shutdown includes a provision to ban THC drinks and snacks derived from hemp. The $24 billion industry is now scrambling to save itself before the measure takes effect a year from now.

On "The Florida Roundup," U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel and Miami Herald investigative reporter Ben Wieder discuss the Jeffrey Epstein case and calls for transparency.

Patronis, a Republican, served nearly eight years as the state’s chief financial officer before his April election to Congressional District 1.

The measure — the Keep SNAP Funded Act of 2025 (H.R. 5822) — would direct the U.S. Department of Agriculture to maintain full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, operations throughout any lapse in government funding.

The Weston congresswoman said 200,000 people in her district would be affected if no deal can be made for extending tax credits, which expire at the end of December.

Guests include the Florida Hospital Association's Mary Mayhew and U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor. The topics: saving small-town hospitals, real impacts of government gridlock and Clearwater’s inclusive mission.

In Tallahassee, a Head Start program has been running on “fumes," and a Lake City-based organization that runs eight centers has enough funding to keep its doors open only until the end of November.

As contractors position themselves to cash in on a gush of new business managing work requirements, a cadre of senators has launched an inquiry into the companies paid billions to build eligibility systems.