Monday, August 3, 2026

The Trump administration claims a huge drop in Affordable Care Act enrollment is almost entirely due to its fraud crackdown; RFK Jr. and Oz blame the enrollment drop on fraud. But rising premiums forced many people in Affordable Care Act plans to give up their coverage.

Flock cameras read the license plates of all passing cars and then collect and store the data for future investigations; critics say Flock's cameras enable mass surveillance.

A solar developer cancels a Washington State project on sacred Indigenous land.

In Kentucky, a never-before-tested law makes Monday the last chance to call a special election before the midterms for Sen. Mitch McConnell's effectively vacant seat. The seat is widely believed to have been effectively left vacant by Sen. Mitch McConnell for more than a month.

In Michigan, Democrats fracture in a Senate primary as the presumptive Republican nominee runs a 'change' campaign against a state government he won't be joining.

The California Democratic Party backs a ballot measure to charge the state's 200 billionaires a one-time, five-percent tax on their net worth, a measure that has faced opposition from California Democrats, including the state's governor.

Wildfires in eastern Washington destroyed at least 600 homes, businesses and other structures and forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area, stretching the ability of federal and local agencies to fight blazes.

Spain's foreign minister said nearly everyone who illegally crossed into the African enclave of Ceuta last week has left, pledging to return "every last" person to Morocco.

In France, postal workers check on older people to prevent heat-related deaths.