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A federal judge on Thursday overturned a portion of the Affordable Care Act that makes preventive services, such as some cancer screenings, free to enrollees, a decision that could affect health insurance policyholders nationwide.

WASHINGTON — Nearly three dozen Democrats have called on House appropriators to use next fiscal year’s government spending package to create a dedicated office in the Department of Homeland Security that would review requests to overturn unjust deportation orders.

ATLANTA — The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Atlanta- based Norfolk Southern, alleging its Feb.

WASHINGTON — House Republicans are not ready to give up on President Joe Biden agreeing to negotiate on the debt limit, but if he doesn’t engage, they say they will act on their own. Republicans are seeking fiscal policy changes to pair with a debt limit increase, but Democrats say they won’t bargain on such conditions and are insisting on a clean bill.

Tribune News Service WASHINGTON — The fight to control Wisconsin’s highest court has thrust the Midwestern battleground into the national spotlight as Election Day closes in on a pivotal race that could dictate future abortion and redistricting measures — and have implications for 2024. At its core, the election Tuesday will determine the ideological split of the state Supreme Court.

The Community Health Foundation’s annual Meal to Heal fundraiser is set for Saturday, April 22 from 6:30 pm to 9 pm at the Summit Room in City Central located at 400 E. Central Ave. in downtown Ponca City.

The Ponca City Chamber of Commerce will soon be hosting their Support Staff Reception on Thursday, April 13 from 10 am to 2 pm at the Chamber Office. Support staff are defined as librarians, classroom assistants, custodians, ICT technicians, school business managers, catering staff, crossing patrol officers, cover supervisors, examination officers, secretaries, attendance officers, admin assistants and other and positions that help in the day-to-day operations of a school.