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  • Poll Suggests Republicans Do The Unthinkable to Keep House Majority Through Midterms

    Poll Suggests Republicans Do The Unthinkable to Keep House Majority Through Midterms

    A new poll suggests that Republicans key to keeping the House majority may lie in embracing an Obama-era policy, as voters worry about healthcare coverage, according to a new poll.

    Originally passed under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, individuals who purchase health insurance themselves are eligible for healthcare premium tax credits. However, that credit is set to expire this year.

    According to a new poll by Fabrizio Ward, if Republicans were to extend that tax credit, it could help them better compete with Democrats, who are currently leading by three points over the typical Republican, and by seven points with motivated voters.

    Though the tax credit was initially passed during the Obama administration and amended under the Biden administration with the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the tax credit has bipartisan support.

    When asked about creating tax credits to help make it more affordable for families to buy health insurance, 79% of all participants supported the idea. Voters of President Donald Trump supported the proposal by 68%, while swing voters and those who voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris supported it by 78% and 91% respectively.

    A Republican who supports extending the tax credit could sway voters in their favor, extending their lead over Democrats six points on a generic ballot, and four points for motivated voters, according to the poll. But if Republicans allow the credit to expire, they face falling behind Democrats by 15 points.

    The poll also found that the majority of voters want Americans to have healthcare coverage. When the poll added that potentially 5 million Americans could lose coverage if the tax credit expires, 73% of all participants said Congress should extend the tax credit, with 56% of Trump voters and 69% of swing voters agreeing with the sentiment.

    Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” which passed Congress earlier this month, includes steep cuts to Medicaid. In the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office estimates up to 11.8 million Americans could lose coverage, CBS News reported.

    The cuts were met with intense backlash from Democrats and even caution from some Republicans. As the 2026 midterm elections approach, healthcare coverage is expected to be a major talking point among candidates and constituents.

    Originally published on Latin Times

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  • Trump’s Cognitive ‘Decline’ Suggests He ‘Might Not Make It Through Four Years,’ Republican Strategist Says

    Trump’s Cognitive ‘Decline’ Suggests He ‘Might Not Make It Through Four Years,’ Republican Strategist Says

    A Republican strategist warned that President Donald Trump’s accelerating “cognitive decline” could prevent him from completing his second term.

    In an interview with Times Radio, Lincoln Project co-founder Rick Wilson claimed Trump is no longer the same political force seen during his previous campaigns, saying his speech, memory, and coherence have visibly deteriorated.

    “He is incoherent,” Wilson said. “His inability to articulate any thought or position without constant asides, constant lapses… this is not the Trump of 2015, nor is he the Trump of 2020. He’s not even the Trump of 2024.”



    Wilson pointed to verbal lapses and behavioral patterns that, he says, mirror early signs of dementia. While acknowledging he’s not a medical professional, he alleged many neurological experts see troubling similarities.

    Despite these concerns, the White House physician, Captain Sean Barbabella, issued a clean bill of health in April, stating Trump “exhibits excellent cognitive and physical health.”

    Wilson, however, argued that Trump’s age and long-standing health habits cast doubts over his ability to withstand the grueling demands of the presidency through 2029.

    “He’s a guy who’s subsisted off of McDonald’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken and well done steaks for a very long time,” he said. “He is not a healthy guy.”

    “Whether he makes it through four years is an open question,” Wilson said. “Given the pace of the decline that we’ve seen…I think he’ll be pretty much checked out by the middle of this second term.”

    The president has consistently dismissed concerns about his health, frequently boasting about passing cognitive tests.

    “I don’t know that he’s going to ever be told by anyone, ‘Sir you’re not healthy, you can’t do this anymore,’” Wilson said, predicting internal strife on the horizon. “But I think by the end of this, you’re going to be in a civil war with the MAGAs to choose a successor.”

    The speculation follows not only scrutiny of Trump’s cognitive aptitude, but bombshell reports of former President Joe Biden’s cognitive decline toward the end of his term, and of efforts taken to conceal his diminishing mental acuity from the public.

    Originally published on Latin Times

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  • Every Extra Hour Of Walking In Your 40’s Adds Time To Lifespan: Study Suggests

    Every Extra Hour Of Walking In Your 40’s Adds Time To Lifespan: Study Suggests

    The secret to longevity lies in the level of physical activity at age 40, a recent study reveals, showing that increased activity at this stage can extend lifespan.

    Americans who increase their physical activity to match the top 25 percent of the population could add five years to their lifespan, the study revealed. Also, the least active individuals might gain nearly 11 years by reaching the activity levels of the most active, according to the study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

    To understand the impact of different levels of increased physical activity on life expectancy, the researchers used a predictive model based on data from the activity tracker from the 2003–06 National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey. Participants were aged 40 and older.

    The study found that the most active 25 percent of Americans in this age group engaged in physical activity equivalent to 160 minutes of walking at a normal pace of 4.8 km (3 miles) per hour daily. The predictive model showed that if all Americans over 40 matched this daily level of physical activity, their average lifespan would increase by over five years. This means that their life expectancy would increase from 78.6 years to around 84 years.

    Meanwhile, when the least active 25 percent of the population matched the activity levels of the most active 25 percent, they could gain nearly 11 additional years of life. However, this would mean they need to add 111 minutes of daily walking at 4.8 km/hour, or an equivalent effort.

    “Our findings suggest that physical activity is associated with substantial gains in life expectancy for individual Americans and for the population. Moving the least active 25% of the population over age 40 to become as active as the top 25% could result in an average life expectancy gain of about 11 years for this group. The greatest gain in lifetime per hour of walking was seen for individuals in the lowest activity quartile where an hour’s walk could add an impressive 6 hours to life,” the researchers wrote.

    While the greatest benefits were notable when there was an increase in physical activity to the least active group, on average, every extra hour of walking adds around 3 hours (169 minutes) to lifespan.

    Since the study is observational and based on a predictive model, there are a few limitations. The researchers caution that there is the possibility that they might have “underestimated or overestimated the benefits of physical activity”.

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