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Hillary Clinton bashes President Trump’s budget proposal for its “unimaginable level of cruelty.” Almost every Democratic politician, and most mainstream media, are saying the same. Don’t believe it. The budget, released last week, dignifies work. It reforms federal anti-poverty programs that have kept people dependent on government, with taxpayers footing the bills. Like the food-stamp

The deadliest superbug yet — Candida auris — is invading hospitals and nursing homes, killing a staggering 60 percent of patients it infects. New York City is Ground Zero, with three-quarters of the cases. Some exposed patients don’t succumb to infection but silently carry the germ and infect others. A patient treated first in New

Television stations around the country are running an ad claiming the ObamaCare repeal bill passed in the House will deprive cancer patients and pregnant women of affordable coverage. The ad, paid for by the group Save My Care, is loaded with lies. Yet television giants ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN refuse to air an ad

Television stations are running a gut-wrenching ad showing a newborn clinging to life with an oxygen mask. Don’t fall for it: The Save My Care ad is loaded with lies, claiming the ObamaCare repeal bill passed in the House will deprive cancer patients and pregnant women of affordable coverage. Never mind facts. Democrats and media

The House vote on the GOP’s ObamaCare repeal bill vote is down to the wire, with dozens of Republicans waffling as “undecideds.” What’s the holdup? Ninety-six percent of people who have to buy their own insurance stand to benefit from this bill, which will likely drive down premiums by double digits. The remaining 4 percent

If you live in tax hell — New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, California or Illinois — paying your state and local taxes could soon be even more painful. Congressional Republicans and President Trump have plans to lower federal tax rates for almost everyone and simplify tax rules. All good news. But there’s a catch for

Going into a hospital? It’s getting riskier because of drug-resistant infections — the kind almost no drug can cure. Despite one federal government “action plan” after another, the germs are winning. Government authorities are clueless about how many infections there are or how many patients are dying. Alarming new research shows one of the deadliest