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Tim Tebow believes Travis Hunter could be two-way star in NFL

Travis Hunter was a two-way star in college football, but his future NFL position will be a hot topic as the 2025 NFL draft nears in April.

Count former Florida quarterback and current SEC Network analyst Tim Tebow among those who believe Hunter could still be a two-way star in the NFL. Tebow talked to USA TODAY’s Mackenzie Salmon about Hunter’s game.

‘I would love to see it. Personally, I am a fan of him and a fan of his game,’ Tebow said of Hunter. ‘I am rooting for him to do both because it would be fun.’

Hunter won the 2024 Heisman Trophy over Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty after putting together a historic season with 96 receptions for 1,258 yards and 15 touchdowns as a receiver while also adding 35 total tackles, four interceptions and 11 pass deflections as a corner.

Hunter was the first Colorado player since running back Rashaan Salaam in 1994 to win the Heisman. He is the first non-quarterback since Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith (2020) to win the award and the first defensive back since Michigan’s Charles Woodson (1997).

Tebow said Hunter’s size and athleticism allow him to excel at the next level in both positions.

‘I think he is so rare, so special,’ Tebow said. ‘I just don’t think people realize how big, tall and long he is until you see him up close and personal. He’s not the same frame as a lot of corners and DBs. He’s bigger, he’s long. He makes other big guys look really small on the field.

‘He’s so gifted. He’s going to be one of the top picks, if not the top pick. He’ll be a great corner. But why not look at him a look at practice, give him some options and see how he does. If anything, he is an incredible athlete that can do so many special things.’

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Senate Republicans launch effort to ban Chinese nationals from buying land in US

Republican senators are putting forth legislation that would ban China from buying U.S. land entirely. 

The Not One More Inch or Acre Act, led by Republican Sens. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Kevin Cramer of North Dakota and Katie Britt of Alabama, would require the sale of land owned or ‘influenced’ by the CCP that is deemed a national security risk. It would direct the president to take action to prohibit the purchase of public or private real estate in the U.S. by Chinese citizens or companies.

China owned around 350,000 acres of farmland across 27 states as of last year, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

As of 2022, foreign entities and individuals held 43.4 million acres of U.S. agricultural land, which is nearly 2% of all land in the U.S.

Lawmakers have argued that China’s land buys are a national security risk since many of them are near military installations. For years, Chinese nationals have attempted to breach U.S. military facilities, often through the use of surveillance drones or posing as tourists. 

‘For decades, the Chinese Communist Party has been gobbling up American farmland and real estate,’ Cotton, chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said in a statement.

‘At best, this submits American land and resources to China’s best interests, not America’s—at worst, these purchases serve as outposts for Chinese espionage campaigns against American businesses and military bases. We can’t allow Chinese citizens, or anyone affiliated with the CCP, to own one more inch of American soil. And any American land exploited by current Chinese ownership should be sold.’

Some states have already barred foreign nationals from purchasing land.

Smithfield Foods, which has a Chinese parent company, makes up the largest share of Chinese-owned land with 110,000 acres. 

A 2022 Chinese land purchase brought concerns to a fever pitch when food producer Fufeng Group bought 370 acres for corn milling near a North Dakota Air Force base.

‘One acre of American farmland owned by the Chinese Communist Party is one acre too many,’ said Britt. ‘The CCP’s strategic acquisition of farmland, particularly near our military installations, isn’t just a national security risk, it is a threat to our economic and food security.’

That prompted the Biden administration to propose a rule requiring any foreign company or individual looking to buy land within 100 miles of certain U.S. military bases to get government approval.

Last month, a Chinese national was arrested at San Francisco International Airport before he could board a flight to China on accusations that he tried to fly a drone over Vandenberg Air Force base in California.

Efforts to thwart China from purchasing U.S. farmland near U.S. military installations have gained steam among Republicans in both chambers. 

‘It’s a major concern for me that countries like China have increased purchases of American farmland tenfold over the last decade to control our land and threaten our food, energy and national security,’ Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, who led efforts in the House to ban China from buying farmland suitable for energy production, told Fox News Digital. 

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Trump’s Day One actions reversed Biden-era health policies, including efforts to expand ObamaCare

President Donald Trump’s first actions in the Oval Office included rolling back healthcare policies put forth by former President Joe Biden, including expansions to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), otherwise known as ‘ObamaCare.’  

Directly after he was sworn in on Monday, Trump moved quickly to revoke a long list of Biden executive orders covering a wide range of issues. Two of the orders that were revoked included efforts by Biden to expand access to the ACA and restore the federal program ‘to the way it was before Trump became president’ the first time around.

The move angered Democrats, who argued the action was an ‘attack’ on the federal health insurance program.

‘Donald Trump’s immediate priority as president is ripping away affordable health care coverage for tens of millions of Americans and screwing over people with preexisting conditions,’ the Democratic National Committee said in a Tuesday statement. 

Shortly after taking office in January 2021, Biden passed Executive Order 14009, titled the ‘Strengthening Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.’ The move, which Trump rescinded as part of his Day One executive actions, doubled the window of time that uninsured Americans had to apply to participate in the federal insurance program. Under Trump’s first term, the ACA’s open enrollment period was six weeks long.  

In addition to expanding the open enrollment period, Biden’s January 2021 executive order also directed all relevant federal agencies to examine their policies and implement any necessary changes to help get more people covered under the ACA.

Meanwhile, in April of the following year, Biden signed a second executive order on ‘Continuing to Strengthen Americans’ Access to Affordable, Quality Health Coverage,’ which Trump also reversed on Monday. The April order from Biden directed the Department of Health and Human Services to analyze new policies aimed at ‘exploring how medical debts are collected from beneficiaries,’ in order to find new ways to reduce ‘the burden of medical debt on working families and individuals across the country.’ 

Consistent with both of these orders, agencies facilitated the expansion of the ACA through new eligibility provisions, increased funding to groups that help people sign up for the ACA, and more. 

Other changes enacted by Trump during his first days in office included the revocation of a Biden-era policy that directed Medicare and Medicaid to investigate how to lower drug costs. In response to that order, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented a $2 cap for certain generic drugs, ensured Medicare beneficiaries did not overpay for drugs that received accelerated approval, and helped state Medicaid programs pay for certain high-cost, cutting-edge therapies. Biden’s policy that capped insulin costs at $35 and implemented a $2,000 out-of-pocket maximum for prescription drug costs went unaffected by Trump’s Day One orders.

Trump also acted during his first day in office to rescind several of Biden’s COVID-19 health orders, such as directives to ensure equity in the pandemic response and COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal workers. He withdrew the U.S. from its participation in the World Health Organization, as well.

The Democratic National Committee argued Tuesday that Trump was ‘screwing over people with pre-existing conditions.’ 

‘Donald Trump’s immediate priority as president is ripping away affordable health care coverage for tens of millions of Americans,’ the DNC said in a Tuesday statement. ‘Thanks to the Biden-Harris administration, more Americans have health coverage than ever before, and Trump wants to unwind this progress even though the American people overwhelmingly support the ACA. Trump’s plans will do nothing but raise costs and make Americans sicker.’

Yet, according to a health policy expert from Vanderbilt University, the moves Trump made on health policies will likely not be consequential when it comes to how much Americans are paying for their healthcare. 

‘When administrations change over, many of them want to undo some of the actions of other presidents, even when those are more symbolic,’ Dr. Stacie Dusetzina, a professor at Vanderbilt’s Department of Health Policy told NBC News. ‘It could mean that the Trump administration is not interested in pursuing any of the work that has since developed out of these executive orders.’

Fox News Digital reached out to the Trump administration for comment, but did not receive a response by publication time.

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Biden’s letter to Trump revealed: ‘May God bless you and guide you’

President Donald Trump revealed the contents of the letter that President Joe Biden left him upon leaving the Oval Office earlier this week exclusively to Fox News on Wednesday.

The letter, which Trump found inside the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office with a little help from Fox News senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy, is addressed ‘Dear President Trump’ and reads as follows:

‘As I take leave of this sacred office I wish you and your family all the best in the next four years. The American people — and people around the world — look to this house for steadiness in the inevitable storms of history, and my prayer is that in the coming years will be a time of prosperity, peace, and grace for our nation.

‘May God bless you and guide you as He has blessed and guided our beloved country since our founding.’

The letter was signed ‘Joe Biden’ and dated Jan. 20, 2025.

On Monday, Trump found the letter — a white envelope addressed to ’47″ — after Doocy asked if Biden left him a letter while he was signing a flurry of executive orders in the Oval Office in front of a gaggle of reporters.

‘He may have. Don’t they leave it in the desk? I don’t know,’ Trump told Doocy before discovering the letter. ‘Thank you, Peter. It could have been years before we found this thing.’

On Tuesday, Trump responded to further questions from Doocy about the contents of the letter.

‘It was a very nice letter,’ Trump told reporters. ‘It was a little bit of an inspirational-type letter. Enjoy it, do a good job. Important, very important. How important the job is.’

‘It was a positive, for him, in writing it,’ Trump continued. ‘I appreciated the letter.’

The presidential tradition of leaving a letter to their successor began in 1989 when President Ronald Reagan left the White House after two terms in office, with former President George H. W. Bush taking over. The tradition has carried on to this day through Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Trump and Biden.

Biden, however, was the first president to find himself in the unique position of writing a letter to someone who is both his successor and the predecessor who left him a note four years earlier. Trump became the first president to serve nonconsecutive terms since Grover Cleveland in the late 1800s.

Biden has said Trump left him a ‘very generous letter,’ but has so far declined to share the content of what Trump wrote, deeming it private.

Fox News Digital’s Greg Wehner contributed to this report.

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Ranking top 25 NFL free agents from Tee Higgins to Sam Darnold

It’s not too early to start thinking about next year.

After all, there are only four teams left standing in the NFL. The other 28 clubs are already thinking about the 2025 season.

Even with Super Bowl 59 in the way, one of the most NFL’s most exciting periods is around the corner: free agency. The NFL’s legal tampering period starts March 10, and the new league year kicks off at 4 p.m. ET on March 12.

There are several big-name free agents and impact players available that can help teams make the conference championship next year. Tee Higgins, Sam Darnold, Russell Wilson and Keenan Allen are among some of the most intriguing names that may hit the open market.

There are a lot of others who could start or provide depth for needy NFL rosters in just a few months. USA TODAY Sports ranks the top 25 free agents entering the 2025 season.

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NFL free agency: Top 25 players, ranked

1. Tee Higgins, wide receiver (2024 team: Bengals)

Higgins would be a No. 1 wide receiver on most teams outside of Cincinnati. He’s an X receiver with good hands and a nice catch radius. He’s 26 years old, so he’s likely just entering his prime.

2. Trey Smith, guard (2024 team: Chiefs)

One of the best guards in the NFL, Smith had a 75% run block win rate during the regular season, via ESPN. Smith didn’t allow a sack in the regular season in 1,115 snaps.  

3.Chris Godwin, wide receiver (2024 team: Buccaneers)

Godwin was one of the leading receivers in the NFL before he suffered a season-ending ankle injury in Week 7. Godwin’s produced four 1,000-yard seasons. He can be a No. 1 wideout or a high-end No. 2 option. He’ll be 29 years old when next season kicks off.

4. Jevon Holland, safety (2024 team: Dolphins)

Holland has a lot of range as a safety and is an anchor in the defensive backfield. He had somewhat of a down year in 2024 but many players wearing a Dolphins uniform did. The safety has 301 tackles, 25 passes defensed, five forced fumbles and five interceptions in 60 career regular-season games.

5. D.J. Reed, cornerback (2024 team: Jets)

Reed allowed a 57% completion percentage and two touchdowns when targeted this season. At 5-9 he’s a little undersized but has good coverage skills.

6. Ronnie Stanley, tackle (2024 team: Ravens)

Stanley is the top left tackle on the open market. He allowed two sacks and 35 pressures in 1,062 snaps at left tackle. He was a first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowler in 2019. He’s battled injuries in recent years, but started every game for Baltimore this year.

7. Stefon Diggs, wide receiver (2024 team: Texans)

Diggs’ first year in Houston was cut short because of a torn ACL. He had 47 catches, 496 receiving yards and three touchdowns in eight games. He’s primarily been a No. 1 receiver but could be better suited as a No. 2 receiver at this point of his career.

8. Khalil Mack, edge (2024 team: Chargers)

Mack told reporters that he’s contemplating retirement. The only reason he falls at No. 8 is because he turns 34 years old in February. The 2016 NFL Defensive Player of the Year is still a disruptive edge rusher. The nine-time Pro Bowler has been the Chargers’ best and most consistent pass rusher since his arrival in 2022.

9. Amari Cooper, wide receiver (2024 team: Bills)

The Browns traded Cooper to Buffalo in October. He hasn’t really established a connection on the field with Josh Allen. He had 20 catches, 297 receiving yards and two touchdowns in eight games with the Bills. He only has two catches for eight yards in Buffalo’s first two playoff games. He’s still a very good route runner despite being unproductive in Buffalo.

10. Zack Baun, linebacker (2024 team: Eagles)

Is Baun’s breakout 2024 season a blip or a trend? Baun enjoyed a career-best 151 tackles and 3.5 sacks in 2024. His performance awarded him his first ever Pro Bowl honor and he was named a first-team All-Pro. He had never had a year with above 30 tackles prior to this year. His next contract will likely be based off he upward trajectory in the aftermath of a banner year.

11. Sam Darnold, quarterback (2024 team: Vikings)

Sam Darnold posted career-highs in every major statistical quarterback category, including yards (4,319), touchdowns (35) and passer rating (102.5). However, he reverted back to his journeyman QB form in his final two games of the season. He had season-lows in completion percentage and passing yards in Week 18 and his first playoff game was a disaster.

12. Josh Sweat, edge (2024 team: Eagles)

Sweat produced a team-high eight sacks and tallied 54 pressures during the regular season. The edge rusher will turn 28 years old in March. He could climb up this list if he finishes the postseason strong.

13. Haason Reddick, edge (2024 team: Jets)

Unfortunately for Reddick, the most news he made during the season was because of his lengthy holdout. Reddick’s holdout didn’t result in an extension. Reddick made the Pro Bowl in each of his two seasons in Philadelphia before he was traded to New York. He had his streak of four straight seasons of at least 11 sacks snapped this year.

14. Nick Bolton, linebacker (2024 team: Chiefs)

Bolton wears the green dot for the Chiefs defense. The inside linebacker logged a team-best 106 tackles during the regular season. He’s registered at least 100 tackles in three of the last four seasons.

15. Justin Reid, safety (2024 team: Chiefs)

Reid is an anchor in the defensive backfield for the Chiefs. He led the team in tackles in 2023. He’s a reliable safety and a sure tackler. He’s tallied over 80 tackles in all three seasons in Kansas City.

16. Talanoa Hufanga, safety (2024 team: 49ers)

Hufanga suffered a torn ACL in 2023 and battled injuries this year. He’s a playmaker at safety when healthy. In 2022, he was named first-team All-Pro after tallying a career-best 97 tackles, four interceptions and two sacks.

17. DeAndre Hopkins, wide receiver (2024 team: Chiefs)

Hopkins turned into Kansas City’s top wide receiver in 10 regular-season games. If Hopkins wasn’t 32 years old, he’d be much higher on this list. He’s not the prolific receiver he once was but is still a productive X receiver with sure hands.

18. Charvarius Ward, cornerback (2024 team: 49ers)

Ward was a 2023 Pro Bowler and second-team All-Pro. He had his worst year in three seasons with the 49ers, but it was a down year all around in San Francisco. The 28-year-old corner allowed a 61% completion percentage and five touchdowns in 2024.

19. Cam Robinson, tackle (2024 team: Vikings)

The Vikings traded for Robinson to help stabilize their left tackle position after Christian Darrisaw went down. Robinson filled in nicely in Minnesota. He started in 10 games for the Vikings. At 29 years old, he still has plenty of productive years left.

20. Aaron Jones, running back (2024 team: Vikings)

Jones produced a career-high 1,138 rushing yards in his first season in Minnesota. He also added 51 catches for 408 yards. The 30-year-old running back still has plenty left in the tank.

21. Keenan Allen, wide receiver (2024 team: Bears)

Allen’s numbers declined after a career 2023 year with the Chargers. Allen will be 33 years old at the start of next season. Is he on the decline or was his 2024 performance a byproduct of a rookie quarterback in Chicago? The answer is probably a combination of both. But he’s still a savvy route runner.

22. Byron Murphy, cornerback (2024 team: Vikings)

Murphy registered career-bests in tackles (81) and interceptions (6). His interceptions were tied for third most in the NFL this season. His performance earned him his first Pro Bowl invitation.

23. Carlton Davis, cornerback (2024 team: Lions)

Davis could be a No. 1 corner on a lot of teams. Unfortunately for the Lions, Davis was part of the slew of defensive injuries Detroit endured. He ended the year on injured reserve due to a fractured jaw. He started in 13 games for Detroit and allowed a 55% completion percentage.

24. Drew Dalman, center (2024 team: Falcons)

Dalman allowed two sacks and 10 pressures in 554 snaps at center. He missed time because of an ankle injury but finished the year with six straight starts.

25. Russell Wilson, quarterback (2024 team: Steelers)

Wilson helped the Steelers get into the playoffs, but the team’s passing offense never really got going. Wilson averaged 225 passing yards per game. He still throws a pretty deep ball but has a propensity to turn down intermediate passes. Wilson can still be a capable starter in the right situation.

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Bills Mafia raises $60k for charity to support Ravens TE after drop

Once again, Bills Mafia has created a positive out of a negative.

Over the last few days, the Bills fan community has come together to raise over $60,000 (at the time of writing) for Breakthrough T1D, a non-profit organization devoted to Type 1 diabetes research and advocacy and a charity that Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews has supported in the past.

Buffalo eliminated the Ravens in the divisional round of the playoffs on Sunday night, in part thanks to a couple of misplays – including a brutal drop – by Andrews. In the aftermath of the game, Andrews was the victim of online hate and vitriol for what Ravens fans (and bettors) perceived as a game-losing play.

In response, Bills fan Nicholas Howard launched a GoFundMe to raise money for Breakthrough T1D.

‘As many of you know Ravens TE wasn’t able to catch the the game-tying 2-point conversion and upset Ravens fans,’ Howard wrote in the fundraiser description. ‘On top of that the TE has been receiving death threats and nasty comments after his performance last night. We want Bills Mafia to donate to Mark’s charity for [type 1] diabetes. Let’s reach a goal of at least 5k.’

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As of Wednesday morning, the GoFundMe has raised over $63,000.

It received enough attention for the Ravens to respond from their official account on social media site X.

‘Shout out to Bills Mafia for showing support to our guy Mark Andrews and donating to the [Breakthrough T1D]organization,’ they post reads.

Breakthrough T1D also thanked Bills fans in a statement sent to ESPN.

‘Breakthrough T1D greatly appreciates the generosity of the Buffalo Bills community and the many fans who were compelled to donate after Sunday’s game,’ it said. ‘These donations will support research and advocacy on behalf of the 1.6 million Americans who, like Mark Andrews, live with type 1 diabetes.’

According to the Ravens’ website, the decision to make Breakthrough T1D the charity of choice for Bills Mafia’s generosity was a great one.

‘The organization is near and dear to Andrews, who was diagnosed with Type-1 diabetes at 9 years old and still deals with it every day,’ wrote Ravens Editorial Director Ryan Mink. ‘He checks his blood-sugar levels between each offensive series.

‘Andrews has been outspoken in his advocacy around the issue and served as a Breakthrough T1D youth ambassador.’

This fundraiser is only the latest example of Bills Mafia’s outpouring of charitable support.

In 2018, Bills fans donated over $100,000 Andy Dalton’s charity, the AJD Foundation, after the quarterback led the Bengals to a Week 17 win (coincidentally, over the Ravens) that helped the Bills clinch a playoff berth for the first time since 1999.

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UConn coach Dan Hurley addresses berating official against Butler

On Tuesday, UConn basketball coach Dan Hurley was scrutinized for berating an official in the Huskies’ 80-78 victory over Butler.

Following what he thought was a missed foul call on a defensive rebound attempt late in the first half, TV cameras caught Hurley telling an official, ‘Don’t turn your back on me; I’m the best coach in the (expletive) sport.’

After the game, Hurley took responsibility for his actions but also commented on the TV cameras following him too much and getting candid responses.

‘I just wish they put the camera on the other coach more,’ Hurley said. ‘… I just wish they would show these other coaches losing their minds at the officials in other Big East games that I’m coaching where … I’m not talking to officials; I see the other coaches as demonstrative as I am.

‘But the camera, obviously … I’ve created this for myself. I’m not the victim.’

Dan Hurley berates ref: ‘I’m the best coach in the (expletive) sport.’

Here’s the video of Hurley’s incident with a referee on Tuesday when UConn beat Butler

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Bucks-Pelicans game postponed due to snowstorm in New Orleans

Wednesday night’s game between the Milwaukee Bucks and New Orleans Pelicans has been postponed due to an ongoing snowstorm in New Orleans, the NBA announced.

The league said the date for the rescheduled game will be announced at a later time.

Milwaukee is scheduled to play at the Miami Heat on Thursday, and the Pelicans have a road date with the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday.

This is the second game this month to be postponed due to a winter storm. The Jan. 11 game between the Houston Rockets and Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena was postponed because of hazardous icy conditions in the Atlanta area. That game was rescheduled for Jan. 28.

New Orleans is set to host Super Bowl 59 at the Caesars Superdome on Feb. 9, with Mardi Gras festivities scheduled for later in the month.

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House GOP charts roadmap to ‘Make America Healthy Again,’ cites healthcare system impact on ‘national defense’

Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, on Wednesday unveiled a lengthy report that he says serves as a ‘roadmap’ to ‘Make America Healthy Again’ and points to how the flawed American healthcare system impacts ‘national defense.’ 

The 47-page report – titled ‘The Case for Healthcare Freedom’ – is a ‘painstakingly researched’ summary of ‘America’s health crisis and how to address it,’ Roy said.

Its findings include that U.S. healthcare spending had reached $4.9 trillion in 2023. 

As a share of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), health spending accounted for 17.6%, and costs are growing around 1% faster than the annual GDP, the report says.

The report argues that ‘if conservatives care about a strong national defense and low taxes, these trends have to be reversed.’ 

‘The Case for Healthcare Freedom lays out a detailed roadmap for how Congressional Republicans can help President Trump deliver on the promise to address America’s health crisis,’ Roy said in a statement. ‘The problem isn’t just health insurance, or Big Pharma, or food additives that are making us unhealthy; it’s the fact that politicians, bureaucrats and corporations are all benefitting from a broken, cronyistic system that lets them put profits over patients with impunity.’ 

Roy argued that right now, Congress has ‘a tremendous opportunity to put American healthcare back on track by embracing the empowerment of patients and doctors through the promotion of expansive health savings accounts in the budget reconciliation process, and we need to take full advantage.’ The congressman went on to say, ‘giving the same actors more power and money won’t work; if we want to Make America Healthy Again, the answer is healthcare freedom. If we want to control our budgets and healthcare spending, the answer is healthcare freedom.’

The wide-ranging report comes just two days after President Donald Trump was sworn into a second term. The pledge to ‘Make America Healthy Again’ became a focal point of Trump’s campaign when Democrat turned Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dropped out of the race and backed him. Trump tapped Kennedy to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, but his confirmation hearing has not yet been scheduled. 

The report includes criticism of the program providing food welfare assistance for low-income households. 

‘While chronic food illness kills up to 678,000 Americans per year, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will likely pay over $250 billion on junk food for the next 10 years,’ Roy’s office notes.

The report also targets the coveted weight loss and diabetes drugs championed as ‘miracle medication,’ which has even used by celebrities to drop pounds in recent months. It found the Danish pharmaceutical company, Novo Nordisk, ‘spent at least $25.8 million over the past decade on U.S. medical professionals to promote two of its obesity drugs, Wegovy and Saxenda.’

The report assesses that families and their employers on average in 2024 spent $25,000 annually, or nearly the cost of a company car, for health insurance, and that’s despite ‘the false promise of Obamacare to lower premiums by $2,500 a year.’ The cost of premiums has increased at least 100% since 2010, according to the report. 

‘Obamacare has made healthcare so expensive that it now subsidizes households earning up to $600,000 per year for their health insurance,’ the report says.

In 2024, the report found, four of the top five American industries by revenue were healthcare-related. Those were hospitals, which came in first; drug, cosmetics and toiletry wholesaling, which came second; health insurance, which earned the third place slot; and pharmaceutical wholesaling, which came in fifth. 

The report also discusses how 47% of hospital cash prices are lower than the insurer-negotiated price ‘that people pay hundreds of dollars a month for the privilege of having.’ 

The report argues multiple insurance companies, including UnitedHealth, Anthem/Elevance, and Humana, ‘earn’ a majority of their revenue from taxpayers.

‘We do not have a free market in the healthcare system. The government controls more than 80% of health spending,’ according to a summary of the report provided by Roy’s office. ‘The Left’s solution to fix our healthcare system is spending even more money and giving the government even further control over the healthcare system. ‘Medicare for All’ would cost an additional $33 trillion over 10 years, and it would leave 70% of Americans financially worse off.’ 

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Cisco Systems’ Stock Keeps Hitting All-Time Highs: Investment Tips to Maximize Your Success

When you think of Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO), you associate the company with hardware — networking, routers, and security. However, its investment in artificial intelligence (AI) makes it a stock worth monitoring.

President Donald Trump’s announcement of the Stargate project — up to $500 billion investment to build cutting-edge AI infrastructure — is helping companies with a significant investment in AI. One stock that shouldn’t be ignored is CSCO. It may not be part of the Stargate joint venture or the first stock that comes to mind when thinking about AI, but it’s got legs.

We have covered CSCO stock in past blog articles, but with its recent price action, the stock deserves another look. CSCO’s stock price has been hitting new all-time highs of late; you likely have seen CSCO regularly appear in the New Highs dashboard panel under the ATH category. And given that CSCO’s stock price is under $100, it’s an investment to consider.

FIGURE 1. CISCO SYSTEMS’ STOCK KEEPS HITTING NEW ALL-TIME HIGHS. It’s worth pulling up a chart of CSCO’s stock price and observing its price action.Image source: StockCharts.com. For educational purposes.

A Deep Dive Into CSCO Stock

The weekly chart of CSCO (see chart below) shows that the uptrend is still in play.

FIGURE 2. WEEKLY CHART OF CSCO STOCK. The longer-term uptrend is still in play, indicating the rally has legs.Chart source: StockCharts.com. For educational purposes.

The StockChartsTechnical Rank (SCTR) score is at around 80.The stock price has mostly remained above its five-week exponential moving average (EMA).Its relative strength index (RSI) is just above 70.

The daily chart of CSCO also confirms the positive trend.

FIGURE 3. DAILY CHART OF CSCO STOCK. After pulling back to its 50-day SMA, CSCO’s stock price reversed, paused, and is now back to rallying higher.Chart source: StockCharts.com. For educational purposes.

Between December 17 and December 23, CSCO’s stock price dipped below its 21-day EMA and found support at its 50-day simple moving average. After that, it climbed higher and stalled for several days — between December 30 to January 13. From January 14, the stock started climbing higher.

CSCO’s performance relative to the S&P 500 ($SPX) is declining slightly. This isn’t surprising given the Nasdaq’s recent rise.The full stochastic oscillator in the lowest panel is above 80, putting it just into overbought territory. Remember, the oscillator can remain in overbought territory for an extended period.

Your Game Plan

CSCO’s stock price may be losing a little momentum since volume looks like it’s declining. If you didn’t take advantage of the opportunity to open a long position in CSCO, you may have another chance. The stock could dip back to its 21-day EMA. If it does and reverses with follow-through, it would be another opportunity to pick up some shares.

The bottom line: Add CSCO to your ChartList and set an alert to notify you when the stock price hits its 21-day EMA (alert provided below). Note: You can modify the scan with a different closing condition instead of the 21-day EMA.

Cisco Systems announces quarterly earnings on February 12 (see our Earnings Calendar). Volatility in the stock price could increase as earnings day approaches.

Set Alert

[symbol = ‘CSCO’]

and [close = EMA(21, close)]

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