646jili01 NHL contract grades: Igor Shesterkin's 8-year deal is risky for Rangers, but he's worth it( MENAFN - GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of common stock of MGP Ingredients, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGPI) between May 4, 2023 and October 30, 2024, of the important February 14, 2025 lead plaintiff deadline. SO WHAT: If you purchased MGPI common stock during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the MGPI class action, go to or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email ... for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than February 14, 2025 . A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company at the time. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers. DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made materially false and/or misleading statements, and failed to disclose material adverse facts about MGPI's business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, defendants repeatedly touted a strong demand and“normal” inventory levels in brown goods (i.e., American whiskies and tequila), when in fact there had been a slowdown in consumption and oversupply in their products. Worse, defendants had assured investors that they were positioned differently than their competitors, and that this was a non-issue, because MGPI had already taken steps to mitigate the risk, when in fact it had not. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages. To join the MGPI class action, go to or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email ... for information on the class action. No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff. Follow us for updates on LinkedIn: , on Twitter: or on Facebook: . Attorney Advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Contact Information: Laurence Rosen, Esq. Phillip Kim, Esq. The Rosen Law Firm, P.A. 275 Madison Avenue, 40th Floor New York, NY 10016 Tel: (212) 686-1060 Toll Free: (866) 767-3653 Fax: (212) 202-3827 ... MENAFN28122024004107003653ID1109038032 Legal Disclaimer: MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.

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Meet the Democrats looking to lead the party forward after brutal 2024 losses Democrats line up to be the next Democratic National Committee chair Sign up for the latest with DailyMail.com's U.S. politics newsletter By SARAH EWALL-WICE, SENIOR U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM IN WASHINGTON, DC Published: 20:07, 28 December 2024 | Updated: 20:07, 28 December 2024 e-mail View comments Democrats are beginning to regroup after their brutal losses in the 2024 election , and the first step on their long road forward will be electing new party leadership. The election for the next chair of the Democratic National Committee is set for February 1. Already a series of contenders have announced they are running to lead the Democratic party in the new age of Donald Trump . It comes after Republicans not only won the White House including the GOP president-elect picking up the popular vote for the first time, but Republicans were able to flip the Senate and will hold a slim majority in the House come January. Democrats will be on defense as they face a GOP trifecta with only limited options to block Republicans from enacting their agenda in the new year. At the same time, Democrats have the momentous task of figuring out why voters across the country shifted away from the party as Trump made small gains not just in battleground states and red areas but nationwide. They also have to determine their best messaging approach moving forward if they have any hope of recapturing a majority in Congress in the 2026 midterms . Earlier this month, the DNC’s Rules and Bylaws Committee (RBC) voted to recommend the rules that will guide the election process for the next DNC Chair and other officers. Democrats have the momentous task of figuring out why voters across the country shifted away from the party Marianne Williamson speaking to supporters in February 2024. The former Democratic presidential candidate announced her bid for DNC chair the day after Christmas To be elected, the candidate must be receive a majority of the votes cast by the DNC members. If that does not happen on a first ballot, it will head to a second ballot and so on until the person is elected. Here are the candidates running for DNC chair in the upcoming leadership election: Marianne Williamson Speaker, author and activist Marianne Williamson announced she is running to lead the Democratic party after long-shot presidential bids in 2020 and 2024. Williamson argues politics is not about what people think but what they feel and that it does not matter how many times people are contacted if they're not feeling it. She believes the party has been working with an outdated '20th century toolkit' which cannot create a political phenomenon necessary to take on MAGA. 'We've got to create a solution on the level of the problem. The greatest political car mechanic in the world is not the answer, because the problem is that we're on the wrong road. And people can feel it,' she wrote in a post. She believes she is the person to lead the party forward because she has been working in personal transformation for more than 40 years and knows something about 'changing people's hearts and uplifting people's spirits.' Williamson has argued the Democratic party has strayed from its advocacy for working people, and unless they reverse that, they won't do any better than in 2024. She has also been critical of the Democratic party's handling of the 2024 election because it did not hold a robust primary. She accused the party of 'ethical corruption' and argued it did not carry out the will of the people by backing Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris after he dropped out. Williamson vowed her first move if elected DNC chair would be to go on a listening tour. Martin O'Malley Former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley announced his bid for DNC chair in November and has called for Democrats to focus messaging on what people talk about at the kitchen table Former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley was the first candidate to announce his intentions to run for DNC chair last month. The former governor has argued Democrats' messaging always needs to go back to the 'kitchen table' and that the party needs to 'return to our true selves' to win. He's also claimed the party is about 'hope for tomorrow' while Republicans are about fear. He previously served as governor from 2007 to 2015, mayor of Baltimore from 1999 to 2007 and most recently served as commissioner of the Social Security Administration under President Biden. O'Malley, 61, gained national attention when he ran as a third long shot candidate against Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in the 2016 Democratic presidential primary. The former governor has said the party needs to learn from candidates who won in states where Harris lost at the top of the ticket. He has the backing of prominent Democrats from his home state of Maryland including several lawmakers and signaled he's not running to be a 'peacetime DNC Chair.' Ken Martin Ken Martin is the chair of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party and a candidate for DNC chair. He has said Democrats have a branding and messaging problem that needs to be fixed Ken Martin is the current chair of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party, a post he has held since 2011. He announced his bid for DNC chair last month with a video in which he introduced himself as someone raised as a single mom who got involved in politics in high school and has been in the fight ever since. Martin, 51, has argued the party needs a leader 'who can connect with working-class voters and restore faith in the party.' He touts turning around the Minnesota Democratic party which was in debt when he became chair. He also pointed out Democrats in his state have 22 statewide elections in a row. Martin argued he's 'not a creature of DC' but knows how the DNC works. He has said Democratic party ideas such as increasing the minimum wage, paid family leave and abortion protections are popular but need to be reconnected to the party. Martin has said Democrats have a branding and a messaging issue that needs to be fixed. His campaign slogan in the race is 'Build to win. Build to expand. Build to last.' James Skoufis New York State Senator James Skoufis launched a bid for DNC chair as an outsider and underdog looking to bring generational change to the party James Skoufis is the New York state senator who represents part of the state about 50 miles north of New York City in Hudson Valley. The little-known 37-year-old state lawmaker launched his bid late last month as an outsider and underdog representing generational change. He has argued Democrats need to 'show up and compete everywhere' including in rural red areas and pointed out he has won in Trump country three times. Skoufis has also called for his party to recommit to a populous message and move away from 'hair on fire texts and emails.' He has pushed to move the party funds away from consultants and expensive TV ads and dedicate resources to sate and local parties where people can do the work in communities face-to-face. Ben Wikler Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler at a campaign event November 1 Ben Wikler is the chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party where he is credited with a series of Democrats winning in the state even as Trump won the top of the ticket. The party in his state has been focused on a year-round effort to help Democrats across Wisconsin. Wikler has served as Wisconsin Democratic party chair since 2019. While he has been at the helm, Democrats flipped the state Supreme Court, helped reelect Governor Tony Evers, and he believes the state is on track for Democrats to recapture a majority in the state legislature in 2026. He also previously served as Washington, DC director of the progressive policy advocacy group MoveOn. Wikler has argued of all the swing states that went to Trump in 2024, Wisconsin has the smallest shift toward the Republican president-elect. He has called for Democrats to have a 'nationwide permanent campaign' and has focused his messaging on working people. Wikler launched his DNC chair bid in December 1 arguing what Democrats have done in his state can be done nationwide and needs to demonstrate to people that the party is on their side. His slogan in the DNC chair race is 'Unite. Fight. Win.' Democrats Republicans Politics Share or comment on this article: Meet the Democrats looking to lead the party forward after brutal 2024 losses e-mail Add comment

It's time for the Patriots to fire Jerod Mayo and set sights on Mike VrabelThis ain’t Texas-this is buffering. As Beyoncé gets ready to perform during the Houston Texans vs. Baltimore Ravens Christmas Day halftime show at NRG Stadium in her hometown of Houston, she couldn’t help but poke a bit of fun at Netflix, who will be live-streaming the game on their platform. In a video posted to her social media accounts Dec. 24, the Grammy winner could be seen sitting on a football field wearing a flowing cape, big hat and sunglasses and strumming a banjo to the tune of her hit “Texas Hold ‘Em.” As Beyoncé removes her sunglasses, the camera zooms in on her face before giving viewers the classic Netflix red circle buffer. The “Diva” singer-who shares children Blue Ivy Carter, 12, and twins Rumi Carter and Sir Carter, 7, with husband Jay-Z-can then be heard laughing over the buffer, before the video cuts to a reminder about the game. “I’m sending you big joy and love on this Cowboy Christmas Eve,” the 43-year-old wrote alongside the promo. “I’ll see y’all tomorrow, in my city HTX.” And of course fans were delighted by the trolling, with Netflix even jumping in to share their own thoughts. “now hold on,” they wrote in the comments of her video on X, formerly Twitter, before changing their bio on the platform to, “roasted by beyoncé 12.24.25.” Beyoncé’s halftime performance marks the first time she’s taken the stage since wrapping her Renaissance World Tour in October 2023, and also the first since the March release of her latest album, Cowboy Carter. And while the Texans-Ravens game will start streaming on Netflix at 4:30pm, fans will still have three hours to catch her performance on the platform after the game ends, according to Variety. But it’s not all about football for Beyoncé, as mom Tina Knowles recently shared a few of the family’s holiday traditions that they’ll be enjoying this year. “For the kids, we buy toys just like in any other family,” she told E! News. “That’s what they like.” And it’s not just gifts they’ll be enjoying, as Tina has another recipe for success up her sleeve, noting she’ll be, “making my amazing gumbo.” “I just made it for Thanksgiving,” she added, “it was so many people that came over. Just good food and company and family.”How to watch Los Angeles Rams vs. Arizona Cardinals: TV channel, streaming info

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Wade Taylor IV scored 15 points and dished out 10 assists and C.J. Wilcher added 14 points as No. 13 Texas A&M throttled Abilene Christian 92-54 on Saturday afternoon in College Station, Texas. The Aggies (11-2) were in charge from the jump, forging a 19-point lead at halftime and never looking back. Texas A&M scored the first points of the second half, was up by 28 with 13:23 to play and cruised to the finish line while winning its seventh straight game. Taylor's output moved him into second place in the Aggies all-time scoring list. His 1,779 points are now behind only Bernard King, who had 1,990 from 1999-2003. Andersson Garcia and Zhuric Phelps added 12 points each for Texas A&M, which appears to be hitting on all cylinders heading into its Southeastern Conference opener at home against rival Texas on Jan. 4. Phelps added 10 rebounds for the Aggies. Quion Williams led the Wildcats (8-6) with 14 points. Abilene Christian missed its final six shots and went the last 5:24 of the game without a point. The Aggies made a statement in the early going by scoring the game's first nine points over the initial 3 1/2 minutes, with seven of those coming from Coleman. Abilene Christian fought back to within 16-12 after Dontrez Williams' layup with 12:12 left in the half. But A&M swung back, producing a 14-0 run capped by Garcia's layup with 8:51 to play in the half to pull away to a 30-12 advantage. The Wildcats again cut into their deficit, pulling to 30-19 when Cade Hornecker hit a layup with 6:26 to play until halftime. A&M boosted the lead back to 17 points after a pair of free throws by Taylor and got two more from the charity stripe to take a 48-29 edge to the break. Wilcher led all scorers in the half with 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting from beyond the arc while Garcia hit for 10 points for A&M while making all four of his shots from the floor. The Aggies outshot Abilene Christian 61.5 percent to 40.7 percent before halftime. Quion Williams and Leonardo Bettiol paced the Wildcats with seven points each in the first half. --Field Level MediaKanpur (UP), Dec 28 (PTI) The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur has terminated the PhD programme of the then Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mohd Mohsin Khan, who allegedly raped a 26-year-old IIT-K research scholar, an official said on Saturday. The action to cancel the PhD programme of Mohsin Khan, a 2013 batch PPS officer, has been taken after a recommendation from DGP headquarters. Also Read | Kalyan Girl Rape-Murder Case: Senior Advocate Ujjwal Nikam To Represent Case in Court, Announces Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis. Mohsin Khan was pursuing his PhD in cybercrime and criminology from IIT-K. Director of IIT Kanpur Manindra Agarwal said that they have received a letter from the police department stating that the NOC (No Objection Certificate) issued for Khan to pursue the PhD programme has been cancelled. Also Read | Raigad: Pune School Principal Dharmendra Deshmukh Drowns off Kashid Beach During Picnic Trip in Maharashtra's Murud. "Soon after getting the letter, the institute also terminated the PhD programme of Mohd Mohsin Khan, the then ACP Kanpur. The written communication has been made regarding termination," Agarwal told PTI. The IIT-K student lodged an FIR against Khan on December 24 on charges of criminal intimidation and defaming her. IIT-Kanpur's PhD student had stated in her FIR that Khan threatened her with serious life consequences and made objectionable posts with the intent to defame her by levelling fake charges. The ACP and his lawyer allegedly made a tweet and shared objectionable posts on social media platforms with the intent to defame her, the Assistant CP (Kalyanpur) Abhishek Pandey said. After receiving threats from Khan, the student told the police that she had confined herself to her hostel as she was scared of the consequences. She also told the police that Khan befriended her by falsely claiming to be unmarried and established a relationship with her. He later pressured her for physical intimacy under the pretext of marriage, Pandey said. She further told the police that every time she would bring up marriage, Khan would harass her. Unable to endure the distress, she approached the IIT-K's administration, including the director and professors, who assured her support. Based on her complaint, a five-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by Additional DCP (Traffic) Archana Singh has been constituted to probe the matter, police said. "The SIT has been directed to conduct a detailed investigation and ensure the case is disposed of based on facts and evidence," Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Ankita Sharma had earlier said. Meanwhile, the SIT has given 48 hours to Mohsin Khan to record his statements in the case, an official associated with the SIT requesting anonymity said. (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)

Wade Taylor IV scored 15 points and dished out 10 assists and C.J. Wilcher added 14 points as No. 13 Texas A&M throttled Abilene Christian 92-54 on Saturday afternoon in College Station, Texas. The Aggies (11-2) were in charge from the jump, forging a 19-point lead at halftime and never looking back. Texas A&M scored the first points of the second half, was up by 28 with 13:23 to play and cruised to the finish line while winning its seventh straight game. Taylor's output moved him into second place in the Aggies all-time scoring list. His 1,779 points are now behind only Bernard King, who had 1,990 from 1999-2003. Andersson Garcia and Zhuric Phelps added 12 points each for Texas A&M, which appears to be hitting on all cylinders heading into its Southeastern Conference opener at home against rival Texas on Jan. 4. Phelps added 10 rebounds for the Aggies. Quion Williams led the Wildcats (8-6) with 14 points. Abilene Christian missed its final six shots and went the last 5:24 of the game without a point. The Aggies made a statement in the early going by scoring the game's first nine points over the initial 3 1/2 minutes, with seven of those coming from Coleman. Abilene Christian fought back to within 16-12 after Dontrez Williams' layup with 12:12 left in the half. But A&M swung back, producing a 14-0 run capped by Garcia's layup with 8:51 to play in the half to pull away to a 30-12 advantage. The Wildcats again cut into their deficit, pulling to 30-19 when Cade Hornecker hit a layup with 6:26 to play until halftime. A&M boosted the lead back to 17 points after a pair of free throws by Taylor and got two more from the charity stripe to take a 48-29 edge to the break. Wilcher led all scorers in the half with 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting from beyond the arc while Garcia hit for 10 points for A&M while making all four of his shots from the floor. The Aggies outshot Abilene Christian 61.5 percent to 40.7 percent before halftime. Quion Williams and Leonardo Bettiol paced the Wildcats with seven points each in the first half. --Field Level Media

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By Vanessa G. Sánchez, KFF Health News (TNS) LOS ANGELES — President-elect Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportations and tougher immigration restrictions is deepening mistrust of the health care system among California’s immigrants and clouding the future for providers serving the state’s most impoverished residents. At the same time, immigrants living illegally in Southern California told KFF Health News they thought the economy would improve and their incomes might increase under Trump, and for some that outweighed concerns about health care. Community health workers say fear of deportation is already affecting participation in Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program for low-income residents, which was expanded in phases to all immigrants regardless of residency status over the past several years. That could undercut the state’s progress in reducing the uninsured rate, which reached a record low of 6.4% last year. Immigrants lacking legal residency have long worried that participation in government programs could make them targets, and Trump’s election has compounded those concerns, community advocates say. The incoming Trump administration is also expected to target Medicaid with funding cuts and enrollment restrictions , which activists worry could threaten the Medi-Cal expansion and kneecap efforts to extend health insurance subsidies under Covered California to all immigrants. “The fear alone has so many consequences to the health of our communities,” said Mar Velez , director of policy with the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California. “This is, as they say, not their first rodeo. They understand how the system works. I think this machine is going to be, unfortunately, a lot more harmful to our communities.” Alongside such worries, though, is a strain of optimism that Trump might be a boon to the economy, according to interviews with immigrants in Los Angeles whom health care workers were soliciting to sign up for Medi-Cal. Since Election Day, community health worker Yanet Martinez said, people are more reluctant to hear her pitch for subsidized health insurance or cancer prevention screenings. “They think I’m going to share their information to deport them,” Martinez said. (Vanessa G. Sánchez/KFF Health News/TNS) Clinics and community health workers encourage immigrants to enroll for health coverage through Medi-Cal and Covered California. But workers have noticed that fear of deportation has chilled participation. (Vanessa G. Sánchez/KFF Health News/TNS) Community health workers like Yanet Martinez encourage people to enroll for health benefits. But many California immigrants fear that using subsidized services could hurt their chances of obtaining legal residency. (Vanessa G. Sánchez/KFF Health News/TNS) Since Election Day, community health worker Yanet Martinez said, people are more reluctant to hear her pitch for subsidized health insurance or cancer prevention screenings. “They think I’m going to share their information to deport them,” Martinez said. (Vanessa G. Sánchez/KFF Health News/TNS) Selvin, 39, who, like others interviewed for this article, asked to be identified by only his first name because he’s living here without legal permission, said that even though he believes Trump dislikes people like him, he thinks the new administration could help boost his hours at the food processing facility where he works packing noodles. “I do see how he could improve the economy. From that perspective, I think it’s good that he won.” He became eligible for Medi-Cal this year but decided not to enroll, worrying it could jeopardize his chances of changing his immigration status. “I’ve thought about it,” Selvin said, but “I feel like it could end up hurting me. I won’t deny that, obviously, I’d like to benefit — get my teeth fixed, a physical checkup.” But fear holds him back, he said, and he hasn’t seen a doctor in nine years. It’s not Trump’s mass deportation plan in particular that’s scaring him off, though. “If I’m not committing any crimes or getting a DUI, I think I won’t get deported,” Selvin said. Petrona, 55, came from El Salvador seeking asylum and enrolled in Medi-Cal last year. She said that if her health insurance benefits were cut, she wouldn’t be able to afford her visits to the dentist. A street food vendor, she hears often about Trump’s deportation plan, but she said it will be the criminals the new president pushes out. “I’ve heard people say he’s going to get rid of everyone who’s stealing.” Although she’s afraid she could be deported, she’s also hopeful about Trump. “He says he’s going to give a lot of work to Hispanics because Latinos are the ones who work the hardest,” she said. “That’s good, more work for us, the ones who came here to work.” Newly elected Republican Assembly member Jeff Gonzalez, who flipped a seat long held by Democrats in the Latino-heavy desert region in the southeastern part of the state, said his constituents were anxious to see a new economic direction. “They’re just really kind of fed up with the status quo in California,” Gonzalez said. “People on the ground are saying, ‘I’m hopeful,’ because now we have a different perspective. We have a businessperson who is looking at the very things that we are looking at, which is the price of eggs, the price of gas, the safety.” Related Articles National Politics | Trump wants mass deportations. For the agents removing immigrants, it’s a painstaking process National Politics | Immigration agency deports highest numbers since 2014, aided by more flights National Politics | Advocates train immigrants to ‘prepare to stay’ in the US under Trump National Politics | Immigration drives US population growth to highest rate in 23 years as residents pass 340 million National Politics | A key Trump ally on immigration explains how mass deportations could work Gonzalez said he’s not going to comment about potential Medicaid cuts, because Trump has not made any official announcement. Unlike most in his party, Gonzalez said he supports the extension of health care services to all residents regardless of immigration status . Health care providers said they are facing a twin challenge of hesitancy among those they are supposed to serve and the threat of major cuts to Medicaid, the federal program that provides over 60% of the funding for Medi-Cal. Health providers and policy researchers say a loss in federal contributions could lead the state to roll back or downsize some programs, including the expansion to cover those without legal authorization. California and Oregon are the only states that offer comprehensive health insurance to all income-eligible immigrants regardless of status. About 1.5 million people without authorization have enrolled in California, at a cost of over $6 billion a year to state taxpayers. “Everyone wants to put these types of services on the chopping block, which is really unfair,” said state Sen. Lena Gonzalez, a Democrat and chair of the California Latino Legislative Caucus. “We will do everything we can to ensure that we prioritize this.” Sen. Gonzalez said it will be challenging to expand programs such as Covered California, the state’s health insurance marketplace, for which immigrants lacking permanent legal status are not eligible. A big concern for immigrants and their advocates is that Trump could reinstate changes to the public charge policy, which can deny green cards or visas based on the use of government benefits. “President Trump’s mass deportation plan will end the financial drain posed by illegal immigrants on our healthcare system, and ensure that our country can care for American citizens who rely on Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security,” Trump spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said in a statement to KFF Health News. During his first term, in 2019, Trump broadened the policy to include the use of Medicaid, as well as housing and nutrition subsidies. The Biden administration rescinded the change in 2021. KFF, a health information nonprofit that includes KFF Health News, found immigrants use less health care than people born in the United States. And about 1 in 4 likely undocumented immigrant adults said they have avoided applying for assistance with health care, food, and housing because of immigration-related fears, according to a 2023 survey . Another uncertainty is the fate of the Affordable Care Act, which was opened in November to immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children and are protected by the Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals program. If DACA eligibility for the act’s plans, or even the act itself, were to be reversed under Trump, that would leave roughly 40,000 California DACA recipients, and about 100,000 nationwide , without access to subsidized health insurance. On Dec. 9, a federal court in North Dakota issued an order blocking DACA recipients from accessing Affordable Care Act health plans in 19 states that had challenged the Biden administration’s rule. Clinics and community health workers are encouraging people to continue enrolling in health benefits. But amid the push to spread the message, the chilling effects are already apparent up and down the state. “¿Ya tiene Medi-Cal?” community health worker Yanet Martinez said, asking residents whether they had Medi-Cal as she walked down Pico Boulevard recently in a Los Angeles neighborhood with many Salvadorans. “¡Nosotros podemos ayudarle a solicitar Medi-Cal! ¡Todo gratuito!” she shouted, offering help to sign up, free of charge. “Gracias, pero no,” said one young woman, responding with a no thanks. She shrugged her shoulders and averted her eyes under a cap that covered her from the late-morning sun. Since Election Day, Martinez said, people have been more reluctant to hear her pitch for subsidized health insurance or cancer prevention screenings. “They think I’m going to share their information to deport them,” she said. “They don’t want anything to do with it.” This article was produced by KFF Health News , which publishes California Healthline , an editorially independent service of the California Health Care Foundation . ©2024 KFF Health News. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.Is Elon Musk Using X To Target H-1B Visa Critics? Allegations Of Censorship Surface