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Bishop Garrison: The fight against PBMs may hit veteran health care too

In 2025, the Save Local Pharmacies Act was passed in Virginia, establishing a single, state-contracted pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) for Medicaid programs. While this law doesn’t directly target veteran health care, many elderly veterans receive Medicaid benefits.

Grand Jury Indicts Former National Security Advisor Bolton for Allegedly Sharing Classified Material

Former National Security Advisor John Bolton has been indicted by a federal grand jury on 18 criminal counts under the Espionage Act. He’s accused of sharing information that contained classified material related to U. S. national defense.

John Bolton Becomes Third Trump Foe Indicted

The post John Boltcom. Topline President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor, John Bolton, was indicted Thursday in Maryland, where he is being investigated for the potential mishandling of classified documents becoming the third political foe of Trump indicted in recent weeks. Former National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks at a panel at the Willard InterContinental Hotel on August 17, 2022 in Washington, DC. Getty Images Key Facts The criminal charges come after FBI agents searched Bolton’s home and office in August, reportedly as part of a broader investigation into whether Bolton possessed or shared classified information. Top DOJ officials had reportedly been pressuring prosecutors to swiftly bring charges against Bolton, despite protestations from prosecutors that it would be better to wait in order to build a stronger case, though CNN reports they’ve since dropped those concerns. Bolton’s attorney Abbe Lowell has maintained Bolton did not unlawfully possess any classified materials, saying prior to Bolton’s charges that any documents in his possession with classified markings are from the George W. Bush administration and no longer classified, and the documents “had been previously approved as part of a pre-publication review for Amb. Bolton’s book.” When informed of Bolton’s indictment by reporters Thursday, Trump said, “I think he’s a bad person. I think he’s a bad guy, yeah, he’s a bad guy. It’s too bad but that’s the way it goes.” Chief Critic “These are the kinds of ordinary records, many of which are 20 years old or more, that would be kept by a 40-year career official who served at the State Department, as an Assistant Attorney General, the U. S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and the National Security Advisor,” Lowell previously said about documents in Bolton’s possession, prior to the ex-official facing charges. “An objective and thorough review will show nothing inappropriate was.

Fmr Nat’l Security Advisor John Bolton indicted on 18 counts, accused of mishandling and sharing classified docs

Former National Security Advisor John Bolton has been indicted on 18 counts of illegally hoarding or sending sensitive national security information by a federal grand jury.