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This photo provided by Carol Clark shows a male monarch butterfly awaiting release following the placement of a Blu+ transmitter during a training session with National Wildlife Federation staff and community scientists in Austin, Texas, on Sept. 29, 2026. (Carol Clark via AP)

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This photo provided by DeJeanne May shows a Blu+ transmitter being carefully placed on the thorax of a monarch butterfly in West Texas on Oct. 8, 2026. (DeJeanne May via AP)

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FILE - Monarch butterflies rest on their way to Mexico, Sept. 12, 2023, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

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People signing up for health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act for 2027 should expect higher premiums and fewer options. The enrollment period starts Sunday and ends in mid-January. The big changes include expiring financial assistance, rising rates, and stricter enrollment checks. Financial help is now restricted for many groups. Experts predict less coverage and higher prices, with average premiums rising by 13%. Those without subsidies will be affected most. New regulations will limit tax credits for certain immigrants, possibly increasing the uninsured. The Trump administration plans to remove 760,000 enrollees over claims of fraud, and is aiming for $2.2 billion in savings.

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The Trump administration’s online accounts have circulated images of a pumpkin carved with a sombrero design and a fake Halloween-themed background around a Black man apparently accused of food assistance fraud. The posts come only days before the midterm elections as the government spotlights its fraud crackdown and aggressive immigration enforcement. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins posted Saturday on the social platform X a photo of the Black man standing in front of stacks of what appear to be U.S. currency with the headline, SNAP FRAUDSTER, an apparent reference to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps. He is holding aloft what appears to be a bill set aflame. Both posts drew outrage from critics online.

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The Trump administration plans to deport Afghans detained in the U.S. back to Afghanistan via Pakistan. That is according to court documents obtained by The Associated Press. Immigrant advocacy groups warn this could endanger those who fled war and persecution, including those who helped the U.S. military, by handing them over to the Taliban. Federal officials said in court documents that some deportations could begin as early as Monday from Louisiana. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it does not comment on future deportation operations. Officials at the Pakistani Embassy in Washington did not return messages seeking comment. The deportation plan was first reported by Bloomberg.