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Sep 19 2017
Opinion
OPINION: The Republican Health Care Zombie Is Back
Republican lawmakers have wasted much of the year trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act, a move that would deprive millions of people of health insurance. They’re back at it. Like a bad sequel to a terrible movie, a proposal whose main architects are Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina would in many ways be worse than bills that came before. It would punish states
New York Times (News)Dec 08 2021
Headline Roundup
Pfizer Says Booster Shot Protects Against Omicron Variant
Pfizer and BioNTech said Wednesday that while the original two doses of their COVID-19 vaccine were less effective against the Omicron variant, a third booster dose brought protection back to previous levels.
The announcement was based on preliminary data that had not been peer reviewed or published. “Although two doses of the vaccine may still offer protection against severe disease
The Epoch Times New York Times (News) STATMay 04 2014
News
Biden Jumps the Gun: We're Going to Stop Deportations
On Saturday, Vice President Joe Biden may have prematurely announced the Obama administration's plans to formally stop even more deportations. Biden, who has said that he believes illegal immigrants are already American citizens, was advocating for amnesty for all of the country's illegal immigrants at a South Florida col
Breitbart NewsJul 07 2020
News
Another Shutdown?
WHY THIS QUESTION MATTERS: After months of COVID-19 lockdowns, states across the country began to lift stay at home orders and restrictions at the end of May. Today, all 41 states which issued stay at home orders have begun lifting restrictions. However, as the number of COVID-19 cases surge across parts of the country, the opening process is being slowed or even reversed in several states.
The ThreadFeb 20 2020
News
Debate shows Bernie Sanders could win most votes but be denied nomination
The Vermont senator was alone in saying he would back whoever won a plurality of delegates – with others open to superdelegates tipping the balance for another candidate at the convention.
Amid the Mike Bloomberg pile-on and the Pete Buttigieg-Amy Klobuchar squabbling, there was a key point that slipped by almost unnoticed during Wednesday’s tumultuous Democratic debate – one that could
The GuardianDec 19 2019
News
What's next? All eyes on the Senate after House votes to impeach Donald Trump
After a rancorous, bitterly partisan face-off in the Democratic-led House over the impeachment of President Donald Trump, the focus is now on the GOP-controlled Senate where leaders are making plans for a trial.
Spoiler alert: It's going to be rancorous and bitterly partisan as well.
After the House approved two articles of impeachment Wednesday night against Trump, House Speaker
USA TODAYAug 16 2016
News
Between Trump talk and Milwaukee protests, we are ignoring human devastation in Louisiana
The messages started filtering in over the weekend, one Facebook-friend-of-a-Facebook-friend at a time.
The voices come from south Louisiana. Where is everybody, they're asking. We're in trouble here.
The scope of the disaster that has hit our Pelican State neighbors is starting to sink in: 10,000 people in shelters; 20,000 rescued over three days; whole towns under water;
The Dallas Morning NewsApr 16 2019
News
Winners and losers from first fundraising quarter
The last of the first-quarter campaign finance reports were made public Monday, providing the most complete picture of who's ahead and who's behind in the presidential money race among declared candidates.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) leads the pack on the Democratic side with a massive $18.2 million haul. But even that sum pales in comparison to the $30 million President Trump brought
The HillMay 09 2019
News
Mayor Pete blindsides Kamala Harris in California
LOS ANGELES — California Democrats, especially those with ties to the influential LGBTQ and Hollywood communities, are finding themselves torn between a home-state senator they love, Kamala Harris, and an out-of-state suitor who has suddenly captured their attention, Pete Buttigieg.
It’s a dynamic that’s unsettling the Democratic presidential primary in California — home to an early
PoliticoAug 07 2020
News
Why Black Workers Will Hurt the Most if Congress Doesn’t Extend Jobless Benefits
When Congress expanded unemployment insurance this year to meet the staggering economic toll of the pandemic, it had one less-noticed effect: It made America’s fractured jobless benefits system more fair.
Starting in April, the federal government provided $600 weekly payments to unemployed workers in addition to state jobless benefits, smoothing sharp differences between more and less
New York Times (News)