How to Keep the Pounds Off
The key to losing weight is eating less. Exercise may be good for you, but it doesn’t really have much impact on weight. Right? It is a question that plagues all who struggle with weight: Why do some of us manage to keep off lost pounds, while others regain them? Now, a study of 14…
Barack Obama Is Doing Trump’s Job for Him
Future-Image/ZUMA Barack Obama has been pretty quiet in 2017. He’s only recently returned to the campaign trail for a Democratic candidate, and he’s given a few (mostly paid) speeches. But with Obamacare open enrollment starting on Wednesday and President Donald Trump trashing the law, Obama returned to a familiar role: insurance pitchman. The former president…
Here Are All The Ways Trump Is Already Sabotaging Obamacare and Raising Premiums
Open enrollment for 2018 kicked off Wednesday morning. It’s the only time of year (save a few exceptions) that individuals and families can buy insurance on the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges, and it lasts six weeks. Back when Barack Obama was president, the government made a big annual push in the lead-up to open enrollment:…
Trump Targets Senator Schumer After Manhattan Terrorist Attack
Bill Clark/ZUMA President Donald Trump pinned blame for Tuesday’s deadly terrorist attack in Manhattan on New York’s senior senator, Chuck Schumer, claiming the Senate minority leader’s support for a diversity visa lottery program allowed the suspect entry into the country. He also accused Democrats of being too soft on immigration. In tagging Fox & Friends at…
Al Franken Tears Into Facebook Counsel at Senate Hearing
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Newscom via ZUMA At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today investigating Russian interference on social media platforms during the 2016 election, Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) tore into Facebook’s general counsel, Colin Stretch, over Russian ads on the platform. “How did Facebook, which prides itself in connecting data points, somehow not make the connection…
6 People Killed in Truck Attack in Lower Manhattan
Bebeto Matthews/AP Six people were killed and 15 others injured when a white pickup truck drove down a bike lane in Lower Manhattan Tuesday afternoon. The driver of the truck apparently struck several cyclists during the incident—mangled bikes could be seen strewn along the path—before getting out of the vehicle with what police described as…