Obamacare Is Here to Stay
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Mark Barabak of the LA Times reports today that Democrats have finally decided to stop running away from Obamacare: For years Democrats ran from the healthcare issue as though it were a heap of flaming rubble….But polls show support for the law increasing as it…
Net Neutrality Is Officially Dead. Here’s What’s Next.
BackyardProduction/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. After a drawn-out battle between internet advocates and Trump’s Federal Communications Commission, today marks the official end of net neutrality. Led by current Chairman Ajit Pai, the FCC voted 3-2 in December to repeal the Obama-era open internet rules. The decision went into effect…
White House: “Special Place in Hell” for Justin Trudeau
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Fox News Calls Trump a “Dictator” Ahead of North Korea Summit
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Donald Trump has quite the record for raising eyebrows with his frequent praise of the world’s most notorious dictators and strongmen, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte. It’s a curious habit coming from the leader of the free world that,…
Judge Halts Deportation of Pizza Delivery Man—For Now
Erik Mcgregor/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A federal judge in New York has temporarily halted the deportation of a pizza delivery driver who was detained earlier this month while out on a delivery. Lawyers for Pablo Villavicencio Calderon announced the emergency petition to stay on Saturday. The 35-year-old father…
Searching for Nuggets of Truth in a Hailstorm of Lies
Carolyn Kaster/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Compare and contrast: The Washington Post on trade: “Trump’s confrontational behavior has left America’s allies — and many Republicans and Democrats at home — aghast. But setting aside his approach and mannerisms, there’s some truth to what he’s saying.” The New York Times…