President Trump Just Visited the Trail of Devastation Hurricane Michael Left Behind
Evan Vucci/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Monday, President Donald Trump headed to Florida to tour the areas affected by Hurricane Michael. Last week, the storm made landfall as a powerful Category 4 in Florida’s Panhandle, leaving behind a wake of devastation and destruction. Will be leaving for Florida and…
Republicans Are Spending Unprecedented Sums to Attack Democrats on Immigration
President Donald Trump speaking at a June rally in Fargo, North Dakota, where he attacked Sen. Heidi Heitkamp’s record on immigration. Jim Mone/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. There is a simple reason why Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp’s views on sanctuary cities shouldn’t have a major impact on North Dakota voters:…
The Inflation Rate is Holding Pretty Steady These Days
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Apropos of nothing in particular except the tedium of today’s news, here’s a chart that shows not the historical growth of inflation, but the acceleration of inflation. That is, the growth of the growth rate from year to year. To make the chart readable, I’ve…
Arkansas Kicks Another 4,000 Off Medicaid Rolls Because of Work Requirements
Arkansas has purged another 4,000 recipients from its Medicaid program.Andrew DeMillo/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. For the second month in a row, over 4,000 Medicaid beneficiaries lost their health insurance after failing to meet work requirements for the program. The newest numbers, released Monday in a state report, come on the…
Duncan Hunter Releases Letter From Retired Generals Calling His Democratic Rival a “National Security Risk”
Joe Raedle/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Duncan Hunter, the embattled Republican congressman fighting to hang onto his San Diego seat after he was indicted for campaign finance violations, has released a letter written by three Marine Corps officers claiming Hunter’s opponent, Ammar Campa-Najjar, is a “national security risk.”…
Democrats Are Hauling In Unprecedented Funds for the Midterms
Democratic House candidate Abigail SpanbergerAP Photo/Steve Helber Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. As Democrats continue to wring their hands over whether they can turn out voters on Election Day, yet another candidate is reporting a remarkable multi-million dollar fundraising haul, adding to the arguably historic numbers reported by a number of campaigns already. One…