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…
Indiana Sued Over Its Aggressive New Voter Purge Program
People line up to vote in Evansville, Indiana, on November 3, 2015. Mike Lawrence/Courier & Press via AP A lawsuit is seeking to block an aggressive new effort by the state of Indiana to purge voters from its rolls. If it succeeds, it would deter other states from following suit. But if it fails, these states could…
Senate Republicans Set to Move Forward with Judicial Nominee Rated “Not Qualified”
Mother Jones Illustration One of President Trump’s judicial nominees, Leonard Steven Grasz, is “not qualified” for the position, according to a letter sent from the American Bar Association (ABA) to the leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday. Grasz, a former Chief Deputy Attorney General of Nebraska who is active in pro-life and conservative causes,…