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Far fewer people buy Obamacare coverage as insurance premiums spike
While some states are seeing more enrollees, there has been a drop nationwide.
Jan 165 min read


Trump rolls out framework on health care costs that’s silent on ACA tax credits
President Donald Trump outlined his health care proposals to Congress on Thursday, asking lawmakers to approve several broad policy changes “without delay” — but left out any mention of enhanced tax credits whose expiration has left some Americans with skyrocketing costs.
Jan 155 min read


AI therapy chatbots draw new oversight as suicides raise alarm
Despite Trump's efforts to override state laws, legislators press ahead.
Jan 156 min read


Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to end protests in Minneapolis
President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy troops to quell persistent protests against the federal officers sent to Minneapolis to enforce his administration's massive immigration crackdown.
Jan 151 min read


US to suspend immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance concerns
The State Department said Wednesday it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Somalia, whose nationals the Trump administration has deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States.
Jan 141 min read


Murkowski, Shaheen introduce bill to block Trump from seizing Greenland
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) has teamed up with Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.), the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to introduce a bill to block President Trump from taking over Greenland. The legislation, the NATO Unity Protection Act, would prohibit the use of Department of Defense or Department of State funding to blockade, occupy, annex or otherwise assert control over the sovereign territory of a NATO member state. The legislat
Jan 141 min read


Head Start can still use words like ‘race’ and ‘women’ for federal funding, judge says
Providers notched a legal win this week when a judge temporarily halted the administration’s requirements for grant applications.
Jan 133 min read


US Supreme Court appears poised to affirm trans athlete bans in Idaho, West Virginia
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday weighed whether Idaho and West Virginia laws banning transgender athletes from participating on women’s and girls’ sports teams are constitutional.
Jan 134 min read


GOP senators defend independence of the Fed after DOJ launches Powell probe
Murkowski calls Trump administration's investigation ‘an attempt at coercion’ that poses threat to economic stability.
Jan 125 min read


US House backs extension of health insurance subsidies after Dems force vote
The U.S. House approved a bipartisan bill Thursday to resurrect the enhanced tax credits that expired at the end of last year for people who purchase their health insurance from the Affordable Care Act marketplace. The 230-196 vote sends the legislation to the Senate, where Republican leadership is unlikely to put it on the floor without considerable changes, which a bipartisan group of senators appears close to finalizing.
Jan 87 min read


White House floats military action to take Greenland
President Donald Trump is considering options to acquire Greenland, including possible military operations, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday, renewing a push for the Danish territory that follows the stunning U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro without congressional approval over the weekend.
Jan 62 min read


US makes ‘large scale’ attack on Venezuela, captures president, Trump says
President Trump, in social media posts, stated the United States carried out “a large scale strike against Venezuela.” He said the U.S. has captured Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan leader, and his wife, and that they are being flown out of the country.
Jan 35 min read
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