A complete list of brands white supremacists have given their unwanted endorsement

November 30, 2017 "America First", News

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Three things we know about how Kellyanne Conway will handle being opioid czar

November 30, 2017 Donald Trump, Jeff Sessions, kellyanne conway, News

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3 things we still don’t know about the Senate tax bill – even though they’ve already started debate

November 29, 2017 News

Republicans are rushing their tax plan through Congress at lightning speed. White House officials have stated repeatedly they want the GOP tax plan to be a “big, beautiful Christmas present” to Americans taxpayers, but working on that tight of a timeline comes at price. (Many Americans will see a tax increase, especially after the first few years.) The aggressive timeline has left no time for public hearings or even to finish writing the legislation.

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Arkansas is proof that discredited sting videos have severe consequences

November 29, 2017 health, medicaid, News

Arkansas once again cut off access to Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood over discredited sting videos filmed in secret by an anti-abortion group.

The state terminated Planned Parenthood’s status as a medical provider last week after an 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision upholding Arkansas’ right to do so took effect, Arkansas Department of Human Services spokesperson Amy Webb said Monday. The court ruled in August that Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s...

Trump’s pick for Health Secretary promises to implement Obamacare ‘if it remains’

November 29, 2017 Donald Trump, health, health care, News, politics

President Donald Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary is a pharmaceutical executive familiar with the department which he is nominated to lead. On Wednesday, before a Senate committee on health, Alex Azar defended his past: law clerk for Justice Antonin Scalia, HHS General Counsel and Deputy Secretary under President George W. Bush, and executive to drug giant Eli Lilly.

Since Trump came to office, HHS has undermined the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and hind...

Analysis: Trump's tax bill is a make-or-break moment for his political fortune

November 29, 2017November 30, 2017 News

Trump needs political momentum as he tries to persuade lawmakers to tighten immigration rules, pass an infrastructure bill, and repeal Obamacare.

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ObamaCare enrollment slows in fourth week

November 29, 2017 News

Nearly 2.8 million people signed up for ObamaCare plans during the first 25 days of open enrollment, but the rate of sign-ups has slowed, the Trump administration announced.The fourth week resulted in just over 504...

Arkansas again cuts off Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood

November 29, 2017 News

The move follows a court ruling upholding the state's decision to defund the group over videos secretly recorded by an anti-abortion group

Republicans, Entering Homestretch on Tax Cuts, Are Calm and Cooperative

November 29, 2017November 30, 2017 News, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), Taxation, Trump, Donald J, United States Politics and Government

After an unsuccessful effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Republicans have gotten down to doing what they do best — cutting taxes.

Republicans win crucial vote for tax cuts with new gimmick, but there’s a catch

November 28, 2017 News, politics

The Senate Budget Committee voted the GOP Senate plan out of committee 12 to 11 Tuesday afternoon.

Senate Republicans, scrambling for the votes to even get their tax bill out of committee, needed something to win over Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) a “deficit hawk” whose support was uncertain in recent days. Both Corker and Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) have both suggested a backstop, or trigger, which would reverse some tax cuts in the case the economy won’t grow as quickly ...