Now that you all have placed your Super Bowl bets and don't want to be a chalk-eater, here's a good underdog wager: A Democrat will win the Mississippi governor's race this year.
Yeah, sounds crazy.
The deep-red Magnolia State went overwhelmingly for Donald Trump, hasn't voted for a Democratic president since 1976, for a U.S. Senator in 40 years — and not for a Democratic governor in almost a quarter century.
But incumbent Gov. Tate Reeves is not very popul...
Month: February 2023
Senator Hawley’s harmful insulin proposal
Not long ago, conservative Republicans opposed ObamaCare’s mandated benefits regulations. They argued that mandates drive up the cost of insurance, forcing insurers to raise premiums and deductibles and narrow their provider networks.
Alas, the era of limited government Republicans is fading. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) recently sponsored legislation that would cap consumers’ out-of-pocket monthly insulin expenditures at $25 and ban insurance c...
Senator Hawley’s harmful insulin proposal
Not long ago, conservative Republicans opposed ObamaCare’s mandated benefits regulations. They argued that mandates drive up the cost of insurance, forcing insurers to raise premiums and deductibles and narrow their provider networks.
Alas, the era of limited government Republicans is fading. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) recently sponsored legislation that would cap consumers’ out-of-pocket monthly insulin expenditures at $25 and ban insurance c...
The Memo: Trump and Biden find common enemy in DeSantis
President Biden and former President Trump have found at least one common foe: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Biden traveled to DeSantis’s home state of Florida on Thursday, just two days after his State of the Union address.
There, the president criticized DeSantis for the governor’s failure to expand Medicaid under the terms of the Affordable Care Act.
Biden asserted that more than 1.1 million lower-income Floridians would be eligible for Medicaid if DeSantis...
The Memo: Trump and Biden find common enemy in DeSantis
President Biden and former President Trump have found at least one common foe: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Biden traveled to DeSantis’s home state of Florida on Thursday, just two days after his State of the Union address.
There, the president criticized DeSantis for the governor’s failure to expand Medicaid under the terms of the Affordable Care Act.
Biden asserted that more than 1.1 million lower-income Floridians would be eligible for Medicaid if DeSantis...
On The Money — GOP senator, White House battle over Social Security
President Biden is eager to square off with Republican senators over whether they really want to cut Social Security. We’ll also look at how a top House Republican is proposing to cut federal spending and congressional fury over canceled flights.
But first, see how a classified briefing for House lawmakers on the Chinese spy balloon turned tense on Thursday.
Welcome to On The Money, your guide to everything affecting your bills, bank ac...
Democrats, keep your eye on the prize: getting things done
The high from a successful midterm election for Democrats feels like a vague and distant memory. After defying history with one of the four best midterms for a party controlling the White House in the last century, we have settled into our new lives under divided government. And it ain’t pretty.
While the intense GOP infighting over Kevin McCarthy’s nomination to be Speaker of the House was entertaining at first, it quickly turned into deep anxiety. As McCarthy (R-Calif.) cont...
Democrats, keep your eye on the prize: getting things done
The high from a successful midterm election for Democrats feels like a vague and distant memory. After defying history with one of the four best midterms for a party controlling the White House in the last century, we have settled into our new lives under divided government. And it ain’t pretty.
While the intense GOP infighting over Kevin McCarthy’s nomination to be Speaker of the House was entertaining at first, it quickly turned into deep anxiety. As McCarthy (R-Calif.) cont...