Vice President Kamala Harris laid out her economic agenda Friday, and much of her plan involves taking the health care accomplishments made by the Biden administration further.
Speaking in North Carolina, Harris vowed that under her administration, Medicare negotiations would continue and grow to encompass all Americans, not only Medicare beneficiaries.
“Just yesterday we announced that we are lowering the price by up to 80 percent for 10 more lifesaving drugs, and I...
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Harris’s economic pitch could cost $1.7 trillion: Analysis
Vice President Harris’s recent proposals laid out as part of her Agenda to Lower Costs for American Families could increase the nation’s deficits by $1.7 trillion over a decade, a new analysis found, though the campaign is vowing offsets through taxes on the rich.
Harris unveiled several proposals Friday as part of her agenda for the economy if she wins the presidency later this year, including a measure that would beef up the child tax credit (CTC) to provide a $6,000 tax cut t...
Harris campaign mocks Trump for ‘whatever that was’ speech at Bedminster
Vice President Harris’s campaign hit former President Trump over his remarks Thursday, arguing he lied and wouldn’t defend his agenda.
The Harris campaign’s email in response to Trump had the subject line, “Statement on Trump’s…Whatever That Was.”
“We aren’t sure what we just watched and neither is America,” it said.
During his press conference at his Bedminster, N.J., property, Trump was asked by multiple journalists about criticism from some Repu...
To repair our fiscal foundation, we need to bend the health care cost curve
Willie Sutton famously explained (in a possibly apocryphal quotation) that he robbed banks because “that’s where the money is.” If he turned his attention to the federal budget, he’d start with health care.
Our total national debt has ballooned to nearly $35 trillion – the highest level in U.S. history. This translates to over a quarter of a million dollars — $265,838 to be exact — of accumulated liabilities for every American household.
Washington now spends abou...
Is a political pivot now a career-ender?
America is wrestling with an age-old question: is it OK to change your mind, especially if you’re in politics?
For a politician to alter their stance on an issue can either be taken as a sign of evolving wisdom or an indication that the person is a chameleon constantly changing colors — something experts say can be a source of discomfort for many.
Politicians are often charged with “pivoting” on issues, but knowing when it is a major U-turn or a slight de...
Morning Report — Harris, Trump spice broadsides with policy
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Harris is trying to run a no-substance campaign. Does she believe in anything?
What does Vice President Kamala Harris believe in? That shouldn't be tough to answer, but it has stumped more people than the toughest Final Jeopardy questions.
Sooner or later, I have to assume she will articulate some kind of vision or original thought on policy. She will presumably propose something of substance, solutions to the issues facing the country. One cannot campaign on "vibes" alone…or can one?
I know it’s the buzzword of the Democrats this year...
Harris blindsided Democrats with ‘no tax on tips’ plan
Vice President Harris blindsided Democratic lawmakers and progressive activists by endorsing a proposal first floated by former President Trump to exempt tips for service and hospitality workers from taxes, an idea that Democrats had previously criticized as “bogus” and a “ploy” for votes.
Harris’s support for the idea is being seen as an aggressive play for votes in Nevada, a critical swing state where service workers will be key, and as an effort to neutralize whatever advan...
Are you ready for ‘Kamalanomics?’
What are the economic policies being proposed by Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee? We don’t actually know what “Kamalanomics” looks like because the veep has been more focused on offering platitudes with attitude. Will Kamalanonics be similar to Bidenomics? Or is it just Bidenomics on steroids?
So far, her campaign website has zero policy proposals, so that’s no help. But you can buy a Harris-Walz camo hat the media have be...
Mental health care reforms to be ‘slowed down’ after Valdo Calocane report
Father of one of Nottingham attack victims says there is a need to ‘step back and see what is safe for the public’
The government has told the families of the Nottingham attack victims it will slow down mental health care reforms in the wake of a damning report on the treatment that Valdo Calocane received in the years before the killings.
Dr Sanjoy Kumar, the father of Grace O’Malley-Kumar, one of three people killed in the attacks, said the health secretary had told the family that mental health reforms would be slowed down.
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