Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday said the government made the unusual decision to ask a court to unseal information about the government’s Monday search of former President Trump’s Florida residence because of intense public interest in the Justice Department’s reported seizure of sensitive materials Trump had removed from the White House.
Overnight, Trump called for the “immediate” public release of the government’s warrant and rec...
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NotedDC — Garland puts ball in Trump’s court
Attorney General Merrick Garland is attempting to shift pressure to former President Trump while defending the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago this week.
Garland announced Thursday that the Justice Department had asked a federal court to unseal the contents of the search warrant authorizing the FBI raid at Trump's Florida estate earlier this week.
In announcing the move, Garland responded to growing pressure to disclose ...
Saving the Veterans Administration means adequately staffing it
When members of the U.S. Senate announced they would block confirmation of a nine-member commission that would have closed dozens of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care facilities across the country, it was a huge win for veterans, military families and our country. Lawmakers saw through the guise that closures would help “modernize” the VA and halted a pernicious privatization effort.
Now it’s time to make the investments necessary to truly modernize the VA, sta...
Expanding health insurance for adults also increased coverage for children
Story at a glance
- A 2008 experiment conducted in Oregon showed that more eligible children are enrolled in Medicaid once adults in their household also enroll.
- The study was conducted prior to passage of the Affordable Care Act, which gave states the option to expand eligibility for Medicaid coverage.
- Although more children were covered in the short-term thanks to the experiment, many remained uninsured, and e...
Three takeaways on what the Inflation Reduction Act means for health care
Story at a glance
- On Sunday, the Senate passed a broad bundle of bills called the Inflation Reduction Act.
- The package included legislation to combat climate change, address taxes and health care.
- If passed, the legislation would allow Medicare to cap the price of prescription drugs at $2,000 a year and extend subsidies for the Affordable Care Act.
The Inflation Reduction Act is now on...
Addressing what’s wrong with the fee-for-service system in health care
The Inflation Reduction Act passed by the Senate over the weekend includes the largest national investments in health care since passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010. Drug price reform and insurance subsidies will make health care more affordable and more accessible to millions of people.
While voters should rejoice, the deal simply is more of a band-aid (and a very good one) than a cure. There are still gaping holes in the American health care system that frustrate us e...
Texas lawsuit aims to gut birth control and HIV medication coverage from health insurance plans
Story at a glance
- A lawsuit from Texas is trying to change the way the Affordable Care Act (ACA) forces health insurers to cover certain preventative care services.
- It specifically takes issue with health plans paying for birth control, HIV medication and testing for sexually transmitted diseases.
- If the lawsuit prevails, millions of Americans could risk access to countless free medical services, i...
Texas lawsuit aims to gut birth control and HIV medication coverage from health insurance plans
Story at a glance
- A lawsuit from Texas is trying to change the way the Affordable Care Act (ACA) forces health insurers to cover certain preventative care services.
- It specifically takes issue with health plans paying for birth control, HIV medication and testing for sexually transmitted diseases.
- If the lawsuit prevails, millions of Americans could risk access to countless free medical services, i...
Health Care — Democrats advance health measures in sweeping bill
A pulled pork BBQ sandwich stuffed with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Fluffer Nutter sweet potato fries and deep-fried pickles smothered in gravy are all dishes you can find at an MLB stadium this season, if you weren’t already excited about baseball.
It was a long weekend on Capitol Hill, where Democrats got a big win on Sunday by passing their sweeping health care and climate package. We’ll dive into what it means and how it happened.
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Congress needs to take its role in inflation seriously
The last time inflation was this high, interest rates climbed over 19 percent. Chairman Paul Volcker and the Federal Reserve took a lot of political heat for the high rates, but the Fed’s response brought down inflation. Theory and experience have shown that active monetary policy can keep inflation in check. But to tame the current inflation without a repeat of the early 1980s, Congress will need to adjust fiscal policy to work with the Fed.
Inflation is well above the Fed’s ...