The 2020 presidential candidate showed his brand of democratic socialism could have traction in Trump country
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Hello and welcome to our live blog coverage of the race to 2020. The political world is marveling this morning at how spectacularly Bernie Sanders upended expectations last night that his appearance in a Fox News town hall would somehow ...
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Democrats’ strategy for winning in 2020? Policy, and lots of it.
There’s a long, long way to go before the 2020 presidential campaign draws to a close. Early-round primary voting is still nine months away, and the field of Democratic hopefuls stands at nearly two dozen, with even more contenders poised to enter.
And although the average American is far more engrossed in the final season of Game of Thrones than the preliminary jockeying among presidential aspirants, the campaign goes on. And on.
So just how do a swelling numbers of De...
The Health 202: Obamacare marketplaces fare better in states that embrace them
Sebelius graded the marketplaces at 'maybe a 'B' or 'C-plus.'"
In their first months on the job, Democratic governors seek to roll back Republican predecessors’ policies
Seven Democrats flipped GOP-held governorships last year, putting Medicaid expansion and environmental protection on the fast track.
Stephen Miller is mad the administration isn’t moving fast enough to deny immigrants benefits
White House senior adviser Stephen Miller is openly berating top members of the Trump administration for failing to implement “public charge,” a proposed rule change that would deny residency status to immigrants who rely on public benefits.
“You ought to be working on this regulation all day every day,” Miller reportedly shouted during a meeting last month in the White House situation room, according to The New York Times. “It should be the first thought you have when y...
Primary Care Services Account for a Small Share of Medicare Spending
Care provided by primary care practitioners accounts for a small fraction of total spending among Medicare beneficiaries. Depending on the definition used, primary care spending represents 2.12% to 4.88% of total medical and prescription spending by Parts A, B and D of the Medicare program.
US immigrants pay billions of dollars in taxes each year
Although president Donald Trump complains often and loudly about the costs he says immigrants impose on the United States, the numbers show a very different reality.
As tax filing season comes to a close, the Partnership for a New...
2020 Dem Eric Swalwell: ‘I would support a bill that would give Medicare to all’
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), a 2020 presidential candidate, said Sunday that he supports giving "Medicare to all," but does not want to see private insurance abolished."I support a bill that would give Medicare t...
Health-care law more popular despite Trump’s repeated attempts to destroy it
Thirty-six states and the District of Columbia have expanded Medicaid, and millions more are insured under the law, which is more enmeshed in the country’s health-care system.