Whitmer says people ‘reading too much’ into price gouging plan specifics

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said on Sunday people are “reading too much” into the specifics of the price-gouging plan from the Harris-Walz campaign, amid backlash from pundits and Vice President Harris’s political opponents.

“Well, I think people are reading too much into what has been put out there. We know that Kamala Harris is going to be focused on building up more affordable housing. We know that Kamala Harris has already delivered on making sure that healthca...

Trump continues personal attacks against Harris: ‘I’m a better looking person’ 

Former President Trump campaigned in the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Saturday and went after Vice President Harris’s physical appearance as his Republican allies have pushed him to instead focus on the policy differences with his political opponent. 

“I am much better looking than her,” Trump told supporters at a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. “I’m a better-looking person than Kamala.”

The former president made the comments while referencing a recent Time ...

[Editorial] Health priorities for Kamala Harris

The Democratic National Convention begins on Aug 19 in the wake of President Joe Biden's seismic decision to leave the presidential race. The Biden administration—including Kamala Harris—deserves great credit for bringing stability to the country after the attack on the US Capitol instigated by Donald Trump as well as for a health agenda that included reinstating both financing for WHO and the UN Population Fund and the US's role in the Paris Climate Agreement, introducing an expanded child t...

Harris looks to build off Biden’s health wins

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Harris vows Biden-era health care programs will get bigger if she’s elected

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...

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...