Faced with tough November races, several Republicans who supported GOP-led proposals to roll back Americans’ health coverage are now attacking their Democratic opponents for supposedly threatening Americans’ health care access by supporting a “Medicare for all” system — which would extend the existing Medicare program’s protections to cover everyone.
Republican Reps. Andy Barr (KY-6), Dave Brat (VA-7), and Kevin Yoder (KS-3) all voted for the Trum...
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Republicans in swing districts are scared to tell voters the truth about Planned Parenthood
Since anti-abortion advocates released a series of selectively edited and highly misleading videos in 2015 intended to give the false impression that Planned Parenthood clinics inappropriately profit from the sale of aborted fetuses, Republicans in Congress have repeatedly tried to cut off all federal funding that goes to the health non-profit. But as the 2018 midterms draw near, few Republican House candidates in swing districts are talking about it at all — even those who are runni...
A slew of down-ballot progressive victories will hold Andrew Cuomo’s feet to the fire
Progressive insurgents toppled six Democratic state senators in New York’s primary elections Thursday night, decimating a group of breakaway Democrats formerly known as the Independent Democratic Caucus (IDC) that caucused with Republicans — and likely reshaping the state legislature for years to come.
While Gov. Andrew Cuomo easily won his Democratic primary, staving off a primary challenge from actress-turned-activist Cynthia Nixon, it was a big night for progressives ...
The White House’s website deleted the whole archive of its daily newsletters
American citizens can get daily updates on the government directly from the White House’s “1600 Daily” newsletter, which was launched in March 2017. The newsletter shares daily updates from the White House, together with a feed ...
Inside Kevin de León’s quest to topple Dianne Feinstein, the queen of California
CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA — Kevin de León is cool in that way your dad is cool, which is to say he’d be insanely cool for the United States Senate. This particular Sunday, he’s sporting bright white Adidas sneakers, which are somehow scuffless even after the morning’s Central American independence parade. He’s wearing jeans; he left his tie at home.
De León is running late, but the 40 or so people gathered at a Persian restaurant in Claremont, California, are unbothered. When he ...
How ‘Medicare for All’ became a rallying cry in California’s most conservative districts
ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA — “We have to make America mentshlekhkeyt again,” Rabbi Arnold Rachlisl declared with a grin at Sabbath service at University Synagogue in Irvine, California.
The rabbi was clearly proud of his joke. Mentshlekhkeyt means “humanity” or “human decency” in Yiddish, he explained to the crowd gathered at the synagogue.
Many in the congregation Friday evening had not been aware that the campaign event for Katie Porter would begin with a Shabbat ser...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s not-so-strong Medicare, economy myths
AP FACT CHECK: Trump spreads falsehoods on economic growth, trade, making Medicare and Social Security 'stronger' and ways to punish his critics, plus legal distortions from his Supreme Court nominee
Rahm Emanuel quits Chicago, but can the Democratic Party quit him?
On Tuesday, incumbent Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel issued a surprise announcement: He would not, as many expected, seek a third term as mayor of Chicago. The shock announcement prompted radically different reactions. Working-class locals largely rejoiced at the news. The local business press, on the other hand, wore their frowns so tight that they risked pulling a muscle.
But while Emanuel may be retreating from public service after almost three decades, it remains an open question as...
Hating Amazon is one thing the hard left and hard right agree on
For a brief moment on Sept. 4, Amazon was worth $1 trillion, the second US company ever to hit that mark (Apple was first). Earlier this summer, Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos secured the title of world’s richest man, with a personal fortune that now stands at $167 billion, or 3.5 time...
Delaware primary offers Democratic voters two diverging green visions for the future
Democratic voters in Delaware heading to the polls on Thursday will face a choice that has become increasingly familiar this primary season: casting a vote for a long-secure incumbent, or opting for a surging challenge from the left.
On environmental issues, that decision could be especially fraught, with both of the state’s Senate candidates offering competing green visions for the future.
Sen. Tom Carper, a former governor, has held his seat since 2001 and typically s...