President Trump first spoke of the idea back in 2019. But is it possible, and is it a good idea, to make Canada the 51st state?
The U.S. is currently the political and economic global hegemon. The addition of Canada's considerable natural resources, manufacturing capacity and access to the Arctic, could only further America’s global dominance.
There are four issues to consider when contemplating a hypothetical U.S.-Canada union: economics, ...
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U.S. hits all-time low in world happiness ranking
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- A report published Wednesday ranked the United States as the 23rd happiest on the planet.
- The World Happiness Report ranked 143 countries on well-being and happiness.
- This is the first year the U.S. has not made it into the top 20 happiest countries in the report.
The United States fell to a new low in a world happiness ranking partly because of ...
Small Piece of the Stimulus Has Ambitious Aim of Saving Mothers’ Lives
The expansion of Medicaid is an effort to address the highest maternal death rate among wealthy nations.
The US government owes federal workers over $5 billion in back pay
The US government shutdown has blown a nearly $5.3 billion ...
The US government is finally stepping in to help the babies of the opioid epidemic
The opioid crisis in the US has ballooned into a full-blown public health emergency. Every day, 115 Americans after overdosing on opioids.
The administration of US president Donald Trump has been slow to respond to the magnitud...
The US government is finally stepping in to help the babies of the opioid epidemic
The opioid crisis in the US has ballooned into a full-blown public health emergency. Every day, 115 Americans after overdosing on opioids.
The administration of US president Donald Trump has been slow to respond to the magnitud...
How Ralph Northam struck a deal with Republicans
VIRGINIA’S new governor, Ralph Northam, did in five months what his predecessor, Terry McAuliffe, couldn't manage in four years. He convinced a usually obdurate Republican legislature to bring this blue-trending state fully under the Affordable Care Act—even as the Trump administration continues efforts to kill it.
On June 7...
