Bernie Sanders has an Elizabeth Warren problem at tonight’s debate

July 30, 2019 Democrats, News, politics, United States

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The US government owes federal workers over $5 billion in back pay

January 14, 2019 congress, Democrats, Donald Trump, Government, News, politics, Republicans, United States

The US government shutdown has blown a nearly $5.3 billion ...

What US citizenship actually gets you, the good and the bad

October 30, 2018 News, United States

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The US government is finally stepping in to help the babies of the opioid epidemic

October 25, 2018 Donald Trump, News, United States

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

October 25, 2018 Donald Trump, News, United States

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

June 11, 2018 Democracy in America, News, United States

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.
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The Trump administration joins a lawsuit to shred Obamacare

June 8, 2018 Democracy in America, News, United States

TO REPUBLICANS, the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, is the zombie that endures countless hits to keep rising from its knees and haunt America’s health-care industry. The signature legislative achievement of Barack Obama’s presidency, which brought health coverage to 20m Americans, faced dozens of House repeal votes d...

Why people vote against their economic interests

June 5, 2018 Democracy in America, News, United States

A COMPLAINT often made of Donald Trump’s presidency is that many of the voters who delivered him to the Oval Office will suffer from his policies. They include the tax cut, with its benefits heavily skewed towards the rich. The complaint builds on the growing frustration of partisans of both parties that many people who seem to be...

How the Trump administration is reshaping Medicaid

May 17, 2018 Approved, News, United States

AMERICAN lawmakers are acutely afraid of rewarding the loafing poor. For that reason, Congress has set strict work requirements on federal food assistance and cash welfare. The Trump administration is now steadily doing the same for Medicaid, as America’s health-insurance programme for the poor is know...

What’s going on with North Korea is a cautionary tale in rushing diplomacy

May 16, 2018 Donald Trump, News, politics, United States, World

Amid talks of a historic deal with North Korea and a possible Noble Peace Prize for President Donald Trump (chiefly among his GOP supporters, his aides, and, well, himself), North Korean leader Kim Jong Un seems to be slamming the brakes on the negotiations.

While White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the Trump administration is “still hopeful that the meeting will take place,” signalling that the president is ready for “tough negotiations,” it&...