Uninsured rates among minority groups in the U.S. plunged between 2010 and 2022, according to reports released Friday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The increase in the number of insured people points to the impact of the Affordable Care Act, former President Obama's signature health law.
The uninsured rate among Black Americans fell from 20.9 percent in 2010 to 10.8 percent in 2022, based on available census data analyzed in the...
Gaza protesters disrupt Harris appearance on Jimmy Kimmel show
Vice President Harris's appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" this week was disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters.
“15,000 children dead because of you!” a protester shouted at Harris on stage Tuesday night. “Stop the genocide!”
“You’re a murderer!” another shouted.
“Kamala Harris. Please stop sending money to Israel!” one said.
Kimmel said the protesters were disrupting his “flow” and apologized to the vice president for the interruption....
Warren endorses Bowman in contentious NY primary
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has endorsed Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) amid a contentious primary he faces to keep his seat, Bowman's campaign announced in a press release.
"Corporate interests are spending millions against Congressman Jamaal Bowman because he's fighting hard to deliver good jobs, quality education, Medicare for All, and a Green New Deal," Warren said in the release.
The race between Bowman and Westchester County Executive George Latimer for the De...
Vulnerable Democrats steer away from focusing on Trump convictions
Vulnerable Democrats are steering away from talking about former President Trump’s bombshell conviction last week on 34 felony charges as they fear political backlash in their purple states and districts.
Those front-line Democrats — representing battleground districts and states where trust in the criminal justice system is low and Trump’s legal woes have only invigorated his base support — are warning that a focus on the guilty verdicts in New York could backfire on them pol...
IRS makes free online filing program permanent
The free online tax filing program piloted this year by the IRS will be made permanent and its scope will be expanded, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced Thursday.
Known as “Direct File,” the online platform will be integrated with state tax systems and expanded beyond the limited number of deductions that it can currently process, Yellen and IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel told reporters.
“We’re making Direct File — the new product we piloted this year...
Mike Johnson plans Republican mega-bill ready to push through if Trump wins
House speaker plans far-reaching bill including tax cuts and border security to make Trump ‘the most consequential president’
Mike Johnson, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, is planning a sweeping ideological legislative drive that aims to make Donald Trump “the most consequential president of the modern era” if the Republicans win power in November.
A far-reaching bill containing a range of policy priorities at once – including tax cuts worth trillions, border security and rolling back Obamacare – is being prepared to avoid the mistakes the GOP believed happened early in Trump’s first term, when Johnson says the party wasted time because its victory over Hillary Clinton took it by surprise.
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Evening Report — Biden courts Black voters as Trump gains
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Biden draws contrast with ‘pandering’ Trump in appeal to Black voters
President Biden on Wednesday sought to woo Black voters in Philadelphia, laying out a contrast between his first term and that of former President Trump, as he looks to solidify support with a key voting bloc that could determine the outcome of November’s election.
Biden and Vice President Harris addressed supporters at Girard College for the launch of Black Voters for Biden-Harris, an effort intended to mobilize support in the Black community. Biden credited Black vo...
What’s the matter with libertarianism?
When I first came to Washington to work for the Heritage Foundation, there were a few think tanks that made the nerd in me stand a little bit in awe. First, of course, was Heritage, but the second was the Cato Institute.
Heritage was conservative and Cato libertarian, but both seem roughly on the same side. They differed as to how far things should go, but they were both always in opposition to the left. Conservatives wanted constitutionally limited government; liber...
Republicans prepare to fast-track tax cuts in reconciliation
Republicans are getting ready to fast-track the extension of the Trump tax cuts through the reconciliation process if they win big in November.
Nearly seven years after the GOP used budget reconciliation to pass the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the party is gearing up to use the same maneuver to renew key provisions set to expire in 2026.
While most legislation needs the support of 60 senators to avert a filibuster, budget reconciliation allows lawmakers t...