The Republican-dominated North Carolina legislature recently approved a bill redrawing the state’s 14 congressional districts. The map makes it quite likely that, in a state almost equally divided between Democrats and Republicans, the GOP will win 10 or 11 House seats in 2024.
“There is no doubt the congressional map that’s before us today has a lean toward Republicans,” Destin Hall, the GOP chair of the redistricting commission acknowledged. Former Attorney General Eric Hold...
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Speaker Johnson, want to learn from an expert? Look across the aisle.
The position of Speaker of the House has seen its fair share of turbulence not just in recent weeks, but in recent years. Whether it is John Boehner’s 2015 resignation, Paul Ryan’s 2018 decision not to seek reelection, or Kevin McCarthy’s 2023 removal, instability has been the theme.
But there’s one recent Speaker whose experience in the position was radically different: Nancy Pelosi’s tenure as Speaker was not only stable, but she was also able to leave her mark on American p...
Johnson’s strident LGBTQ views put advocates on alert
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Pelosi rips No Labels: ‘Perilous to our democracy’
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) blasted the No Labels movement in remarks on Thursday, calling it “perilous to democracy.”
The group is working to organize a third-party presidential bid, and a number of Democrats have criticized the organization for taking part in work that could help former President Donald Trump, the leader in the GOP primary, win a general election.
“I hesitate to say ‘No Labels’ because they do have labels,” Pelosi said Thursday at ...
Morning Report — Rep. George Santos survives expulsion vote
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Hospitals prep for RSV surges
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Senate Democrats press Biden administration to cover over-the-counter birth control
Senate Democrats are pressing the Biden administration to require health insurance plans to fully cover over-the-counter (OTC) contraceptives.
In a letter to administration officials dated Friday and released Monday, 48 senators asked the departments of Health and Human Services; Labor; and the Treasury to take concrete steps to ensure contraceptives are covered without cost-sharing and without the need for a prescription.
The letter applauded past executive orders ...
All you need to know about Speaker Mike Johnson
The nation is scrambling to learn more about Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) since House Republicans catapulted him to national prominence Wednesday with his election to an office two heartbeats from the presidency.
The conservative is a bit of an enigma, even to fellow lawmakers. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), the No. 3 Republican, said he didn't know Johnson when asked Wednesday. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) told a CNN reporter that she would Google him.
Reporters at T...
Over half of Americans struggle to pay for health care: survey
Story at a glance
- A new survey from the Commonwealth Fund found that health care is unaffordable for many Americans, including those with employee-sponsored insurance.
- Americans struggled to pay for health care even if they purchased insurance on their own, such as on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces
- The cost is forcing many Americans to forgo needed health care.
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The new House Speaker’s views on health topics
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