Senator Hawley’s harmful insulin proposal

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 healthcare, News

Not long ago, conservative Republicans opposed ObamaCare’s mandated benefits regulations. They argued that mandates drive up the cost of insurance, forcing insurers to raise premiums and deductibles and narrow their provider networks.

Alas, the era of limited government Republicans is fading. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) recently sponsored legislation that would cap consumers’ out-of-pocket monthly insulin expenditures at $25 and ban insurance c...

Senator Hawley’s harmful insulin proposal

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 healthcare, News

Not long ago, conservative Republicans opposed ObamaCare’s mandated benefits regulations. They argued that mandates drive up the cost of insurance, forcing insurers to raise premiums and deductibles and narrow their provider networks.

Alas, the era of limited government Republicans is fading. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) recently sponsored legislation that would cap consumers’ out-of-pocket monthly insulin expenditures at $25 and ban insurance c...

The Memo: Trump and Biden find common enemy in DeSantis

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 Affordable Care Act, Donald Trump, News

President Biden and former President Trump have found at least one common foe: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Biden traveled to DeSantis’s home state of Florida on Thursday, just two days after his State of the Union address.

There, the president criticized DeSantis for the governor’s failure to expand Medicaid under the terms of the Affordable Care Act.

Biden asserted that more than 1.1 million lower-income Floridians would be eligible for Medicaid if DeSantis...

The Memo: Trump and Biden find common enemy in DeSantis

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 Affordable Care Act, Donald Trump, News

President Biden and former President Trump have found at least one common foe: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Biden traveled to DeSantis’s home state of Florida on Thursday, just two days after his State of the Union address.

There, the president criticized DeSantis for the governor’s failure to expand Medicaid under the terms of the Affordable Care Act.

Biden asserted that more than 1.1 million lower-income Floridians would be eligible for Medicaid if DeSantis...

On The Money — GOP senator, White House battle over Social Security

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 Mike Lee, News

President Biden is eager to square off with Republican senators over whether they really want to cut Social Security. We’ll also look at how a top House Republican is proposing to cut federal spending and congressional fury over canceled flights.

But first, see how a classified briefing for House lawmakers on the Chinese spy balloon turned tense on Thursday.

Welcome to On The Money, your guide to everything affecting your bills, bank ac...

Democrats, keep your eye on the prize: getting things done

February 8, 2023February 7, 2023 News, Opinion

The high from a successful midterm election for Democrats feels like a vague and distant memory. After defying history with one of the four best midterms for a party controlling the White House in the last century, we have settled into our new lives under divided government. And it ain’t pretty.

While the intense GOP infighting over Kevin McCarthy’s nomination to be Speaker of the House was entertaining at first, it quickly turned into deep anxiety. As McCarthy (R-Calif.) cont...

Democrats, keep your eye on the prize: getting things done

February 8, 2023February 7, 2023 News, Opinion

The high from a successful midterm election for Democrats feels like a vague and distant memory. After defying history with one of the four best midterms for a party controlling the White House in the last century, we have settled into our new lives under divided government. And it ain’t pretty.

While the intense GOP infighting over Kevin McCarthy’s nomination to be Speaker of the House was entertaining at first, it quickly turned into deep anxiety. As McCarthy (R-Calif.) cont...

Six progressive takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union speech

February 8, 2023February 8, 2023 News

Progressives have kept President Biden close during his first term in office, pushing him to embrace their preferred policies, while pulling him in just enough to create a genuine alliance.

On Tuesday night, those efforts were on full display. During Biden’s State of the Union speech, progressives heard the president reference their loftiest priorities, from income inequality and higher taxes for the mega-wealthy, to health care and increased spending for social causes and ed...

Six progressive takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union speech

February 8, 2023February 8, 2023 News

Progressives have kept President Biden close during his first term in office, pushing him to embrace their preferred policies, while pulling him in just enough to create a genuine alliance.

On Tuesday night, those efforts were on full display. During Biden’s State of the Union speech, progressives heard the president reference their loftiest priorities, fr...

7 memorable responses and reactions to the State of the Union

February 7, 2023February 7, 2023 Donald Trump, News

The State of the Union address is an opportunity for a president to lay out their policy agenda, laud their own accomplishments and create a sense of national unity.

But there’s often another person or scene that dominates headlines and drags attention away from the speech itself.

Here’s eight of the most memorable reactions and responses over the last 15 years.
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