Graham says GOP Senators are still taking orders from Trump on Obamacare repeal

August 1, 2017 News, obamacare

“We are going to listen to President Trump.”Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. is surrounded by reporters as he arrives at the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 27, 2017, as the Republican majority in Congress remains stymied by their inability to fulfill their political promise to repeal and replace “Obamacare.” CREDIT: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
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Reproductive rights activists say the Democratic Party is throwing them under the bus

August 1, 2017 News, reproductive-rights

The DCCC chairman said Monday there’s no litmus test for being a Democrat. Activists couldn’t disagree more.Seattle Storm fans and others cheer at a rally in support of Planned Parenthood before a WNBA basketball game between the Storm and the Chicago Sky on Tuesday, July 18, 2017, in Seattle. CREDIT: AP Photo/Elaine Thompson
Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) said Monday that the Democratic Congressional Camp...

White House commission on drug abuse recommends increasing Medicaid spending

August 1, 2017 medicaid, News, trump

The recommendation comes on the heels of an aggressive push to reduce funding.This June 2017 photo shows discarded used hypodermic needles at an encampment where opioid addicts shoot up along the Merrimack River in Lowell, MA. CREDIT: AP Photo/Charles Krupa
The President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, established by President Donald Trump in March in response to a nati...

You’re fired!

July 31, 2017 News

CREDIT: AP Photo/Evan Vucci
Anthony Scaramucci, the newly hired White House Communications Director, was newly fired today, more than two weeks before his official first day on the job.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a self-proclaimed champion of the free market, just announced that he’s giving $3 billion in taxpayer money to Foxconn, a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer.

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Black women’s ‘equal pay day’ reminds us how persistent the wage gap is

July 31, 2017 News, Women

Black women receive 67 cents to a white man’s dollar.CREDIT: iStockPhoto
Monday is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, the day that marks when black women are paid the same wages as their white male peers were paid last year. Black women are paid only 67 cents on the dollar relative to non-Hispanic white men, according to analysis from the Economic Policy Institute.
Black women could lose $840,040 over...

Trump’s latest attempt to gut Obamacare could backfire spectacularly

July 31, 2017 Donald Trump, health, healthcare, law, News, obamacare

Congratulations on your expanded welfare state!CREDIT: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
As soon as this week, according to Donald Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway, Trump intends to decide whether to cut off payments intended to stabilize insurance markets and make health care affordable for many Americans with modest incomes.
Trump apparently believes that cutting off these payments will help “implode” Obam...

Obamacare enrollees and activists cautiously celebrate their health victory

July 30, 2017 health, Health Care Reform, News, obamacare, trumpcare

The ACA has seen too many near-death experiences.Credit: Amanda Gomez/ThinkProgress
The Senate voted against the Republican health bill dubbed “skinny repeal” early Friday morning, halting efforts to annul the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Supporters of the current health care aren’t convinced and will continue to forge ahead by protesting amid their celebrating.
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-...

Coast Guard spends more to protect Trump at Mar-a-Lago than the military spends on trans health…

July 29, 2017 Donald Trump, lgbtq, News

Coast Guard spends more to protect Trump at Mar-a-Lago than the military spends on trans health careTrump is on track to spend more money on travel in 2017 than Obama spent in eight years combined.President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Raleigh County Memorial Airport, in Beaver, W.Va., Monday, July 24, 2017, en route to the 2017 National Scout Jamboree in Glen Jean, W.Va.. CREDIT: AP Photo/C...

After health care failure, Trump slams GOP senators as ‘fools’ who are ‘wasting time’

July 29, 2017 healthcare, News, politics, Senate

The president is calling for changes to Senate rules that reveal he doesn’t totally understand how the Senate works.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and President Donald Trump. CREDIT: AP Photo
In a rambling series of tweets posted Saturday morning, President Donald Trump attacked GOP senators for allowing their Democratic colleagues to “totally control the U.S. Senate,” saying they “look like f...

BREAKING: Priebus is out as White House chief of staff

July 28, 2017 Donald Trump, News, politics

Homeland Security secretary John Kelly will replace the out-of-favor establishment Republican.Former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus climbs into an SUV at Andrews Air Force Base after being dismissed by President Donald Trump on Friday afternoon. CREDIT: AP Photo/Alex Brandon
Reince Priebus will be replaced as White House Chief of Staff, President Donald Trump announced on Twitter late Frida...