Trump Spurns Medicaid Proposal After Furious White House Debate - Hoping to head off a full expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, some senior officials in the Trump administration and Republican governors have been pushing hard for a smaller expansion to satisfy a growing political demand in their states.
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
‘Excruciating’: GOP desperately fights to pad Senate majority
‘Excruciating’: GOP desperately fights to pad Senate majority - If Republicans can gain just one or two Senate seats in November, it would make it dramatically easier to enact their agenda.
China blames US for trade tensions
China blames US for trade tensions - China's top diplomat laced into the United States on Monday, saying that Washington — not Beijing — is responsible for current trade tensions between the two countries and rejecting the notion that China has taken advantage of the U.S.
Votes against medical device taxes show irresponsibility has a broad constituency
Votes against medical device taxes show irresponsibility has a broad constituency - REPORTS OF bipartisanship’s demise may be a little bit exaggerated, because if there’s one thing Republicans and Democrats can still occasionally agree on, it’s cutting taxes or increasing spending, especially to the benefit of favored industries, and charging the cost to the national debt.
Friday, July 27, 2018
Bipartisan Senate proposal unveiled to stop Trump from leaving NATO
Bipartisan Senate proposal unveiled to stop Trump from leaving NATO - Two senior GOP senators joined two Democrats on Thursday to propose a bill that would allow Congress to stop President Donald Trump from pulling out of NATO, the U.S.-European alliance that Trump has repeatedly criticized.
Regeneron’s Billionaire Founder Battles The Drug Pricing System
Regeneron’s Billionaire Founder Battles The Drug Pricing System - "It's not simply about just growing your earnings per share by raising your price," Schleifer says. "So, yes, I'm glad I've been outspoken, because I think that I am trying to prevent what is still at risk of happening: If the industry does not behave properly, the government is going to step in."
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Partisan discord builds over Trump Supreme Court pick
Partisan discord builds over Trump Supreme Court pick - Partisan tensions over records on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh boiled over on Tuesday, as Democrats insisted on access to all communications from his five years in the George W. Bush White House while Republicans tried to narrow the scope of the massive document release.
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