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Jun 24 2019
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Trump to sign executive order to compel disclosure of health-care prices
President Trump signed an executive order on Monday intended to give Americans more information about the cost and quality of health-care services to help them comparison shop before they get care.
The order is pegged to the gathering momentum of the 2020 election in which voters are eager for political leaders to lower what they pay for care. It is based on the idea, in fashion lately
Washington PostNov 02 2021
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Terry McAuliffe, Glenn Youngkin in Dead Heat in Virginia Governor’s Race
Virginians headed to the polls Tuesday to elect a new governor in a tight race that is being closely watched as a gauge of the national political mood.
Polls show former Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin, a former private-equity executive, are running neck-and-neck to succeed Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam. Virginia governors are barred from serving
Wall Street Journal (News)Jul 07 2020
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Faithless Electors
On Monday, “the Supreme Court unanimously rejected two challenges to the constitutionality of so-called ‘faithless elector’ laws, which penalize or remove presidential electors who fail to vote for the candidate they have pledged to support.” SCOTUSblog
Both sides support the decision:
“Perhaps in past cycles, a stronger sense of duty and honor prompted electors to keep their
The Flip SideJun 17 2020
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Facebook to allow users to opt out of seeing political and social issue ads
Facebook this week announced that users in the U.S. will soon be able to opt out of seeing social issue, electoral or political ads as the company faces pressure to police “misinformation” on its platform.
The company on Tuesday said it was rolling out the option for some people before expanding it to everyone in the U.S. in the next few weeks.
Many have criticized Facebook for
Washington TimesMar 12 2017
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Price on Obamacare replacement: ‘Nobody will be worse off financially’
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price said Sunday that “nobody will be worse off financially” after Republicans in Congress repeal and replace Obamacare.
“I firmly believe that nobody will be worse off financially in the process that we’re going through, understanding that they’ll have choices that they can select the kind of coverage that
PoliticoAug 22 2020
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GOP leader: 'There is no place for QAnon in the Republican Party'
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has denounced the QAnon conspiracy theory, becoming the highest-ranking congressional Republican to publicly condemn the theory.
McCarthy said during an interview on Fox News on Thursday evening that “there is no place” in the GOP for the theory, which posits that President Trump and his allies are working to expose an elite group of
The HillJan 06 2022
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CDC backs Pfizer boosters for 12- to 15-year-olds amid omicron surge
Children ages 12 to 15 are now eligible for Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid booster shots, giving them an extra dose of protection as they return to school amid an unprecedented surge of infections across the U.S.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday recommended the booster shot for younger adolescents at least five months after their second dose.
“It is
CNBCNov 03 2020
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What to know on Election Day 2020: Culmination of the battle for the White House
Voters are casting their ballots nationwide Tuesday to choose whether the next president of the United States will be Donald Trump or Joe Biden, even as tens of millions have already voted either early or through the mail.
Here's everything you need to know for Election Day 2020 as Americans choose their next president.
Every election year so-called "battleground states" and
Fox News DigitalMay 04 2020
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McCarthy lays out plan to reopen Congress
Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) released a plan Monday to reopen the House amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The top House Republican, along with Rep. Tom Cole (Okla.), the ranking GOP member of the Rules Committee, and Rep. Rodney Davis (Ill.), the ranking GOP member of the House Administration Committee, offered four strategies as part of the plan.
“This pandemic has
The HillDec 10 2020
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Senate Effort to Stop Trump Arms Sales to UAE Fails
The U.S. Senate narrowly struck down legislation that would block billions of dollars’ worth of arms sales to the United Arab Emirates, marking the latest showdown between the White House and lawmakers over America’s relationship with Persian Gulf countries involved in the deadly conflict in Yemen.
The Senate voted 49 to 47 against the resolution that would block the sale of F-35
Foreign Policy