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Sep 22 2017
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Federal estimate shows states’ big win-loss gap by 2026 under Cassidy-Graham bill
An internal analysis by the Trump administration concludes that 31 states would lose federal money for health coverage under Senate Republicans’ latest effort to abolish much of the Affordable Care Act, with the politically critical state of Alaska facing a 38 percent cut in 2026.
Washington PostJun 18 2021
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Judge rejects Biden attempt to pause oil, gas leases on federal lands
The Biden administration came under pressure Wednesday to resume leasing sales for oil and gas drilling on federal lands and waters after a federal judge handed Republican attorneys general a victory by blocking President Biden’s moratorium.
Sen. Bill Cassidy, Louisiana Republican, prodded the Interior Department to resume lease sales after a judge Tuesday granted a temporary injunction
Washington TimesFeb 05 2022
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Pence says 'Trump is wrong' to say then-vice president had the right to overturn 2020 election
Former Vice President Mike Pence called out his former boss by name on Friday, saying that "President (Donald) Trump is wrong" in claiming that Pence had the right to overturn the 2020 election on January 6, 2021.
Speaking at the Federalist Society Florida Chapters conference near Orlando, Pence delivered his strongest response yet to Trump's ongoing efforts to relitigate the 2020
CNN DigitalJul 25 2014
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Senate Hopeful Joe Miller Calls For Obama's Impeachment, Blasts Mark Begich Over Border
Joe Miller, who is running in the Republican primary for the opportunity to challenge Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska), has called for President Barack Obama's impeachment, his campaign said this week.
"Sarah Palin is right; it’s time to impeach this President for dereliction of duty, selectively enforcing the law, and usurping powers that the Constitution does not authorize," he said in a
HuffPostAug 06 2020
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U.S. Lifts Travel Advisory Even as World Remains Skeptical of Americans
The Trump administration lifted an advisory against overseas travel put it place because of the coronavirus, though the impact may be limited since many countries currently restrict Americans due to high rates of infection in the U.S.
“With health and safety conditions improving in some countries and potentially deteriorating in others, the department is returning to our previous system
BloombergMar 06 2021
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Senate Approves $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief Bill Without Any Republican Support
The Senate ended a 27-hour marathon overnight session Saturday by narrowly passing a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. Senators voted 50-49 along party lines with one Republican—Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska—absent. The approval got Democrats one step closer to fulfilling one of the biggest early priorities for President Joe Biden. Now the bill must go back to the House of Representatives.
SlateMay 24 2021
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Republican Governors Cutting Federal Unemployment Benefits For 4 Million
Four million workers will start losing unemployment benefits next month as Republican governors opt out of federal benefit programs enacted in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Florida announced Monday it would drop the extra $300 that the federal government has been adding to weekly benefits so that workers would be more willing to accept lower-wage jobs.
“Transitioning
HuffPostJul 24 2021
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Civil Rights Groups to Biden: Abolish Filibuster to Protect Voting Rights
In a CNN town hall on Wednesday, President Joe Biden called the wave of new laws restricting voting access “Jim Crow on steroids.” Despite that, he made clear he was not in favor of abolishing the filibuster—a relic of Jim Crow—in order to pass federal legislation that would counter GOP voter suppression efforts.
Biden said in Cincinnati it would “throw the entire Congress into chaos
Mother JonesJun 20 2022
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This May Be the COVID Variant Scientists Are Dreading
COVID-19 cases are increasing again in the United Kingdom, potentially signaling a future surge in infections in the United States and other countries.
A pair of new subvariants of the dominant Omicron variant—BA.4 and BA.5—appear to be driving the uptick in cases in the U.K. Worryingly, these subvariants seem to partially dodge antibodies from past infection or vaccination, making them
Daily BeastMar 31 2019
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Court Blocks Trump Effort to Open Arctic Waters to Oil Drilling
A federal judge in Alaska has reinstated a ban on oil-and-gas drilling in vast swaths of the Arctic Ocean, potentially undermining a central part of the Trump administration’s effort to expand offshore drilling. Mr. Trump will need congressional authority, according to the ruling, to reopen drilling in Arctic areas and smaller parts of the Atlantic Ocean that the Obama administration put off
Wall Street Journal (News)