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Mar 29 2021
Analysis
Texas Democrat Has New Border Facility Photos the Biden Administration Doesn't Want You to See
Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar shared new photos from inside a migrant holding facility, where media and journalists have not been allowed access.
The photos, released for the first time during a segment with CBS's "Face the Nation," show overcrowded conditions at a facility in Donna, Texas, with children packed together, sitting on the floor under foil blankets; families waiting under a
Townhall
Aug 21 2020
News
Billions in Federal Covid-19 Testing Funds Still Unspent
Billions of dollars in federal funds earmarked for boosting nationwide Covid-19 testing remain unspent months after Congress made the money available, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
In April, Congress allocated roughly $25 billion for federal agencies and states to expand testing, develop contact-tracing initiatives and broaden disease surveillance.
Wall Street Journal (News)
Oct 30 2013
News
Sebelius: Private Contractors, Not the Government, Are at Fault for the Obamacare Mess
According to her prepared testimony, President Obama's HHS Secretary will appear before Congress later this morning and point the finger of blame at private contractors* -- rather than the administration that hand-selected and micro-managed those contractors -- for Obamacare's failed roll-out.
Townhall
Mar 11 2020
News
Hospitals’ Free Speech Argument on Prices Draws Wary Response
The legal fight over the Trump administration rule requiring hospitals to publicly list their prices and the discounts they give insurance companies is testing the bounds of free speech protections.
Health-care industry groups and two private hospitals are using the First Amendment to try and block the Department of Health and Human Services rule before it takes effect in January 2021.
Bloomberg
Oct 01 2019
News
The Trump Administration Would Like to Talk to You for a Second About Your Cervical Mucus
Ladies, have you ever wanted to learn the fertile secrets hidden in your cervical mucus? If so, the Trump administration is here to help!
The US Department of Health and Human Services has created a webinar entitled “Focusing on Fertility,” to introduce you to the world of “fertility awareness,” a method of natural family planning that involves charting your menstrual cycles, your daily
Mother Jones
May 15 2014
News
MRC Files Unique Challenge to ObamaCare Mandate
Today the Media Research Center (MRC) announced that it has filed a motion in US District Court for a preliminary injunction seeking to block enforcement of the Affordable Care Acts (ACA) Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate which forces people of faith to subsidize health insurance plans that include abortion.
Oct 14 2013
News
Senator: Sebelius Should Resign for "Gross Incompetence"
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius claims Obamacares online exchanges are simple and user friendly, but anyone who's been paying the slightest attention since Oct. 1 knows the new health care laws roll out has been a stunning failure. For this reason Sen. Pat Roberts R-Kan thinks Sebelius ought to resign.
Townhall
May 13 2013
News
Gingrich: IRS Targeting Scandal Raises Issues About Obamacare
This story dropped late on Friday, perhaps because HHS sources hoped it would slip through the cracks over the weekend and disappear. In light of the swirling Benghazi developments and the burgeoning IRS scandal, this wasn't a bad bet. But this stunner from the Washington Post is too important to allow to simply glide past unexamined:
Townhall
Jul 22 2020
News
As Trump Threatens Secret Police Deployment Nationwide, Democrats Debate Expanding Surveillance Powers and New Money for DHS
THE ROGUE DEPLOYMENT of secret federal police forces in Portland, Oregon, has added a new complication to negotiations over reauthorizing the Trump administration’s vast surveillance powers and appropriating new money for the Department of Homeland Security. In March, a sweeping set of government authorities to monitor people in the United States expired, and Congress continues to debate what
The Intercept
Mar 12 2021
Analysis
The Biden Crisis That Dare Not Speak Its Name
Biden officials don’t want to call it a crisis, but the challenge, matter of concern, situation, or whatever euphemistic term they are applying to the border today is running out of control.
DHS has warned of potentially the biggest wave of migrants in two decades, and the number crossing the border has doubled since January.
The surge is especially pronounced among minors. The
National Review