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Aug 13 2020
News
How the WHO Can Earn Back U.S. Support
In a global pandemic, an impartial, science-oriented, competently led, transnational health organization is vital. There is no better way to prevent, detect, and aid in coordinating a global response to infectious diseases that have pandemic potential. Millions of lives depend on it.
But an organization that is overly deferential to one nation — the People’s Republic of China, for
The Dispatch
Sep 22 2020
Analysis
At Least 8.7 Million Americans At Risk Of Losing $1,200 Stimulus Checks
At least 8.7 million or more Americans could be at risk of losing out on $1,200 coronavirus stimulus checks due to incomplete IRS and Treasury Department records, according to a Monday report from Congress’ auditing arm, which examined the unprecedented $2.6 trillion lawmakers passed in emergency support as the coronavirus pandemic took hold.
The Treasury Department determined in April
Forbes
Mar 01 2012
Opinion
Numbers Show Obama’s Lack of Commitment on Immigration Enforcement
President Barack Obama commented on Univision radio that, with a second term, he would get immigration reform “done.
The Heritage Foundation
Sep 23 2013
News
Video: Health care: What Obama said, why it mattered
POLITICO senior White House reporter Carrie Budoff Brown with five key statements from Barack Obama on health care and analysis on why they mattered for reform.
Politico
Nov 02 2012
Opinion
Is U.S. Immigration Policy Holding Back Economic Growth?
In these final days of the presidential campaign, both President Obama and Governor Romney are becoming more vocal about their support for immigration reform.
Brookings Institution
Nov 29 2012
News
Mortgage-interest deduction could be on the table in ‘fiscal cliff’ debate
Of all the deductions woven into the sprawling U.S. tax code, few have been more fiercely guarded than the enormous tax break that lets homeowners deduct the interest they pay on their mortgages.
Washington Post
Nov 21 2019
Opinion
When Asked How They’ll Pay for Their Plans, Democrats Should Answer Just as Trump Does: Mexico
I HAVE A simple piece of advice for the 10 Democratic presidential candidates on stage tonight at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia.
When they are inevitably asked by a moderator from MSNBC or the Washington Post how they plan to “pay for” one of their signature proposals — whether it is Medicare for All (Elizabeth Warren), a Green New Deal (Bernie Sanders), baby bonds (Cory
The Intercept
Jul 09 2019
News
U.S. appeals court to take up constitutionality of Obamacare
The future of Obamacare could be at stake on Tuesday when a coalition of Democratic-led states and House of Representatives urge a federal appeals court to overturn a Texas judge’s ruling that the U.S. healthcare reform law is unconstitutional.
Republicans have repeatedly tried to repeal Obamacare, or the Affordable Care Act (ACA), since its 2010 passage, and while the Justice
Reuters
Mar 12 2021
News
Democrats Face Test of Party Unity as They Plan Next Legislative Steps
WASHINGTON—In the first months of President Biden’s term, Democrats on Capitol Hill unified around his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief proposal, quickly passing through Congress a package that closely resembled Mr. Biden’s original plan and notching an early achievement.
But Mr. Biden and Democrats will face a far more complicated set of political and policy decisions as they seek to
Wall Street Journal (News)
Oct 14 2019
News
Buttigieg Slams Beto’s Plan To Punish Churches That Oppose Same-Sex Marriage
South Bend, Ind., mayor Pete Buttigieg (D.) said Sunday on CNN's State of the Union that former congressman Beto O'Rourke (D., Texas) does not understand the implications of stripping tax-exempt status from churches that oppose LGBTQ rights.
"That means going to war not only with churches, but I would think with mosques and a lot of organizations that may not have the same view of
Washington Free Beacon