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Democrats kick off fight to protect ObamaCare subsidies in new Congress

Democrats kick off fight to protect ObamaCare subsidies in new Congress

Democrats in the House and Senate reintroduced legislation Thursday to permanently extend enhanced subsidies to help people afford insurance premiums on ObamaCare plans.  Led by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), along with Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.), the legislation launches the next major ObamaCare fight that could last well into the rest of […]

Trump moderates as Harris centers abortion fight

Trump moderates as Harris centers abortion fight

Former President Trump stance on abortion has become more moderate as the 2024 campaign has gone on, while Vice President Harris sought to center reproductive rights since launching her campaign this summer.  Trump earlier this month said he would veto a hypothetical national abortion ban if re-elected, after months of dodging the question. He has […]

Rocky & Creed – Motivational Tribute

Rocky & Creed – Motivational Tribute

#Rocky #Creed #Motivation If you enjoy this video, please like & subscribe. Thanks! There are boxing movies, and boxing movies. Rocky and Creed are the second ones. Films used: Rocky, 1976, dir. John G. Avildsen Rocky II, 1979, dir. Sylvester Stallone Rocky III, 1982, dir. Sylvester Stallone Rocky IV, 1985, dir. Sylvester Stallone Rocky V, […]

Democrats introduce ObamaCare tax credit extension bill, setting up fight with GOP

Democrats introduce ObamaCare tax credit extension bill, setting up fight with GOP

Congressional Democrats on Wednesday introduced a bicameral bill to extend enhanced subsidies that help make the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) insurance plans cheaper, the official opening shot in what will likely be the next major fight over the law. The legislation from Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), as well as a companion House […]

Democrats eager to fight Vance over ObamaCare rollback

Democrats eager to fight Vance over ObamaCare rollback

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) said he wants to roll back ObamaCare’s protections for people with preexisting conditions, reopening a fight that’s repeatedly burned Republicans in the past — and one Democrats are eager to have.  During a campaign rally in North Carolina on Wednesday, Vance described a plan to remove federal […]

Democratic lawmakers call out nursing home executive pay amid minimum staffing rule fight

Democratic lawmakers call out nursing home executive pay amid minimum staffing rule fight

Democratic lawmakers are calling out soaring executive compensation at three for-profit nursing home providers as the industry fights new minimum staffing requirements that apply to virtually every facility in the United States. The executive pay was revealed in a letter sent Friday evening to the CEOs of Brookdale Senior Living, National HealthCare and Ensign Group. […]

Missouri judge's ruling throws last-minute curveball in abortion ballot fight

Missouri judge's ruling throws last-minute curveball in abortion ballot fight

The fate of an abortion rights amendment in Missouri will be in the hands of the state supreme court on Tuesday, after a judge late Friday ruled the amendment violated state law.  The ruling from Cole County Circuit Judge Christopher Limbaugh was a last-minute curveball that has suddenly thrown into doubt the future of a […]

Supreme Court declines to restore Oklahoma federal family planning funds in abortion fight

Supreme Court declines to restore Oklahoma federal family planning funds in abortion fight

The Supreme Court has declined to reinstate millions of dollars in federal funding for family planning services that the Biden administration stripped from Oklahoma after officials refused to provide a hotline number for patients to call and receive information on abortion.  In an order Tuesday, the court denied Oklahoma’s request for an emergency injunction that […]

WHO unveils effort to fight mpox outbreak

WHO unveils effort to fight mpox outbreak

The World Health Organization (WHO) released a six-month plan to help stop outbreaks of human-to-human transmission of mpox, which includes adding staff in affected countries, increasing surveillance and ramping up prevention and response strategies.  WHO officials expect the plan will begin in September and end in February and require $135 million in new funding to build […]

Hillary Clinton gives dire warning on abortion: ‘We could have done more to fight’

Hillary Clinton gives dire warning on abortion: ‘We could have done more to fight’

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a new interview criticized her fellow Democrats for their response to the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade, arguing they could have “done more.” “We didn’t take it seriously, and we didn’t understand the threat,” Clinton said in an interview with The New York Times, published Saturday. […]