Three weeks ago, Donald Trump barked that the Affordable Care Act is “finished. It’s dead. It’s gone. It’s no longer, you shouldn’t even mention it.”…
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Yesterday’s election saw voters in seven states deciding 22 ballot measures. Among the noteworthy initiatives and referenda: After five vetoes by cranky Governor LePage, Maine…
Donald Trump said Sunday’s mass murder in Texas “isn’t a guns situation” but “is a mental health problem….” The Texas killer had mental health issues…
On the road in Japan, Donald Trump lied to Japanese businesspeople yesterday, telling them the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline will create 42,000 jobs and is…
On NPR this morning, Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Georgia) expressed his support for repealing the state-and-local tax deduction by asking rhetorically if it’s fair to ask…
The main Republican way to avoid talking about the role of guns in gun violence is to talk about mental health care (not that Speaker Ryan…
Dan Lederman’s Iowa pal Sam Clovis is supposed to face a confirmation hearing November 9 for a USDA science post for which he has no…
Senators Bob Corker and Jeff Flake are showing us that we should not lump all Republicans in with South Dakota’s Congressional delegation as morally spineless…
Health consulting firm Avalere analyzes the 2018 ACA insurance exchange market and finds premiums on “silver” plans will rise by an average of 34%: Avalere…
Donald Trump probably hasn’t read The Handmaid’s Tale. But his failed effort this week to use his power to restrain a young woman from having an…