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Millions will lose health coverage if ACA subsidies expire: CBO
12/06/24 2:08 PM ET A new report released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found that if the Affordable Care Act extended subsidies are allowed to expire at the end of 2025, millions of people will become uninsured and premiums will rise. Responding to the Senate Committee on Finance, the CBO found that not extending the credit will increase the number of people without health insurance and raise the average gross benchmark premiums for plans purchased through the marketplaces. The ...
Paul Krugman Retires From The New York Times After 25 Years: 'Beacon of Clear, Moral and Inventive Analysis'
Dec 6th, 2024, 10:28 am Economist and New York Times opinion columnist Paul Krugman is retiring from the paper after 25 years, Times opinion editor Kathleen Kingsbury announced on Friday. Kingsbury praised Krugman as an authoritative voice on economics for readers who helped countless readers become more fluent in and mindful of how trade, taxes, technology, the markets, labor and capital intersected with political leadership, ideology and partisanship to shape the lives of people across ...
These two factors are the keys that helped Jimmy Carter live to 100, grandson says
Friday 06 December 2024 18:04 GMT Former President Jimmy Carter is relying on his faith and his stubbornness during his time in hospice care to enjoy more that a century on Earth, his grandson has said. The ex-commander-in-chief turned 100 in October after entering hospice care at his home in Plains, Georgia in February 2023 at a time when his family thought he might live for days or weeks. Grandson Jason Carter appeared on the podcast Politically Georgia by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ...
'Trump's gonna pardon me anyways,' January 6 rioter scoffs as he's led from court to prison
Published 1:58 PM EST, Fri December 6, 2024 CNN A January 6 defendant on Friday taunted a federal judges decision to send him immediately to prison for one year for his role in the US Capitol riot, shouting as he was being handcuffed that President-elect Donald Trump would pardon him. The rioter, Philip Sean Grillo of New York City, announced after his sentencing, Trumps gonna pardon me anyways, as a US marshal had him remove his belt and tie before handcuffing him inside the courtroo ...
Democrat Frost slams DOGE: Billionaires 'cosplaying as government officials'
12/06/24 1:48 PM ET Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) criticized President-elect Trumps choices to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), saying its two billionaires who are cosplaying as government officials. Lets be honest about DOGE and this whole thing, its a joke, he said Thursday evening on MSNBC, noting DOGE is not an actual department of this government. Trump tapped tech billionaire Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the advisory body a decis ...
Senate GOP sees Hegseth nomination as likely doomed
(The Hill) Pete Hegseths nomination to serve as secretary of Defense appears doomed despite his fiery declaration that hes not going anywhere, Republicans on Capitol Hill told The Hill on Thursday. I think most people do not expect Hegseth to make it, said one Republican senator. Theres seven or eight [Republican] votes against him. Its a matter of time. Its on the death watch, the senator added.
Trump picks former Georgia Sen. David Perdue for U.S. ambassador to China
(NBC News) President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday that former Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., had agreed to be nominated to be the next U.S. ambassador to China. As a Fortune 500 CEO, who had a 40-year International business career, and served in the U.S. Senate, David brings valuable expertise to help build our relationship with China, Trump said on his Truth Social platform, noting that Perdue has lived in Singapore and Hong Kong and spent much of his career working in China and elsewhere in Asia.
Direct quotes from Pete Hegseth's book regarding women in the military
"There are examples in history of women in combat roles. But one is hard pressed to find many outside of religious or mythical settings that have anything close to a positive military outcome." ... "If you train a group of men to treat women equally on the battlefield then you will be hard pressed to ask them to treat women differently at home." ... "I'm going to say something politically incorrect that is perfectly commonsensical observation. Dads push us to take risks. Moms put the training wheels on our bike. We need mom's, but not in the military, especially in combat units." ...
Elon Musk Spent Over $250 Million to Help Elect Trump
(New York Times) Elon Musk, the world's richest man, spent over a quarter of a billion dollars in the final months of this year's election to help Donald J. Trump win the presidency, federal filings revealed on Thursday. ... The sum is a fraction of Mr. Musk's wealth. But it is nonetheless a staggering amount from a single donor, who poured the cash into allied groups and is now playing a role in helping shape the next administration.
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Lawmakers threaten to vote again on Gaetz report if he gets Trump job
1 hr ago - 8 hours ago Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said Friday that lawmakers could force another vote to release former Rep. Matt Gaetz's (R-Fla.) Ethics report if President-elect Trump brings him into a White House job. Why it matters: Bacon's comments come a day ... (Axios)
Judge upholds use of race in Naval Academy admissions, saying a diverse military is stronger
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Alex Jones Isn't Getting Out Of $965 Million Verdict To Sandy Hook Families, Appeals Court Says
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The first rioter tried on Jan. 6 charges gets reduced prison sentence after Supreme Court decision
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Iran Begins to Evacuate Military Officials and Personnel From Syria
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Comerica Bank abused and neglected vulnerable customers who relied on prepaid card for federal benefits
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Supreme Court will decide if Palestinian authorities can be sued in US over attacks in Middle East
4 hrs ago - December 6, 2024, 2:27 PM WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court agreed Friday to settle a years-long legal dispute over whether Palestinian authorities can be sued in U.S. courts by Americans killed or wounded in terrorism attacks in the Middle East. The ... (ABC News/AP)
Judge shuts down Proud Boys leader serving Jan. 6 sentence at trial for cop accused of being 'double agent'
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Panel on Trump assassination attempts wraps up with Secret Service pledge of improvements
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Missouri abortion rights in legal limbo after constitutional protections take effect
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Rep. Suzan DelBene will continue as DCCC chair for 2026
5 hrs ago - Posted December 6, 2024 at 10:52am Washington Rep. Suzan DelBene will chair House Democrats campaign arm for another two years, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced Friday. As we build upon the foundation that we laid and conti ... (Roll Call)
Democrat Frost slams DOGE: Billionaires 'cosplaying as government officials'
6 hrs ago - 12/06/24 1:48 PM ET Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) criticized President-elect Trumps choices to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), saying its two billionaires who are cosplaying as government officials. &# ... (The Hill)
'Trump's gonna pardon me anyways,' January 6 rioter scoffs as he's led from court to prison
6 hrs ago - Published 1:58 PM EST, Fri December 6, 2024 CNN A January 6 defendant on Friday taunted a federal judges decision to send him immediately to prison for one year for his role in the US Capitol riot, shouting as he was being handcuffed t ... (CNN Politics)
Hegseth Lawyer Threatens Woman Accuser With Legal Action If He Isn't Confirmed
6 hrs ago - This is outrageous! By John Amato December 6, 2024 Pete Hegseth and his team are doing a full-court press to try to save his nomination as SecDef and are going as far as threatening the woman who filed a police report for rape against him with ... (crooksandliars.com)
Paul Krugman Retires From The New York Times After 25 Years: 'Beacon of Clear, Moral and Inventive Analysis'
7 hrs ago - Dec 6th, 2024, 10:28 am Economist and New York Times opinion columnist Paul Krugman is retiring from the paper after 25 years, Times opinion editor Kathleen Kingsbury announced on Friday. Kingsbury praised Krugman as an authoritative voice ... (MEDIAite)
Millions will lose health coverage if ACA subsidies expire: CBO
7 hrs ago - 12/06/24 2:08 PM ET A new report released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found that if the Affordable Care Act extended subsidies are allowed to expire at the end of 2025, millions of people will become uninsured and premiums will rise. Res ... (The Hill)
These two factors are the keys that helped Jimmy Carter live to 100, grandson says
8 hrs ago - Friday 06 December 2024 18:04 GMT Former President Jimmy Carter is relying on his faith and his stubbornness during his time in hospice care to enjoy more that a century on Earth, his grandson has said. The ex-commander-in-chief turned 100 in Octobe ... (The Independent)
Search team recovers remains of Pennsylvania woman who fell into sinkhole
8 hrs ago - Search team recovers remains of Pennsylvania woman who fell into sinkhole The Associated Press December 6, 2024, 1:38 PM Rescue workers continue to search, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, for Elizabeth Pollard, who is believed to have disappeared in a sinkho ... (Associated Press, via WTOP)
Jury in Daniel Penny subway death told to keep deliberating after saying they are deadlocked on manslaughter charge
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