The Trump administration’s recent decision to abruptly end a provision of the Affordable Care Act that helps insurers lower out-of-pocket medical fees for millions of Americans has spurred some states to consider taking legal action. Attorneys general from California, Connecticut, Kentucky, Massachusetts, and New York have said they plan to sue the Trump administration in order to keep […]
Three weeks into a devastating crisis, Puerto Rico has little hope on the horizon. President Trump took to Twitter Thursday morning to say that relief efforts on the island could not continue “forever”, seemingly threatening to end U.S. aid to the territory. “We cannot keep FEMA, the Military & the First Responders, who have been […]
To be the District Attorney for Manhattan is to live in the spotlight. But for working Americans outside New York City media circles, Cy Vance (D) is not the same kind of household name — and now he’s getting the kind of introduction to the rest of the country that gives politicians nightmares. Vance has […]
Once The New York Times and, later, The New Yorker published blockbuster stories revealing multiple allegations of sexual harassment and assault against film producer Harvey Weinstein, it was as if a dam had broken. There was soon an outpouring of stories, not just from women who said Weinstein had harassed or assaulted them, but also […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump was welcomed at the annual Values Voters Summit with standing ovations from religious conservatives who said they’re willing to look past his personal behavior, religious beliefs, and indiscretions. “He’s an answer to our prayers,” said Mandeville, Louisiana-resident Denise Hopkins. Hopkins told ThinkProgress that at first she was skeptical of Trump, […]
This week, the Heritage Foundation — which has been described as “Donald Trump’s think tank” — hosted a panel featuring three doctors who reject transgender kids. Two days later, the organization posted a video clip from the event, claiming it showed one of the panelists who effectively “shut down leftists on giving children puberty blockers.” In fact, the […]
Miss Russia Polina Popova and runner up Ksenia Alexandrova claim that sexual harassment and assault simply don’t happen in their country, for one very specific reason: President Vladimir Putin. According to The Moscow Times, at a press conference for Russia’s Miss World and Miss Universe representatives this week, the pageant winner and Alexandrova claimed that instances of harassment […]
For decades, the NCAA insisted that athletes who generate millions in revenue for their schools don’t deserve to be paid. Now, it turns out, they don’t deserve an actual education either. On Friday morning, the NCAA delivered the long awaited findings of a years-long investigation into allegations that the University of North Carolina engaged in […]
In the last 24 hours, Trump has clearly undercut the Affordable Care Act, sending insurers and millions of Americans into uncertainty. At 10:47 p.m. on Thursday, the Trump administration released a press statement saying it would stop paying insurance companies for subsidizing health care to low-income people, breaking an agreement between the White House and […]
Next week, at the previously-scheduled Fall League Meetings in New York City, NFL owners will meet with representatives from the NFLPA and select NFL players to discuss the most talked-about issue in the league this season. It’s not Ezekiel Elliott, or concussions, or even yet another discussion over what exactly constitutes a catch. This crucial […]
Just two weeks after the Senate once again tried — and failed — to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, it’s become eminently clear that those failures don’t matter. Trumpcare has arrived. On Thursday morning, President Trump signed an executive order that will allow people to buy stripped down health insurance plans if they’re […]
If Indiana state Rep. Jim Lucas had his way, journalists would be required to register with state police in order to report the news. Lucas, a Republican who has represented Indiana House District 69 since 2012, has officially drafted a bill that would require journalists to become licensed by registering with Indiana State Police, prior to entering […]
Top Democratic lawmakers are asking for a government probe of Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt’s interview with a beef lobbying organization, in which Pruitt asked ranchers to comment on his proposed repeal of an Obama-era water regulation. “We are deeply troubled that these recent EPA actions are the latest examples of EPA’s inappropriate use […]
During a Friday morning speech in which she announced she’ll forgo a run for governor and stay in the U.S. Senate, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) criticized Senate Republican leadership for shutting women out of the process of developing health care legislation. Amid a broader critique of the secretive process Republicans used in their failed attempts […]
Alex spends his days explaining how health insurance works to people in Florida. People who are enrolled in private plans on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace call a 1-800 number, and he’s there to answer any questions they may have about premium tax credits, coinsurance, and things of that sort. He’s a licensed navigator […]
By Jeremy Deaton Some cities were hit hard by the Great Recession. Lancaster, California was positively clobbered. In the summer of 2009, the unemployment rate reached 17 percent, housing prices bottomed out, and foreclosures were rampant. Since then, the city has turned things around, thanks in part to the efforts of three-time Republican mayor Rex Parris, who […]
The White House will stop paying vital subsidies that offset the costs for insurers of covering lower-income people, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed in a statement Thursday. “The Department of Health and Human Services has concluded that there is no appropriation for cost-sharing reduction payments to insurance companies lawfully under Obamacare,” Sanders’ […]
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R) appeared on a local radio show this week and called legalized marijuana a “sucker’s bet,” and something that will never happen so long as he’s in office. Why? Bevin says he’s concerned about overdoses. “We are not, while I’m governor, going to be legalizing the use of marijuana in this […]
Amid all the Trump tweets, owner threats, and protests during the national anthem, it’s understandable that the biggest story headed into this NFL season — the ongoing legal battle over the domestic violence suspension of Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott — has largely been an afterthought over the past few weeks. But on Thursday afternoon, […]
