Democrats plot Medicaid expansion backdoor in red states refusing program
Lawmakers see an opening to cover millions of low-income adults while the party’s other major health care priorities face tough odds.
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Athletes Will Never Be Quiet Again
George Floyd’s murder last Memorial Day persuaded a lot of people in sports to use their public profile to fight racism in America. So it was fitting that the NBA, its players’ union, and the WNBA players’ union joined together Tuesday, the first anniversary of Floyd’s death, to publicly challenge Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.
I’m a Pediatrician. Get Your Child Vaccinated.
When I was in medical school in the 1980s, a surgeon came to my clinical-medicine course to talk about how to guide patients in making decisions. He presented a scenario in which a patient with breast cancer had to decide between a lumpectomy and a mastectomy.
When Justice Is Out of Reach
Some years ago, I was given an assignment by Vanity Fair to track down war criminals and former dictators who, despite being ousted from power, hadn’t yet seen justice. As I hunted down their villas on the French Riviera, one of the most beautiful stretches of coastline in the world, or in the cobbled side streets of Paris’s 16th arrondissement, I was reminded, not for the first time, that after war or upheaval, bad guys rarely face a timely reckoning.
I Think My Superrich Grandpa Is Trying to Use Me in a Weird Scheme Against My Brother
He wants me to move in with him. I’m suspicious of his motives—but it sure would be nice not to have to worry about rent.
Conservative Pundit Hits GOP With A Scathing Question
CNN commentator S.E. Cupp slammed the “gibberish” and “nonsense” coming from elected Republicans.
The Government Might Borrow a Move From Amazon to Turn More Cities Into Seattle
Get ready for HQ2, uh, part two.
My Family Is Furious I Won’t Pay My Brother’s $200,000 Hospital Bill
Years ago, I pleaded with him to get health insurance. Now I’m being ostracized due to his carelessness.
There’s Just One Problem With Ford’s Electric F-150
Joe Biden says the pickup truck is fast. It’s heavy, too.
New Jersey lifts mask mandate, social distancing rules in time for Memorial Day
Businesses can continue to require customers and employees to wear coverings, the governor said.
Biden expected to use budget to strengthen abortion rights bona fides
Omitting traditional anti-abortion provisions from his budget proposal could be his strongest statement yet on the issue.
Ohio announces first $1M Vax-a-Million lottery winner
The prize drawing is meant to encourage vaccination.
Dems back growing calls for Congress to probe Covid lab leak theory
The ongoing discussions on Capitol Hill represent a remarkable bipartisan agreement that Congress should investigate the origins of a virus that has killed 3.5 million people worldwide.
Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine appears safe and powerfully effective in teens
The finding could pave the way for the shot to become the second authorized in the U.S. for use in teens.
An Interview With the Man Who Waited Five Years to Open a Mysterious Safe—and Found the Weirdest Thing Possible Inside
It involves Vin Diesel, a condom, and a mostly forgotten movie.
The Most Spectacular Corrections From the New York Times’ Weddings Column
There were how many diamonds on the ring? The groom has been married how many times?
A Biden-friendly economist is creating a big headache for president’s spending plans
The study adds fuel to an intense national debate about what is behind a suspected worker shortage and what policy changes are needed to accelerate Americans’ return to work as the pandemic subsides.
Tax the rich? Executives predict Biden’s big plans will flop
Corporate executives and lobbyists say they are confident they can kill almost all of these tax hikes by pressuring moderate Democrats in the House and Senate.
Biden pressed to send clear message on economy as warning signs flash
The White House’s reaction to unexpected jobs and price data has opened the administration up to GOP attacks.
Lockdown mentality still holding the economy back, banking official says
Neel Kashkari of the Minneapolis Fed says things should get better as people overcome fears related to the pandemic.
Dr. Monica Gandhi on the Origins of COVID-19, Vaccine Equity, the Debate over Masks & More
President Joe Biden has ordered U.S. intelligence agencies to investigate the origins of COVID-19 as new questions are being raised over whether an accidental leak from a Chinese virology lab is to blame for the pandemic. The Wall Street Journal reports three employees of the Wuhan Institute of Virology fell ill with COVID-like symptoms in the autumn of 2019 and were hospitalized in November of that year, before the first recorded case of COVID-19.
News Roundup: Republicans filibuster the commission, commission, commission
It is Friday! In the wee hours of the night, the Republican Party destroyed the chances for our country to investigate the closest our nation has come to a coup d’etat since the main form of visual media was the daguerreotype. It’s not surprisng but it is a sad statement about where our country is at.
The scammer gets scammed as Gaetz and fiancée claim to lose $155K in ‘Thirsty’ yacht sale
Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida took time away from mocking the sex trafficking charges against him and rallying against Liz Cheney alongside Marjorie Taylor Greene to tell the world that he’s possibly been the target of a scam. Yes, that’s right. WFLA reports that Matt Gaetz and his brand new fiancée Ginger Luckey* say that they’ve been had.
A 3-year-old child dies in Vieques, Puerto Rico, which still has no hospital
After a 3-year-old boy died this week in Vieques, Puerto Rico, angry residents say the death could have been prevented if the island had a functional hospital.
Arizona Republicans seek to strip power from secretary of state just like in Georgia
In the two states with the closest outcomes in the 2020 election and where secretaries of state held the line against efforts to overturn the results, Republican lawmakers have made brazen power grabs that would tie the hands of those same elected officials in future elections.
Georgia GOP lawmakers have already codified their effort into law while Republicans in Arizona are attempting to finalize a similar move, as The Washington Post’s Aaron Blake points out.
NPC community seeing a burst of hope—and concern—as treatment for rare disease moves into new hands
When Daily Kos first covered the situation with children suffering from Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) and the possible treatment now called adrabetadex back on April 14, the story was left at a moment of confusion, frustration, and real fear that the only available treatment for this heartbreaking disease was about to become unavailable.
White House Defends High Gas Prices As Americans Prepare To Travel For Memorial Day
Gas prices have reached a seven-year high, which experts say is largely the result of higher demand and a shortage of fuel truck drivers.
Biden Omits Hyde Amendment From Budget, Keeping Promise To Defend Abortion Rights
The amendment makes abortion essentially inaccessible for low-income women and many women of color.