The Biden administration issued guidance on Thursday reminding health insurers that they must comply with the Affordable Care Act’s birth control mandate, which guarantees coverage of contraceptives at no additional cost. The administration said it will take enforcement actions if insurers fail to comply.
Continue reading “Amid ‘Troubling Reports,’ Biden Admin Reminds Health Insurers Of ACA Birth Control Mandate”You Be You
The modern GOP’s sheer level of political cynicism is simply remarkable. I noted this morning that in retaliation for Dems outwitting Mitch McConnell with their climate bill, House Republicans voted against the semiconductors bill most of them actually support. In the event, 24 House Republicans bucked their leadership and voted for the bill. All Democrats voted for the bill save for one who voted “present.” Now we hear from Susan Collins that Dems’ legislative coup now likely means Republicans won’t allow a vote on the bill to protect same sex marriage rights. “I just think the timing could not have been worse and it came totally out of the blue,” Collins HuffPost, explaining that it will now be much harder for her and other GOP moderates to secure GOP votes.
Continue reading “You Be You”Nota Bene: 7.28.22
New congressional generic ballot poll: Suffolk, D-44%, R-40%. Meanwhile, the 538 average of these polls is now R+.02.
Biden Urges Passage Of ‘Historic’ Schumer-Manchin Reconciliation Deal
President Biden on Thursday voiced his support of the deal Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) reached on a reconciliation bill that includes modest provisions on climate investments and lowering prescription drug prices.
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A new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast is live! This week, Josh and Kate discuss new data points on the Dobbs leak and the shifting prognostications of the midterm elections.
You can listen to the new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast here.
Wisconsin Judge Slams GOP Review Of 2020 Election
A Wisconsin judge ripped into the partisan “investigation” of Wisconsin’s 2020 election Thursday, saying not only had it not uncovered any evidence of voter fraud, but also that the process had “punished” the people of Wisconsin.
Continue reading “Wisconsin Judge Slams GOP Review Of 2020 Election”At Liberty University, Veterans’ Complaints Keep Coming
This article was originally published by ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom.
When an Army veteran was looking for somewhere to get an online aviation degree a couple of years ago in hopes of becoming a pilot, Liberty University advertised having the speed and flexibility she needed: accelerated eight-week courses with start times throughout the year and 52 affiliated flight schools around the country where she could get the required flight training. She signed up for the program, paying with the GI Bill benefits that have made military veterans such a reliable source of revenue for Liberty and other universities with large online programs.
But when her husband, who was still on active duty, learned he would be transferred from Georgia to Hawaii, she discovered that the lone Liberty flight affiliate on Oahu, George’s Aviation Services in Honolulu, did not offer the accelerated courses Liberty had touted. This meant that it would take her double the time to complete her program, two years rather than one, and would cost U.S. taxpayers more along the way, she stated in a complaint she filed with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Continue reading “At Liberty University, Veterans’ Complaints Keep Coming”Fox’s Brian Kilmeade Begs Trump Not To Get Mad At His Show Over Bad Poll Numbers, Please, Sir!
“Fox and Friends” co-host Brian Kilmeade tried to preemptively shield his show from ex-President Donald Trump’s wrath in an extremely dignified display on Thursday morning.
Continue reading “Fox’s Brian Kilmeade Begs Trump Not To Get Mad At His Show Over Bad Poll Numbers, Please, Sir!”Jayapal Says Schumer-Manchin Reconciliation Deal Is A ‘Major Step Forward’
Congressional Progressive Caucus chair Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) on Thursday praised the deal Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) reached on a reconciliation bill that modestly addresses climate investments and lowers prescription drug prices as a “major step forward.”
Continue reading “Jayapal Says Schumer-Manchin Reconciliation Deal Is A ‘Major Step Forward’”Clarence Thomas Ditches GW Law School Post Amid Fury Over Roe Dismantling
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has withdrawn himself as an instructor at George Washington University Law School for the fall semester, the school confirmed on Wednesday.
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