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Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onOctober 14, 2017
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Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Governor Charlie Baker joined Democrats in denouncing the White House move to roll back a key component of the Affordable Care Act.  Evan Horowitz | Quick Study In the Byzantine world of health care, the effect on lower-income Americans could be limited.  Ground Game Trump’s move to consider removing subsidies for health insurance for lower-income Americans might be the worst political decision he has made so far.  While efforts in Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act

Capital - The week in politics and issues

posted onOctober 14, 2017
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Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Capital Source Longtime Republican operative Beth Lindstrom will take square aim at Democratic US Senator Elizabeth Warren, whom she hopes to topple next year.  capital source Democratic congressional candidate Lori Trahan formalized her campaign Thursday, touting a $242,000 fund-raising haul in the last two weeks of September.

Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onOctober 14, 2017
by admin
Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Governor Charlie Baker joined Democrats in denouncing the White House move to roll back a key component of the Affordable Care Act.  Evan Horowitz | Quick Study In the Byzantine world of health care, the effect on lower-income Americans could be limited.  Ground Game Trump’s move to consider removing subsidies for health insurance for lower-income Americans might be the worst political decision he has made so far.  While efforts in Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act

Fox host calls for NBC News chief to resign over Weinstein story | TheHill

posted onOctober 13, 2017
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Fox News host Ronan Farrow's bombshell report containing explosive allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein. "Noah Oppenheim ought to resign immediately, and if he doesn't, he ought to be fired immediately by NBC's parent company Comcast," Carlson said on his show, "Tucker Carlson Tonight." "News executives are not allowed to tell lies. They're not allowed to participate in coverups. They ought to answer straight-forward questions straight forwardly.

Dem compares believing in coal comeback to believing in Easter Bunny | TheHill

posted onOctober 13, 2017
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Rep. Ted Leiu (D-Calif.) on Thursday compared the Trump administration's push for a resurgence in the coal industry to belief in the Easter Bunny.  "If you believe in the Easter Bunny, 35mm film & typewriters, then you will also believe coal can come back," Lieu tweeted along with an article on Democrats opposing Energy Secretary MORE's plan to reward coal and nuclear power plants for contributing to the U.S.

Dems rip Trump's 'spiteful' decision to end key ObamaCare payments | TheHill

posted onOctober 13, 2017
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Democratic leaders blasted the administration on Thursday night over President Trump's decision to end key payments to insurers offering ObamaCare coverage, calling the move "spiteful." “Sadly, instead of working to lower health costs for Americans, it seems President Trump will singlehandedly hike Americans’ health premiums," Senate Minority Leader MORE (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said in a joint statement. "It is a spiteful act of vast, pointless sabotage leveled at working families and the middle class in every corner of America.

New York, California threaten to sue over health-care subsidies | TheHill

posted onOctober 13, 2017
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Attorneys general from California and New York say they are prepared to sue the Trump administration to protect health-care subsides that the White House said would be cut off. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (D) said in a statement that hundreds of thousands of New York families rely on ObamaCare's subsidies for their health care. "Again and again, President Trump has threatened to cut off these subsidies to undermine our healthcare system and force Congress to the negotiating table," he said in the statement.

Trump vows hard line with Iran, setting stage to decertify deal | TheHill

posted onOctober 13, 2017
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President Trump is announcing a new strategy on Iran that shifts the focus from Tehran’s nuclear program to other actions the administration says are destabilizing. The new strategy, outlined in a fact sheet released by the administration early Friday, comes as Trump is expected to decertify the Iran nuclear deal entered into by the Obama administration. Trump has repeatedly criticized the agreement, which lifted sanctions related to Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for Tehran reducing its nuclear facilities, dubbing it “the worst deal ever.” He was reportedly frustrated the last time he was