Manchin-Schumer bill could bring down the deficit. Inflation — that’s debatable
Senate Democrats are plowing forward with a sprawling tax reform and revenue plan that advances key pieces of President Biden’s legislative agenda, including tax provisions long sought by the party to help front investments in health care and climate. Democrats say the new bill, dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act, aims to live up to its name and fight inflation, in part, by reducing the deficit. And some experts agree that the measure could be a significant tool to begin getting a handle on the country's finances. “This is really b
Read MoreBiden reinitiating ‘strict isolation procedures’ after positive COVID test, doctor says
President Biden will “reinitiate strict isolation procedures” after he tested positive for COVID-19 following several days of returning negative tests, his physician, Kevin O'Connor, said in a letter on Saturday. “As described last week, acknowledging the potential for so-called ‘rebound’ COVID positivity observed in a small percentage of patients treated with PAXLOVID, the President increased his testing cadence, both to protect people around him and to assure early detection of any return of viral replication,” O'Connor wrote to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
Read MoreThese Republicans who impeached Trump face tough primaries on Tuesday
Three of the 10 Republicans who voted to impeach former President Trump last year face tough primaries on Tuesday, competing against Trump-endorsed challengers in crowded fields. So far, four of the 10 have opted to retire, two have overcome primary challenges to get to November and one did not. Since leaving office Trump has wielded his power against the Republicans he thinks crossed him. Tuesday’s races feature two lawmakers from Washington and one from Michigan and are expected to be closely watched as yet another test of Trump’s influence with GOP voters.
Read MoreVeterans deserve better than Congress’s collective shrug on burn pits
Once again, lawmakers have failed to pass legislation that would provide health care and benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits overseas. I’ve been collecting samples from veterans’ lungs via biopsies since 2010. These particles come from burn pits, which are exactly what you think they are: holes in the ground used to burn stuff. It does matter what that “stuff” is. Throughout Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Fre
Read MoreBeshear says he's worried officials will find bodies 'for weeks to come' after floods
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) expressed concern on Saturday that officials would be finding bodies lost in the severe flooding “for weeks to come” and confirmed that at least 25 people had died so far. During a press conference held in the early afternoon, the governor revised a previous death toll which had found that six of 25 confirmed dead were children. He said they now believe there are four children dead in addition to 21 adults. He cautioned, however, that those figures were expected to increase. Beshear said that the officials were still figuring out an accura
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