Giorno: 21 Settembre 2023

Medicaid expansion may be enacted in North Carolina, pending approval of final budget

Passing North Carolina’s budget will remain the last hurdle for the state to expand Medicaid to potentially cover 600,000 adults who don’t qualify or make enough for health insurance now that an effort to link it to authorizing more casinos is off the table. Expansion appears back on a smoother glidepath after Republican legislative leaders […]

Top Democrat breaks with Schumer on Senate dress code

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said the Senate must act to reverse the unilateral decision made by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to stop enforcing the dress code. In a rare public disagreement with his party’s leader, Durbin, the Democratic majority whip, said he is “concerned” about the relaxed standards, which critics say is an accomodation […]

New COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Hits Hurdles

The new COVID-19 vaccine rollout is off to a rocky start, with reports emerging of insured Americans being billed nearly $200 for the shot, which received FDA approval last week.

Biden admin quietly consulted left-wing eco groups on plan to block off millions of acres: Montana AG

EXCLUSIVE: The Biden administration’s recently-announced plan to establish the largest-ever conservation zone was developed in collaboration with left-wing eco groups, according to Montana’s attorney general. In a letter to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director Martha Williams, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen said he would vehemently oppose her agency’s plan to lock up nearly […]

Taylor Swift Fans Slam Elon Musk’s X Music Suggestion

Taylor Swift’s fans have slammed Elon Musk after he urged the pop singer to share her new music on X. The X CEO’s request came in response to a post Swift had shared ahead of the release of her new album “1989 (Taylor’s Version).”[#item_full_content]

Shutdown Looms as House Republicans Block Own Spending Bill

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s attempt to restart his stalled spending agenda failed on Thursday when Republicans for a third time blocked a procedural vote on defense spending, raising the risk of a government shutdown in just 10 days.[#item_full_content]

Christian enclave ends decadeslong conflict in surrender, but genocide fears remain high

The Armenian population in the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region have agreed to Azerbaijan’s cease-fire proposal, but talks remain ongoing amid fears of continued repression and possible genocide. “Realizing the unsustainable nature of their military losses as well as the futility of their attempts to use the Armenian residents as human shields, illegal junta leaders have conveyed […]