Biden to crack down on junk health insurance

The Biden administration on Friday is expected to propose a new regulation cracking down on short-term health insurance plans, five Democrats with knowledge of the matter, who were granted anonymity to discuss the specifics of White House plans, told POLITICO. The long-awaited rule will curtail a Trump-era expansion of the skimpy health coverage, which Democrats and patient...

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Marjorie Taylor Greene booted out of Freedom Caucus member says

Andy Harris called the vote — the first time HFC has formally booted a member — an “appropriate action.” from Politics, Policy, Political News Top Stories https://ift.tt/pC9jW03 via IFT...

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Abortion rights likely headed for showdown in Ohio this fall

Ohio is poised to become the latest battleground over abortion after advocates Wednesday submitted more than enough signatures to get an abortion rights initiative on the ballot this fall. A coalition of abortion-rights groups has submitted more than 700,000 signatures for a ballot initiative that would codify the right to an abortion in the state constitution. The submission...

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It pays to be censured: Schiff scores record haul after GOP rebuke

California Rep. Adam Schiff, the target of conservative scorn and House Republican censure as he campaigns for the U.S. Senate, raised over $8.1 million in the year’s second quarter, a major haul that’s likely to put more distance between his rivals. The record-breaking quarter places the Democratic congressman in his party’s upper echelon of 2024 fundraisers and brings to...

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After Discord leak Pentagon to tighten procedures for classified info

The Pentagon is tightening up the way it handles classified national security information, after a member of the Air National Guard allegedly leaked a trove of military secrets online earlier this year. A review ordered after that incident and made public Wednesday did not find systematic failures, or call for drastic changes to the way the Pentagon safeguards classified...

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Canada vs. Meta: Status quo not working

OTTAWA, Ont. — We're now in war-of-words territory between Ottawa and Meta. Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez announced Wednesday that his government plans to cut off advertising spending on Facebook and Instagram, a move designed to deprive the tech giant of millions in revenue. (The federal government spent C$11.4 million on Meta platforms in 2021-22.) Rodriguez singled...

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Russian regions on Ukraine border come under fire local authorities say

Officials accuse Kyiv of bombings that happen almost daily. Ukraine denies responsibility. from Politics, Policy, Political News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Bvira5 via IFT...

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