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With GOP back at helm, Montana renews push to sniff out welfare fraudFebruary 25, 2021 at 12:17 PM Montana is considering becoming the latest state to intensify its hunt for welfare overpayments and fraud, a move expected to remove more than 1,500 enrollees from low-income health coverage at a time when the pandemic has left more people needing help.Tags: Health, Montana, Gop 23 people like this. Like Pandemic first job for HHS pick but health agenda is broaderFebruary 23, 2021 at 3:00 PM By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health secretary nominee Xavier Becerra told senators Tuesday that confronting the coronavirus pandemic will be his first priority if confirmed, but he also pledged to expand health insurance, rein in prescription drug costs and reduce racial and ethnic disparities in medical care.
“To meet this moment, we need strong federal leadership,” Becerra said at the first of two hearings on his nomination. “I understand the enormous challenges before us and o...Tags: Health, Business, Obama, California, Washington, Oregon, Senate, White House, Uncategorized, America, Los Angeles, Sport, Joe Biden, Indiana, Soccer, Gop 9 people like this. Like HHS nominee says pandemic comes first but agenda is broaderFebruary 23, 2021 at 11:53 AM By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s pick for health secretary, Xavier Becerra, told senators Tuesday that tackling the coronavirus pandemic will be his first priority if confirmed, but he also pledged to work to expand health insurance coverage, curb prescription drug costs and reduce racial and ethnic disparities in medical care.
“The COVID pandemic has killed 500,000 Americans,” Becerra told the Senate health committee. “To meet this moment, we need strong federa...Tags: Health, Business, Obama, California, Washington, Oregon, Senate, White House, Uncategorized, Los Angeles, Barack Obama, Sport, Joe Biden, Ap, Soccer, Gop 34 people like this. Like HHS nominee Becerra says pandemic will be top priorityFebruary 23, 2021 at 10:47 AM By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s pick for health secretary, Xavier Becerra, faces two days of contentious Senate hearings. Republicans are portraying the Californian as unfit, but Democrats are unfazed, accusing the GOP of playing politics despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Now attorney general of the nation’s most populous state, Becerra will be grilled by two panels. Tuesday, it’s the health committee’s turn, followed Wednesday by the Finance Committee, which w...Tags: Health, Business, California, Washington, Kentucky, Oregon, Senate, White House, Uncategorized, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Barack Obama, Sport, Joe Biden, Ap, Soccer 46 people like this. Like AG nominee Garland vows Capitol riot will be top priorityFebruary 22, 2021 at 1:45 PM By MICHAEL BALSAMO, ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK
WASHINGTON (AP) — Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s attorney general nominee, vowed Monday to prioritize combating extremist violence and said his first focus would be on the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol as he sought to assure lawmakers that the Justice Department would remain politically independent on his watch.
A federal appeals court judge who was snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court in 2016, Garland appeared ...Tags: Health, Politics, News, Supreme Court, Congress, Washington, Russia, America, Sport, Joe Biden, Fbi, Soccer, Gop, United States, Mitch McConnell, Cia 22 people like this. Like The Latest: Pelosi scoffs at ‘cowardly’ GOP senatorsFebruary 13, 2021 at 5:38 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former President Donald Trump’s second Senate impeachment trial (all times local):
5:30 p.m.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi scoffed at the “cowardly” Senate Republicans who voted to acquit Donald Trump of inciting the Capitol siege.
With the impeachment trial now over, some Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate have suggested censure as an option.
Pelosi panned those efforts as grossly inadequate in the face of the violent attack on the nation’s seat of po...Tags: Health, Utah, New York, Media, Maryland, Congress, Washington, Senate, White House, Uncategorized, Sport, Joe Biden, Ap, Soccer, Pennsylvania, Democrats 38 people like this. Like The Latest: Trump trial resumes with closing argumentsFebruary 13, 2021 at 1:12 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former President Donald Trump’s second Senate impeachment trial (all times local):
1 p.m.
Senators have resumed Donald Trump’s impeachment trial without calling witnesses after agreeing to accept new information from a Republican congresswoman about his actions on the day of the deadly Capitol siege.
After a delay of several hours, the trial is back on track with closing arguments and Saturday’s session heading toward a vote on the verdict.
Under the deal, Rep. Ja...Tags: Health, Maryland, Congress, Washington, Senate, Uncategorized, Alabama, Sport, Joe Biden, Soccer, Gop, House, Mitch McConnell, Philadelphia, Republican, Donald Trump 13 people like this. Like The Latest: Senate agreement pending to resume Trump trialFebruary 13, 2021 at 12:52 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former President Donald Trump’s second Senate impeachment trial (all times local):
12:45 p.m.
Senate leaders are working on an agreement that could end a standoff over calling witnesses in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial and allow it to proceed with closing arguments and a vote on whether he incited the deadly Capitol siege.
Under the agreement being discussed, the information that a Republican congresswoman has made public about Trump’s actions on the day of the...Tags: Health, Maryland, Congress, Washington, Senate, Uncategorized, Alabama, Sport, Joe Biden, Soccer, Gop, House, Mitch McConnell, Philadelphia, Republican, Donald Trump 41 people like this. Like Response to the Symposium on Abortion and the LawFebruary 6, 2021 at 9:32 AM For the Symposium on Mary Ziegler, Abortion and the Law in America: Roe v. Wade to the Present (Cambridge University Press, 2020). Mary Ziegler At what is undoubtedly a crucial point in the history of abortion law, I’m especially honored by the attention paid to my book, Abortion and the Law in America: Roe v. Wade to the Present(Cambridge 2020). Jack Balkin has brought together four brilliant contributors whose work in this field has influenced my own. I am grateful to Jack and to each of...Tags: Health, Supreme Court, Law, Court, America, Gop, United States, Yale, New York Times, Abortion, Republican Party, Jack, Donald Trump, Branding, Guest Blogger, Greenhouse 25 people like this. Like LA County reports 5,925 new coronavirus cases, 124 deaths on SundayJanuary 31, 2021 at 4:56 PM Los Angeles County reported 5,925 new cases of COVID-19 and 124 additional deaths on Sunday, Jan. 31, bringing the county’s totals to 1,116,892 cases and 16,770 fatalities.
The latest numbers came one day after health officials confirmed the second local case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 first discovered in the United Kingdom, and four additional cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).
The B.1.1.7 specimen, submitted by a clinical facility, was sequenced as part of rou...Tags: Health, Business, News, Education, Government, Sport, Soccer, Gop, United Kingdom, Community, Biden, Lapd, Los Angeles County, LA County, Top Stories LADN, Top Stories IVDB 48 people like this. Like Pandemic-weary medical teams watch warily as LA County widens business accessJanuary 28, 2021 at 6:37 PM  Tags: Health, Business, News, Government, Los Angeles, Sport, Soccer, Gop, Community, Biden, Arcadia, Gavin Newsom, Southern California, San Pedro, Providence, Los Angeles County 52 people like this. Like LA County surpasses 16,000 deaths as restaurants prepare for return of outdoor diningJanuary 28, 2021 at 7:39 PM As Los Angeles County restaurant owners were getting ready for a return to outdoor dining on Friday, the pandemic proved it was far from over, as the county surpassed 16,000 fatalities linked to COVID-19 on Thursday, Jan. 28.
Deaths are considered a lagging indicator, among the last statistics to move — after hospitalizations and cases, which have been declining in recent weeks.
While officials believe the coronavirus pandemic could be waning, it was still very real for the loved ones of another...Tags: Health, Business, News, Education, Government, Restaurants, Sport, Public Health, Soccer, Gop, Long Beach, Biden, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Burbank, Department of Public Health 48 people like this. Like Third lawmaker in lockdown tests positive for COVID-19January 12, 2021 at 11:48 AM By KEVIN FREKING
WASHINGTON (AP) — A third Democratic member of the House who was forced to go into lockdown during last week’s violent siege at the U.S. Capitol has tested positive for COVID-19.
Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Ill., said on Twitter that he tested positive Tuesday morning. He said he is not feeling symptoms but expressed dismay at the spate of positive test results and blamed Republican members of Congress who declined to wear a mask when it was offered to them during the lockdown.
“Toda...Tags: Health, Congress, Washington, Uncategorized, Sport, Ap, Soccer, Gop, House, New Jersey, Trump, Capitol, Schneider, Kevin Freking, U S Capitol, Bonnie Watson Coleman 7 people like this. Like House speeding to impeach Trump for Capitol ‘insurrection’January 11, 2021 at 4:27 PM By LISA MASCARO, BILL BARROW and MARY CLARE JALONICK
WASHINGTON (AP) — Poised to impeach, the House sped ahead Monday with plans to oust President Donald Trump from office, warning he is a threat to democracy and pushing the vice president and Cabinet to act first in an extraordinary effort to remove Trump in the final days of his presidency.
Trump faces a single charge — “incitement of insurrection” – after the deadly Capitol riot in an impeachment resolution that the House will begin debating ...Tags: Health, Business, Politics, New York, News, Media, Maryland, Congress, California, Washington, Senate, White House, America, Georgia, Sport, Joe Biden 13 people like this. Like Dems prep ‘incitement of insurrection’ charge against TrumpJanuary 11, 2021 at 1:56 PM By LISA MASCARO, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and MARY CLARE JALONICK
WASHINGTON (AP) — Impeachment pressure mounting, the House worked swiftly Monday to try to oust President Donald Trump from office, pushing the vice president and Cabinet to act first in an extraordinary effort to remove Trump in the final days of his presidency.
Trump faces a single charge — “incitement of insurrection” – in an impeachment resolution that could go to a vote by mid-week. First, Democrats called on Vice President Mike Pe...Tags: Health, Business, Politics, New York, News, Media, Maryland, Congress, California, Washington, Senate, White House, America, Georgia, Sport, Joe Biden 20 people like this. Like Even with Senate control, Democrats will need buy-in from GOP on key health prioritiesJanuary 11, 2021 at 8:15 AM Democrats have argued for more generous pandemic relief, more pressure on drugmakers to lower prices and more attention to systemic racism in health care.Tags: Health, Senate, Gop 27 people like this. Like Former PA State Rep and Christian Nationalist Rick Saccone Stormed the Capitol During Jan 6 InvasionJanuary 9, 2021 at 11:12 PM Rick Saccone is a former state representative and adjunct professor at St. Vincent College in PA. He once ran and lost an election against a current member of the House of Representatives from PA, Conor Lamb. He also once sought the GOP nomination to run for Senate in PA and had Christian nationalist icon David Barton’s endorsement. More recently, Saccone showed up on January 6th as a part of the crowd that stormed the Capitol. In fact, he filmed himself describing it.
He then issued a statme...Tags: Health, Facebook, Senate, America, PA, Gop, House Of Representatives, Christian, St Vincent, Donald Trump, Infertility, Trump, Capitol, David Barton, KDKA, St Vincent College 14 people like this. Like Australia coronavirus news live: south coast venues added to NSW Covid hotspots as Victoria records no new casesJanuary 6, 2021 at 5:28 PM Thousands more people urged to get tested as national cabinet meets to discuss vaccine and international travel. Follow all the latest news and updatesNSW hotspots; Victoria hotspotsCovid restrictions state by stateFollow the global coronavirus live blog 10.28pm GMT Back in Australia now, an emergency warning remains in place for the Red Gully fire north of Perth in Western Australia.Residents in Ocean Drive, Ocean Farms Estate, and Seaview Park have been told to immediately enact their bush...Tags: Health, Congress, Australia, Australia news, Gop, Infectious Diseases, Cricket, Queensland, New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales politics, Victoria, Melbourne, Biden, Perth, Western Australia 31 people like this. Like Warnock makes history with Senate win as Dems near majorityJanuary 6, 2021 at 2:08 AM By STEVE PEOPLES, BILL BARROW and RUSS BYNUM
ATLANTA (AP) — Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting the Senate majority within the Democrats’ reach.
A pastor who spent the past 15 years leading the Atlanta church where Martin Luther King Jr. preached, Warnock defeated Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler. It was a stinging rebuke of outgoing President Donald Trump, who made one of his final tri...Tags: Health, Business, Media, Supreme Court, Congress, Washington, Senate, Uncategorized, America, Atlanta, Georgia, Sport, Joe Biden, Ap, Soccer, Gop 36 people like this. Like Georgia counts ballots as US Senate control hangs in balanceJanuary 6, 2021 at 12:24 AM By STEVE PEOPLES, BILL BARROW and RUSS BYNUM
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia officials counted the final votes of the nation’s turbulent 2020 election season early Wednesday as polls closed in two critical races that will determine control of the U.S. Senate and, in turn, the fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s legislative agenda.
The two Senate runoff elections are leftovers from the November general election, when none of the candidates hit the 50% threshold. Democrats need to win both races to seize t...Tags: Health, Business, Supreme Court, Congress, Senate, Uncategorized, Atlanta, Georgia, Sport, Joe Biden, Ap, Soccer, Gop, Arizona, US Senate, Biden 15 people like this. Like Georgia counting votes in runoffs that decide Senate controlJanuary 5, 2021 at 7:46 PM By STEVE PEOPLES, BILL BARROW and RUSS BYNUM
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia officials began counting the final votes of the nation’s turbulent 2020 election season on Tuesday night as polls closed in two critical races that will determine control of the U.S. Senate and, in turn, the fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s legislative agenda.
The two Senate runoff elections are leftovers from the November general election, when none of the candidates hit the 50% threshold. Democrats need to win both races to...Tags: Health, Business, Supreme Court, Congress, Senate, Uncategorized, Atlanta, Georgia, Sport, Joe Biden, Ap, Soccer, Gop, Arizona, Republican, Biden 41 people like this. Like Georgia counting ballots in crucial Senate runoff electionsJanuary 5, 2021 at 7:02 PM By STEVE PEOPLES, BILL BARROW and RUSS BYNUM
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia officials started counting ballots as polls began to close across the state on Tuesday night in two critical races that will determine control of the U.S. Senate and, in turn, the fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s legislative agenda.
The two Senate runoff elections are leftovers from the November general election, when none of the candidates hit the 50% threshold. Democrats need to win both races to seize the Senate majority —...Tags: Health, Business, Supreme Court, Congress, Senate, Uncategorized, Atlanta, Georgia, Sport, Joe Biden, Ap, Soccer, Gop, Arizona, Republican, Biden 17 people like this. Like Georgia deciding US Senate control in election’s final dayJanuary 5, 2021 at 1:41 PM By STEVE PEOPLES, BILL BARROW and RUSS BYNUM
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgians cast high-stakes final votes Tuesday in elections to determine the balance of power in the new Congress, deciding Senate runoff elections sure to shape President-elect Joe Biden’s ability to enact what could be the most progressive governing agenda in generations.
Republicans were unified against Biden’s plans for health care, environmental protection and civil rights, but some feared that outgoing President Donald Trump’s bra...Tags: Health, Business, Republicans, Congress, Senate, White House, Uncategorized, Atlanta, Georgia, Sport, Joe Biden, Fox, Soccer, Gop, House, US Senate 2 people like this. Like Final Election Day: Georgia deciding US Senate controlJanuary 5, 2021 at 11:55 AM By STEVE PEOPLES and BILL BARROW
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia voters are deciding the balance of power in Congress in a pair of high-stakes Senate runoff elections that will help determine President-elect Joe Biden’s ability to enact what could be the most progressive governing agenda in generations.
Republicans are unified against Biden’s plans for health care, environmental protection and civil rights, but some fear that outgoing President Donald Trump’s brazen attempts to undermine the integrity of...Tags: Health, Business, Republicans, Congress, Senate, White House, Uncategorized, Atlanta, Georgia, Sport, Joe Biden, Ap, Fox, Soccer, Gop, House 1 people like this. Like Congressional deal on Fed removes obstacle to agreement on COVID reliefDecember 20, 2020 at 1:56 AM By ANDREW TAYLOR and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
WASHINGTON — Top congressional lawmakers struck a late-night agreement on the last major obstacle to a COVID-19 economic relief package costing nearly $1 trillion, clearing the way for votes as early as Sunday.
A Democratic aide said in an email that an agreement had been reached late Saturday and that compromise language was being finalized to seal a deal to be unveiled on Sunday.
The breakthrough involved a fight over Federal Reserve emergency powers th...Tags: Apple, Health, Business, Politics, News, Congress, California, Washington, Mexico, Government, Senate, White House, Sport, Soccer, Pennsylvania, Gop 20 people like this. Like A comprehensive timeline of the coronavirus pandemic at 1 year, from China's first case to the presentDecember 15, 2020 at 5:11 PM Tags: Health, South Korea, Europe, UK, Science, London, News, Supreme Court, Congress, California, Cdc, Washington, France, Senate, White House, China 110 people like this. Like A Michigan pastor is under fire after claiming 'none have died' from the coronavirusDecember 6, 2020 at 9:51 AM Tags: Health, Facebook, Science, Church, Religion, Trends, Gop, Michigan, Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, Spencer, Johns Hopkins University, Holland Michigan, Coronavirus, Yelena Dzhanova, Essen Germany Thomas Lohnes Getty, Bart Spencer 75 people like this. Like Red states’ case against ACA hinges on whether they were actually harmed by the lawcNovember 16, 2020 at 7:17 AM Attorneys for GOP-controlled states seeking to kill the Affordable Care Act told the Supreme Court last week that at least some of the 12 million people who newly enrolled in Medicaid signed up only because of the law's requirement that people have insurance coverage — although a tax penalty no longer exists.Tags: Health, Supreme Court, Gop, Medicaid 18 people like this. Like Biden wins, but his health agenda dims with GOP likely to hold SenateNovember 8, 2020 at 11:58 PM Former Vice President Joe Biden secured the 270 electoral votes needed to capture the White House on Saturday, major news organizations projected, after election officials in a handful of swing states spent days in round-the-clock counting of millions of mail-in ballots and early votes.Tags: Health, Senate, White House, Joe Biden, Gop, Biden 48 people like this. Like Trump attacks election integrity with unsupported complaintsNovember 5, 2020 at 8:44 PM By JONATHAN LEMIRE, ZEKE MILLER and WILL WEISSERT | Associated Press
With votes still being counted across the nation, President Donald Trump on Thursday sought to undermine confidence in the nation’s election, making unsupported accusations from the White House about the integrity of the results in his race against Democrat Joe Biden.
Hours earlier, Biden offered reassurances that the counting could be trusted, projecting a more presidential appearance while urging patience from Americans.
The ...Tags: Health, Elections, News, Media, Supreme Court, Congress, California, Washington, Senate, White House, Georgia, Sport, Joe Biden, Ap, Soccer, Pennsylvania 33 people like this. Like |
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