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Over at the the Health Affairs Blog, I, along with Charles Gaba, Louise Norris and Andrew Sprung look into the implications of a possible requirement that CSR costs be broadly loaded into the individual market plans instead of the dominant Silver Load choice that almost all states have adapted. If broad loading is required, there will be significant changes in the lived experience of the ACA for subsidized buyers in most states.
A small fire in a concession stand at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens caused thousands of dollars in damage, but no humans or animals have been injured. Fire department officials say the blaze broke out shortly after the zoo closed Monday evening.
Charles Kesler is the editor of the Claremont Review of Books and Dengler-Dykema Distinguished Professor of Government at Claremont-McKenna College. Charles is also one of three recipients of the 2018 Bradley Prizes for individuals who work to "restore, strengthen, and protect the principles and institutions of American exceptionalism."
This Oct. 14, 2016 photo shows Rep. Jim Christiana in Beaver, Pa, Pennsylvania's thus-far sleepy U.S. Senate race could nonetheless help determine whether Republicans maintain control of the chamber. U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta is heavily favored over state Rep. Jim Christiana in Tuesday's Republican primary election.
In this Sept. 15, 2017, file photo, Judy Weatherly, a supporter of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals holds up a sign during a protest outside of the Federal Building in San Francisco.
Donald Trump has condemned West Wing leakers as "traitors and cowards" as a dispute over a White House aide's crass remark about senator John McCain extended into a fifth day. The president tweeted that the "leaks coming out of the White House are a massive over exaggeration put out by the Fake News Media in order to make us look as bad as possible".
More than a century before US President Donald Trump began blocking arrivals from the Middle East and Africa, the American immigration debate was already being forged in the crucible of Chinese exclusion. On May 6, 1882 - the eve of the greatest wave of immigration in US history - president Chester A. Arthur signed a history-making yet little-known piece of legislation called the Chinese Exclusion Act.
A Fargo man convicted of threatening U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison. Prosecutors say Olson sent an email to Heitkamp's office, threatening to shoot her in the head. He faced a maximum sentence of five years.
These days, Russia is merely a big football for Americans. There's little demand for nuance, as some old Russia hands complained to Keith Gessen for his excellent article published in the New York Times Magazine over the weekend.
In President Donald Trump's former life as a casino owner, he might have cheered Monday's ruling from the Supreme Court that struck down a federal law that barred every state but Nevada from allowing betting on most sporting events. But the Trump administration opposed the outcome reached by the high court at least in part because it could signal trouble in its legal fight against so-called sanctuary states and cities.
The Legislature's end-of-session deadline of May 21 is fast approaching and it appears the governor and Republicans are still far apart on some issues. On Monday, Gov. Mark Dayton announced he won't sign a bill squaring the state's tax code to sweeping federal changes if Republican lawmakers don't include emergency funding for schools.
With no statewide races and only 14 percent of voters bothering to participate, it's hard to make sweeping pronouncements about what last week's primary results mean. A lot of the upsets involved specific issues.
"Proud to be joining the Great America PAC. @realDonaldTrump and @MikePenceVP continue to fulfill the Campaign Promises they made to Make America Great Again," Lewandowski tweeted Monday after Fox News first reported the move.
President Donald Trump on Monday defended his efforts to help a Chinese telecommunications company that violated U.S. sanctions "get back into business, fast," despite criticism from Democrats and Republicans that the company poses a national security risk. "ZTE, the large Chinese phone company, buys a big percentage of individual parts from U.S. companies," Trump tweeted Monday.
After introducing a bill to require lighting systems on wind turbines, Rep. Chris Swedzinski, R-Ghent, said he hopes to spur renewable energy technology. "I brought up this subject in the House because I hope the Minnesota wind industry will embrace ADLS technology and deploy it in all new construction," Swedzinski's H.F. 3792 is a bill that would require wind companies to implement radar-activated lighting systems that turn blinking lights atop wind turbines and tall towers on and off depending on whether aircraft is in the vicinity.
Weeks before the June 5 primary, the race for California attorney general has incumbent Xavier Becerra and Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones trading jabs over campaign contributions as the Democrats prepare for a possible showdown in November. The sparring, minor as it may be, is being watched closely by the two Republicans in the contest.
Marion Campbell and Betty De Lagarde were joined by friends and family Tuesday at Wesley Enhanced Living in Northwest Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Primary Day: Scott Wagner Wins Republican Gubernatorial Nomination, Lou Barletta Becomes GOP Senate Nominee It's Primary Day in Pennsylvania as voters throughout the region have been hitting the polls.
That might be welcome news for Trump voters who want the president to fulfill a promise to "drain the swamp" and rid the capital of the politically connected. Yet his nominee, Gordon Hartogensis, is well known to some of Washington's most politically influential: He is the brother-in-law of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his wife, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.