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Obamacare Premiums to Surge Next Year, Early Requests Show
Insurance companies want rate increases as high as 91 percent
Net neutrality, mergers, AT&T, and Michael Cohen: what we know so far
In the past 24 hours, a series of bombshells related to the Stormy Daniels lawsuit and the Michael Cohen investigation have dropped: the president’s lawyer and “fixer” was apparently paid for consulting with AT&T, Novartis, Columbus Nova, and Korea Aerospace Industries after the president took office
Dick's Sporting Goods loses firearms businesses after gun control push
Several major gun manufacturers said they were severing ties with Dick’s Sporting Goods in response to the company's February announcement it would no longer sell assault-style weapons due to the deadly Parkland school shooting
Mike Pompeo offers aid to North Korea in exchange for forfeiting nukes
Speaking with South Korea’s top diplomat, Pompeo said the US is prepared to help North Korea get on par with South if it denuclearizes
Social Security Could Go Bankrupt if This Happens
Changing one key aspect has the potential to destabilize the whole program
Obamacare Coverage Gains Are Eroding
The number of people without insurance coverage has increased in the last two years, and the trend looks likely to continue under Trump and congressional Republicans
The six weeks that brought Cambridge Analytica down
How revelations by the Observer and others brought an unknown firm into the light and to its demise, amid international fury
Wisconsin high school student sues principal over ban on gun T-shirts
A Wisconsin high schooler is fighting to wear shirts with images of guns to school. Matthew Schoenecker says his T-shirts reflect his personal beliefs, but after the Parkland school shooting, administrators at his high school said his shirts were inappropriate and that he could no longer wear them
American and Iranian hard-liners await the end of the nuclear deal
We are entering the final stretch ahead of President Trump's likely decision to pull out of the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers
Trump’s latest appeal to evangelicals: a new office to protect religious liberty
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order today launching a new initiative designed to bolster the influence of faith groups in government
U.S. adding prosecutors, judges to process immigrants at Mexico border
The United States is beefing up legal resources on the Mexican border to deal with a high-profile caravan of asylum seekers trying to enter the country, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Wednesday
2 Stocks to Supplement Your Social Security Income
Dividend yields over 4%, reliability, and room to grow are the trifecta for income-seeking retirees
Should Health Plans Comply With Obamacare? States Are Deciding
The latest battle over Obamacare is whether people should be allowed to buy “short-term” health plans that don’t comply with requirements such as covering people with pre-existing conditions and providing comprehensive benefits like maternity coverage, prescription drugs, and mental health
What should be done with Facebook – break it up, or regulate it?
A consensus says that something must be done with the all-powerful tech platforms. But how far do governments go?
A Gun Nut’s Guide to Gun Control That Works
A federal license for possession of semi-automatic firearms could make Americans safer—and more free
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