Philip Bump, The Washington Post (c) 2024 In the wake of the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York this week, the polling firm YouGov asked Americans a grimly related question: How satisfied were they with their health insurer? The results were perhaps surprising. Overall, about 6 in 10 respondents said they were […]
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The ‘cut spending’ conversation finally arrives at Medicare
Philip Bump, The Washington Post (c) 2024 In the wake of the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York this week, the polling firm YouGov asked Americans a grimly related question: How satisfied were they with their health insurer? The results were perhaps surprising. Overall, about 6 in 10 respondents said they were […]
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Trump taps forceful ally of hard-line immigration policies to head Customs and Border Protection
By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The picture of who will be in charge of executing President-elect Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration and border policies has come into sharper focus after he announced his picks to head Customs and Border Protection and also the agency tasked with deporting immigrants in the country illegally. Trump […]
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Trump taps forceful ally of hard-line immigration policies to head Customs and Border Protection
By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The picture of who will be in charge of executing President-elect Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration and border policies has come into sharper focus after he announced his picks to head Customs and Border Protection and also the agency tasked with deporting immigrants in the country illegally. Trump […]
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Elon Musk is now America’s largest political donor
By Trisha Thadani, Clara Ence Morse · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Elon Musk gave at least $277 million in political donations this year to back Donald Trump and other Republican candidates, making him the largest political donor in the 2024 election cycle, according to an analysis of new Federal Election Commission filings by The Washington Post. The […]
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Elon Musk is now America’s largest political donor
By Trisha Thadani, Clara Ence Morse · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Elon Musk gave at least $277 million in political donations this year to back Donald Trump and other Republican candidates, making him the largest political donor in the 2024 election cycle, according to an analysis of new Federal Election Commission filings by The Washington Post. The […]
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White House weighs preemptive pardons for potential Trump targets
By Tyler Pager, Meryl Kornfield · The Washington Post (c) 2024 President Joe Biden and his top staffers are discussing whether to grant preemptive pardons to figures who might face the hostility of the incoming Trump administration, concerned that President-elect Donald Trump and others in his circle have threatened to go after their political adversaries. Among those […]
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White House weighs preemptive pardons for potential Trump targets
By Tyler Pager, Meryl Kornfield · The Washington Post (c) 2024 President Joe Biden and his top staffers are discussing whether to grant preemptive pardons to figures who might face the hostility of the incoming Trump administration, concerned that President-elect Donald Trump and others in his circle have threatened to go after their political adversaries. Among those […]
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Trump’s defense pick Pete Hegseth treads water on Capitol Hill
By Liz Goodwin, Marianne LeVine, Leigh Ann Caldwell · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Donald Trump’s embattled pick to lead the Department of Defense continued his outreach on Capitol Hill on Thursday, picking up words of praise from Republican senators but not significant new pledges of support. With his wife by his side, the former Fox News personality […]
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Trump’s defense pick Pete Hegseth treads water on Capitol Hill
By Liz Goodwin, Marianne LeVine, Leigh Ann Caldwell · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Donald Trump’s embattled pick to lead the Department of Defense continued his outreach on Capitol Hill on Thursday, picking up words of praise from Republican senators but not significant new pledges of support. With his wife by his side, the former Fox News personality […]