Russian bounties and raging pandemic further damage Trump/GOP hopes, plus election and court news

By Robert A. Vella After last week’s revelations about Russia paying bounties to Taliban militants to kill U.S. troops in Continue reading →

Second day of peak COVID-19 infections strike as Trump once again tries to rob Americans of healthcare

By Robert A. Vella The U.S. has suffered its second day in a row of record new COVID-19 infections with Continue reading →

Final Post-Midterm Assessment with Statistics

By Robert A. Vella Although there still are some votes to be counted and a few races to be determined, Continue reading →

Almost half of Americans can’t pay for their basic needs

Four in 10 Americans are struggling to pay for their basic needs such as groceries or housing, a problem even Continue reading →

Trump administration takes another major swipe at the Affordable Care Act

The Trump administration took another major swipe at the Affordable Care Act, halting billions of dollars in annual payments required Continue reading →

The Senate’s tax bill is a sweeping change to every part of federal health care

These are expected outcomes based on two key policy changes in the bill. First, the bill repeals the individual mandate, Continue reading →

Obama health mandate now target of GOP in big tax bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama health care law’s requirement that Americans get insurance coverage is now pinned as a target Continue reading →

How Democrats could’ve preempted Trump’s sabotage of Obamacare

By Robert A. Vella In 2009, Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman – an independent who caucused with the Democrats – threatened Continue reading →