Americans can’t afford the higher health insurance premiums that resulted from Congress’s refusal to extend federal tax credits. Go to Source Author: Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Trump’s Plans to Boost Weapons Production Might Not Deliver for Years
While the defense industry has announced plans to make more munitions, much of that expanded production will not quickly kick in. Go to Source Author: Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt …
Hegseth Says Iran Cease-Fire Stops Clock for Congressional Approval
The defense secretary testified on the eve of the 60-day mark of the war, a major statutory deadline for the president to withdraw forces or seek approval from Congress to …
Takeaways From Hegseth’s Second Day of Testimony on the Iran War
The secretary was also questioned over civilian deaths, an accusation of antisemitic remarks and women in combat. Go to Source Author: John Ismay https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Oil Companies’ Huge Profits Revive Calls for Temporary Windfall Taxes
European nations imposed temporary taxes in the 2022 energy shock when Russia invaded Ukraine, but whether they can effectively help households is up for debate. Go to Source Author: Patricia …
The Homeland Security Shutdown Ends
Also, Maine’s governor bows out of a crucial Senate race. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday. Go to Source Author: Matthew Cullen https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling Could Fuel New Era of Redistricting Wars
The expected flood of new congressional maps is likely to produce fewer competitive districts, fewer ways for voters to hold elected officials accountable and more polarized politics. Go to Source …
After Supreme Court Decision, Louisiana Weighs Redrawing House Maps
The Louisiana secretary of state said the House primary election would be delayed after the court ruled the state’s congressional districts unconstitutional. The Senate primary will go forward on May …
How the Voting Rights Decision May Block the Rise of Young Black Leaders
Black Democrats in the South already face steep challenges when seeking political office. But the Supreme Court’s ruling could be felt for a generation. Go to Source Author: Rick Rojas …
Trump Picks Nicole Saphier for Surgeon General After Withdrawing Casey Means Nomination
Dr. Means’s nomination had stalled in part over her views on vaccines. The president said he was instead nominating Dr. Nicole B. Saphier, a radiologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer …
House Passes DHS Funding Bill, Ending Shutdown
Republicans were forced to use a special maneuver to steer around opposition in their own party and speed the measure to the floor, relying on Democrats to push it through. …
Trump Withdraws Nomination of Casey Means for Surgeon General
Dr. Means’s nomination had stalled in part over her views on vaccines. The president said he was instead nominating Dr. Nicole B. Saphier, a radiologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer …
Crop Undercount Raises Questions About Reliability of U.S.D.A. Data
Corn estimates were off by 4.5 million acres last year. A lack of survey responses, not job cuts, led to the miss, the Agriculture Department said. Go to Source Author: …
The Vaccine Skeptic in Trump’s New C.D.C. Leadership Team
Dr. Sara Brenner is a physician, an F.D.A. official and a “MAHA mom” who has said people should not reflexively believe in the benefits of vaccines. Go to Source Author: …
How Trump’s Iran Blockade Is Complicating a High-Stakes Trip to China
If President Trump flies to China as planned in May, the primary topic will clearly be the rippling economic effects of a war that Beijing has made clear it viewed …
Iran’s Supreme Leader Signals Plan to Maintain Control Over Strait of Hormuz
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said in a statement that Iran would establish “new legal frameworks” for the Strait of Hormuz. He also said his country would retain its nuclear capabilities. Go …
Trump May Pull Troops From Germany. That Isn’t as Scary as It Once Was.
Germany has hugely increased its military spending, aiming to be less dependent on Washington. Its support for U.S. attacks on Iran may also give it leverage. Go to Source Author: …
L.A. council member pushes plan to let noncitizens vote in city elections
Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez, up for reelection, wants to put a measure on the Nov. 3 ballot that would allow the council to let noncitizens vote in local elections. Read full …
Failed plane and bus trips: How ICE can’t bring back man wrongfully deported to Mexico
A California federal judge ordered ICE to return Lazaro Romero León to the U.S. after he was wrongfully deported. It’s been two months and he’s still in Mexico. Read full …
Hiltzik: Resurrecting a discredited theory on COVID’s origin, DOJ indicts an ex-Fauci aide over old emails
David Morens tried to keep a scientific discussion under wraps. Trump’s latest anti-science attack explains why Read full story Author: Michael Hiltzik