By: Staff – crfb.org – February 27, 2019 Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), a co-chair of the Medicare for All Caucus, released a bill today that would adopt a single-payer system, where the federal government replaces private health insurance companies as the sole provider of most health care financing. While we are not aware of any estimates of this particular proposal,...

By:  Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar – apnews.com – May 21, 2019 The “Medicare for All” plan embraced by leading 2020 Democrats appears more lavish than what other advanced countries offer, compounding the cost but also potentially broadening its popular appeal. The plan from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders would charge no copays or deductibles for medical care, allowing only limited cost-sharing for some...

By: Adam Beam – apnews.com – May 8, 2019 California has overhauled its sex education guidance for public school teachers, encouraging them to talk about gender identity with kindergartners and give advice to LGBT teenagers for navigating relationships and having safe sex. LGBT advocates praised the new recommendations for giving attention to a community that is often left out of...

By Ethan Fry – ctpost.com – May 13, 2019 Connecticut’s top federal prosecutor has been tapped by Attorney General William P. Barr to look into the origins of the investigation of Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election, The New York Times reported Monday. The Times said U.S. Attorney John Durham’s investigation is “a move that President Trump has long called for...

By: Kinling Lo  – scmp.com – May 16, 2019 The trade talks between China and the United States collapsed because Beijing removed details outlining the obligations it was required to meet as part of reaching a deal to end the trade war, according to a former senior US official. Susan Thornton, former acting assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific...

By: Dr. Merrill Matthews – statesman.com/opinion –  May 10, 2019 On April 24, Texas executed white supremacist John William “Bill” King. He was a murderer, but he also would have been a voter — if Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders had his way. King was found guilty of the brutal 1998 murder of James Byrd Jr., a black man, by chaining...

By: Lydia Wheeler – thehill.com – Deember 30, 2018 The Supreme Court’s 2018-2019 term got off to a sleepy start, but there are a number of potential blockbusters on the docket for the new year. The justices are scheduled to wade into a dispute over a WWI memorial in Maryland that ignited the age-old debate over the separation of church and...

By:  Paul Steinhauser –foxnews.com – May 15, 2019 A new survey shows former Vice President Joe Biden opening up a large lead over President Donald Trump in a hypothetical 2020 general election matchup in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania. The Quinnipiac University poll, released on Wednesday, is the latest national or state survey to give Biden a clear lead over the rest...

By: Ross Ramsey – texastribune.org – May 13, 2019 Some of the central issues are momentous, but the 86th Texas Legislature has managed — so far — not to lose its temper. That’s out of the ordinary, but for a group of politicians who don’t want to be compared to their federal counterparts, it counts as a kind of success. The 86th...

By: Jeremy Dys – dailywire.com – May 13, 2019 One need not reach deep into the far reaches of political history to recall the controversy that erupted during the 2012 Democratic National Convention (DNC). There, delegates first voted to remove “God” from their platform and then, responding to voter outrage, quickly reversed themselves. Perhaps another vote is necessary, but this time...