Author: Stephanie Moffat

Republican Governors Blast GOP Health Care Plan   Three Republican governors signed on to a letter to Senate leadership on Friday criticizing the proposed Republican Obamacare repeal bill. The governors were particularly unhappy with the proposed cuts to Medicaid. Instead, the governors are urging Senate Republicans to work to stabilize the private insurance market. “It calls into question coverage for the vulnerable and fails to provide the necessary resources to ensure that no one is left out, while shifting significant costs to the states,” the letter said. The House bill’s included deep cuts to Medicaid which accounts for roughly...

Trump Transition Ordered To Preserve Russia-Related Materials More Evidence Special Counsel Investigation Is Ramping Up, Bigly! The Trump transition team has been ordered to preserve any materials related to the Russia investigation, according to press reports. In a memo reported on by The New York Times and Politico, Trump transition team lawyer Kory Langhofer ordered team members to “preserve any physical and electronic records that may be related in any way to the subject matter of the pending investigations.” According to the reports, the records in question include any material related to Russia or Ukraine and any information on...

Republican Health Bill Would Cost 1 Million Jobs It’s not just health care that Americans will lose if the Republican health bill becomes law. According to a new study, the GOP Obamacare repeal plan would also result in the loss of 1 million jobs. A study by The Commonwealth Fund found that by 2026 the Republican bill would cost 1 million jobs and shrink state gross domestic product by $93 billion. Additionally, business would be hit with a $148 billion hit. “Coverage and spending-related policies are directly related to funding for health services (e.g., Medicaid, premium tax credits, high-risk...

Mike Pence Forced To Lawyer Up In Russia Investigation Vice President Mike Pence has hired outside legal counsel to represent him in the federal government’s expanding Russia probe, according to The Washington Post. Pence hired former U.S. Attorney Richard Cullen who is now with the firm McGuire Woods. Pence’s office told The Washington Post that his choice to hire outside counsel shows that he wants to cooperate with the government’s investigation. The vice president has claimed that he was misled by former national security advisor Michael Flynn regarding Flynn’s contacts with Russian officials — a lie that ultimately led...

Official Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter For Flint Water Crisis Some measure of justice is being delivered in the years long Flint water crisis. The leader of the Michigan health department Nick Lyon has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. Lyon is highest-ranking official to be charged in the Flint water crisis. The official is accused of failing to alert the public about an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Flint. The outbreak was linked to poor water quality in 2014 and 2015. Lyon’s failure to act resulted in the death of at least one person, 85-year-old Robert Skidmore, according to testimony....