Author: Jeff Anderson

6 Things You Need To Know About The Disastrous Republican Health Plan Much has been said about the Republican plan to replace Obamacare, and almost none of it has been positive. Groups as diverse as the AARP, AMA, the American Hospital Association and others have all come out to slam the proposed bill saying it will lead to higher costs for patients and fewer people being insured. So why all the negativity? Here are four important things to know about the Republican health plan: 1. The Republican plan would massively gut Medicaid coverage The plan that Republicans have put...

Administration Source: Trump’s Tweets Are Like ‘Side Bodily Functions’ During Monday’s “Morning Joe” MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski reported that sources “high up in the administration” tell her that President Trump’s tweets should be viewed as “side bodily functions.” Brzezinski was leading a discussion focused on Trump’s baseless tweets accusing former President Obama of ordering the wiretapping of Trump Tower. “I’ve heard from people close, high up in the administration that we should look at these tweets as like side bodily functions,” said Brzezinski. “I swear to God those were the word that were used.  I’m not trying to be snarky.” Watch...

134 Foreign Policy Experts Denounce Trump’s Second Muslim-Ban A group of over 130 foreign policy experts have denounced Donald Trump’s revised Muslim-ban. In a letter to the president, 134 foreign policy experts condemned the order, the New York Times reported. The letter was signed by leading foreign policy authorities including former Secretaries of State John Kerry and Madeleine Albright. They argue that the Muslim-ban “suffers from the same core substantive defects as the previous version.” “The revised executive order will jeopardize our relationship with allies and partners on whom we rely for vital counterterrorism cooperation and information-sharing to Muslims —...

Older, Low-Income Americans Will Be Hardest Hit By Trumpcare The bad news continues to roll in for the Republican health care plan. And new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that the groups hardest hit by the Republican Obamacare replacement plan are older, low-income Americans. The Republican health plan would do away with Obamacare subsidies and offer much smaller tax credits based on income and age. However the net effect is a massive drop in federal subsidies for people who are older, particularly those living with a low-income, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Trump voters most hurt...

Trump Tried Calling U.S. Attorney Bharara Two Days Before Firing Him Donald Trump attempted to call former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara two days before he fired him, a new report by Reuters notes. However, according to the report, Bharara declined to take the call. Reuters also reports that after Trump called, U.S. Attorney Bharara reached out to the Justice Department to ask permission to speak to Donald Trump. Bharara’s request was denied by the Justice Department. Bharara called back the woman trying to facilitate the call between him and the President saying that he would not take the call...