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Trump Administration Freezes Payments Required By The Affordable Care Act
Citing a February ruling from a district court in New Mexico, the administration said it will halt risk adjustment payments required by the ACA. Insurers say the move will increase premiums.
Trump Administration Seeks More Time To Reunify Migrant Families
Facing a court deadline to reunify separated families, the government says it needs more time to identify parents and reunite them with their children.
Trump’s Top 2 Supreme Court Picks Reflect Warring Republican Factions
Supporters and opponents of Judges Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Barrett have waged a fierce battle for their candidate. But are the differences little more than a summer camp color war?
Trump Says He Will Announce Supreme Court Pick On July 9
President Trump told reporters Friday that he has his list narrowed to “about five” candidates, including two women, and he may interview one or two candidates this weekend at his golf club in N.J.
Trump’s New IRS ‘Postcard’ Is Not So Simple And Not Really A Postcard
President Trump and congressional Republicans promised that taxpayers would be able to file their returns on a postcard, but the new IRS effort isn’t quite that.
Analysis Finds Geographic Overlap In Opioid Use And Trump Support In 2016
Counties with higher rates of opioid use skewed heavily Republican in the 2016 election. What role did the opioid epidemic play in President Trump’s victory?
Trump’s Migrant Family Policy Now Moves To The Courts
At issue: How should cases proceed and what should happen to the more than 2,000 immigrant minors already detained in light of the president’s executive order?
White House Proposes Merging Education And Labor Departments
The pitch goes all-in on workforce development.
Trump’s Executive Order On Family Separation: What It Does And Doesn’t Do
The president ended a policy that sent children to government-run facilities away from their parents, but critics say he created new problems, and kids already held may be there indefinitely.
Trump Takes Enforcement Approach To Opioid Crisis
President Donald Trump addressed the opioid crisis affecting the Ohio Valley region in his first State of the Union address Tuesday night. “We must get much tougher on drug dealers… Read More
Farmers Fond of Trump But Growing Nervous About Trade
When President Trump spoke to the American Farm Bureau annual convention this month he focused on the regulatory rollbacks and tax cuts that motivated many farmers to help vote him… Read More
Week Ahead: The Stakes Are About To Get Really High For Republicans
Shutdown and debt ceiling deadlines are fast approaching four days before the Alabama Senate election, and Republicans are trying to pass a tax plan by Christmas.
Big Money As Private Immigrant Jails Boom
The Trump administration called for five new detention facilities to be built and operated by private prison corporations. Just one facility in Texas will cost taxpayers $44 million per year.
Athens-Based International Travelers Skeptical of Electronics Ban
ATHENS, Ohio — Some Ohio University faculty and staff affected by the Department of Homeland Security ban on certain onboard electronics are not sure the new rule is about preventing… Read More
Ross Reviewed: Trump’s Choice For Commerce Left Mixed Legacy In Ohio Valley
The billionaire Wilbur Ross is headed for Senate confirmation hearings as President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of the Department of Commerce. Ross made it to ultra-rich status in part… Read More
Trade Under Trump: Business Leaders Skeptical About Big Changes
During the presidential campaign I visited two regional manufacturing executives who do business in the same county but hold views on trade that are worlds apart. Now that Donald Trump… Read More