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Higher cost, worse coverage: Affordable Care Act enrollees say expiring subsidies will hit them hard
Read full article: Higher cost, worse coverage: Affordable Care Act enrollees say expiring subsidies will hit them hardAmericans are feeling the strain already with less than three weeks to go until the expiration of COVID-era tax credits that have helped many people pay for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.
Justice Department faces hurdle in seeking case against Comey as judge finds constitutional problems
Read full article: Justice Department faces hurdle in seeking case against Comey as judge finds constitutional problemsA federal judge says the Justice Department violated the constitutional rights of a close friend of James Comey and must return to him computer files that prosecutors had hoped to use for a potential criminal case against the former FBI director.
TSA renews push to end collective bargaining agreement for airport security screeners
Read full article: TSA renews push to end collective bargaining agreement for airport security screenersThe Transportation Security Administration is renewing efforts to end a collective bargaining agreement with airport screening officers.
GOP chairman threatens Clintons with contempt of Congress in Epstein inquiry
Read full article: GOP chairman threatens Clintons with contempt of Congress in Epstein inquiryThe Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee is threatening contempt of Congress proceedings against Bill and Hillary Clinton.
Enforcement of Texas’ “bathroom bill” draws challenges as colleges, cities implement new policies
Read full article: Enforcement of Texas’ “bathroom bill” draws challenges as colleges, cities implement new policiesIn its first week, one group’s test of the new restrictions was met with ID checks at women’s restrooms at the Capitol while the Austin City Council moved to circumvent the law's intent.
Southwest Airlines will bring 2,000 new jobs to Austin as city works to expand crowded airport
Read full article: Southwest Airlines will bring 2,000 new jobs to Austin as city works to expand crowded airportAustin and the state offered the Dallas-based airline a package of economic incentives totaling $19.5 million to locate a new crew base at Austin’s airport.
Florida plows ahead with push to roll back certain vaccine mandates for schoolchildren
Read full article: Florida plows ahead with push to roll back certain vaccine mandates for schoolchildrenFlorida officials are plowing ahead with a proposal to roll back certain vaccine mandates for the state’s schoolchildren.
Illinois becomes 12th state to provide medically assisted suicide for the terminally ill
Read full article: Illinois becomes 12th state to provide medically assisted suicide for the terminally illIllinois residents with terminal illnesses may choose to end their lives on their own terms under a law Gov. JB Pritzker has signed.
Trump administration freezes federal funding for South Texas migrant shelter
Read full article: Trump administration freezes federal funding for South Texas migrant shelterSister Norma Pimentel with Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley founded the shelter in McAllen, which serves undocumented immigrants released from federal custody.
Justice Department sues 4 more states for access to detailed voter data
Read full article: Justice Department sues 4 more states for access to detailed voter dataThe U.S. Justice Department is suing four more states as part of its effort to collect detailed voting data and other election information across the country.
Navy investigation finds Osprey safety issues were allowed to grow for years
Read full article: Navy investigation finds Osprey safety issues were allowed to grow for yearsA Navy report acknowledges the military failed to address a growing series of issues with the V-22 Osprey aircraft since it took flight almost 20 years ago.
Justice Department asks appeals court to block judge's contempt inquiry in mass deportation case
Read full article: Justice Department asks appeals court to block judge's contempt inquiry in mass deportation caseThe Justice Department has asked an appeals court to block a contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador in March.