Republicans Unveil Obamacare Alternative
As Subsidy Deadline Looms
Posted By: Mercedes44, 12/14/2025 6:58:16 AM
House Republicans released legislation Friday aimed at lowering healthcare costs through expanded insurance options for small businesses and unprecedented transparency requirements for pharmacy benefit managers, setting up a crucial vote next week as enhanced Obamacare subsidies expire at year’s end.The Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, introduced by Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa-01), is the GOP's alternative to Democratic proposals as Democrats push to extend expiring ACA premium tax credits that help 22 million Americans purchase insurance.
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“I think mentally I feel like I’m 12 again. These feels exactly how I felt in 2018,” Weissman said of the shooting that killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.Weissman added that there are currently no classes in session at Brown, but students were “out and about” taking finals before the winter holidays when a gunman opened fire Saturday evening, killing two and injuring nine.
“There’s already students who survived the school shooting in Oxford in Michigan, and then went to Michigan State and survived another school shooting,” she said.Weissman added that there are currently no classes in session at Brown,
Nearly five years after two pipe bombs turned up outside the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters on Jan. 6, 2021, the FBI finally made an arrest earlier this month. Brian J. Cole Jr., a 30-year-old from Woodbridge, Virginia, now faces federal charges for transporting an explosive device across state lines with the intent to kill and attempted malicious destruction by means of explosives.But new whistleblower disclosures shared with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) are raising serious questions about whether federal authorities have the right guy.
This time of year, it’s not unusual for parents of younger elementary school kids to start having discussions of when their son or daughter will get wise to the reality of Santa Claus. At some point, one parent may say to another, “How old were you when you quit believing?” That brings me to the same question, different myth. How old were you when you quit believing in man-made climate change? Or man-made global warming? Or man-made global cooling?
Before going any further, since we do have our share of lib readers, I want to make one thing absolutely clear to them before the fake misinterpretations happen.
House Republicans released legislation Friday aimed at lowering healthcare costs through expanded insurance options for small businesses and unprecedented transparency requirements for pharmacy benefit managers, setting up a crucial vote next week as enhanced Obamacare subsidies expire at year’s end.The Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, introduced by Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa-01), is the GOP's alternative to Democratic proposals as Democrats push to extend expiring ACA premium tax credits that help 22 million Americans purchase insurance.
Another Dem Epstein Stunt, Another Complete
Backfire: Model Lauds Trump As ‘Very Gentlemanly’ 5 replies
Backfire: Model Lauds Trump As ‘Very Gentlemanly’ 5 replies
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate, including a redacted image of President Trump posing with women whose faces were blacked out.
The committee reportedly has 95,000 images from the estate, but only initially released 19 of them on Friday. Three of them involve harmless images of the President, only made nefarious by the redactions and the black boxes covering the faces of certain women.
That, and the helpful narrative they put out. Democrat Rep. Robert Garcia (CA-42) declared that the release involved “disturbing photos" that "raise even more questions about Epstein and his relationships with some of the most powerful men in the world.”
At least 12 people were killed — including a gunman — and 29 others wounded when two terrorists opened fire during a Hanukkah celebration in a “cowardly” attack on an Australian beach late Sunday afternoon.
Shots erupted at Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach at around 6:45 p.m. when a large crowd gathered to celebrate the first night of the Jewish holiday in an event called “Chanukah by the Sea 2025.”
“This cowardly act of terrified violence is shocking and painful to see and represents some of our worst fears about terrorism in Sydney,” New South Wales Premier Chris Minns said at a press conference Sunday night.
Video released by authorities offered a first glimpse at the alleged gunman who killed 2 and injured 9 in a shooting at Brown University on Saturday evening.
The clip showed the alleged suspect turning a corner after leaving the area where the shooting took place, Providence Police Department Commander Timothy O’Hara said at a late-night press conference.
The gunman calmly walked onto Hope Street in full dark attire.
He appeared to be wearing either a hood or a face covering that obscured his face from the cameras, according to the clip provided by police.
An alleged gunman remains on the loose in an active shooter situation on the campus of Brown University, school officials said after retracting an announcement that they had arrested a suspect.
The Rhode Island Ivy League school sent out a first alert to students on campus shortly after 4:20 p.m. of an active shooter near the Barus & Holley Engineering school building. One suspect in custody. Lock doors, silence phones and stay hidden until further notice,” the university wrote in a second emergency alert just before 5 p.m. Saturday before retracting the statement minutes later.
Unredacted photos of President Trump from the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s estate — which oddly blurred the faces of women he posed with — reveal he was standing with “adult women models,” according to exclusive images obtained by The Post.
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released a trove of images from Epstein’s estate Friday, including two shots of the president with women whose faces were blacked out — fueling speculation they could be the disgraced financier’s victims.
But a pair of pictures obtained exclusively by The Post show Trump standing next to beautiful grown women.
Welcome to "The New Monroe Doctrine," where I give you an update on what's going on in the Western Hemisphere, south of our border, especially as it relates to the United States.
There is a lot going on in our big, beautiful hemisphere this week. Latin America, in particular, is giving us lots of telenovela vibes. It's had everything from comedy to drama to adventure — Hollywood only wishes it could come up with stories like this. Because there are so many things to cover — and because I'm sick and wasn't even sure if I'd be able to get this out on Friday evening —
Former CBS News Anchor's 'Cronkite Awards'
Remarks Quietly Drop Hints of Improvement
in Legacy Media 5 replies
Remarks Quietly Drop Hints of Improvement
in Legacy Media 5 replies
Journalist Scott Pelley has been a mainstay at CBS News, and someone whom people might know as a correspondent on 60 Minutes, though he was once anchor of the network's national evening news. On Friday, he picked up one of the 2025 Walter Cronkite Awards, which are given out "biennially by the USC [University of Southern California] Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism." This year's submissions theme, which is plenty progressive, is unlikely to shock readers: I think it's crucial to acknowledge the baseline tone of the event before we proceed. More on what Pelley had to say in a minute.
The Rest is Populism
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For even those of us who live the life of the mind it is necessary to have holidays. For me, holidays take the form not of travelling somewhere, but of thinking-about-something-else. So I went on holiday last week.
Yes, indeed, I listened to about 10 hours of The Rest is Politics. You know, the famous podcast with Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell.
And I did so, friends, not in the spirit of calumny or condemnation.
There are several things one can do with The Rest is Politics. Let me list them:
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When Joe Biden announced his presidential library plans back in September, the writing was already on the wall. Donors were checked out, interest was nonexistent, and the whole thing smelled like a vanity project nobody wanted to fund. Now, a New York Times article confirms what was painfully obvious from the start — Biden's library is turning into an epic fundraising disaster.
The numbers are embarrassing. According to the report, Biden's library foundation received no new donations in 2024, the final year of his presidency. All of its initial funding — a measly $4 million — came from leftover cash from Biden's 2021 inauguration, not from donors eager to immortalize his
Party’s over, Paris: Fearful French
cancel NYE concert on Champs-Élysées
as migrant violence grows 25 replies
cancel NYE concert on Champs-Élysées
as migrant violence grows 25 replies
The normally proud and defiant French are waving the white flag in the face of migrant terror.
Paris has shockingly decided to dim the lights on its annual New Year’s Eve fête along the iconic Champs-Élysées.
The massive midnight concert that drew a jubilant crowd of a million people last year — with the festivities having drawn throngs to the “most beautiful avenue in the world” for six decades — has been scrapped and replaced by a pre-recorded video to be viewed in the safety and comfort of French living rooms.
The fireworks will still illuminate the Arc de Triomphe when the clock strikes 12,
The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a lawsuit on Friday challenging President Donald Trump’s plans to construct a ballroom on the site of the demolished East Wing.
The trust, a congressionally chartered nonprofit, argued in a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that Trump and administration officials have violated, and are continuing to violate, the Administrative Procedure Act and National Environmental Policy Act by demolishing the East Wing and moving forward with construction of the ballroom.
The complaint said the administration violated the laws when it didn’t consult with the National Capital Planning Commission or the Commission of Fine Arts and failed to conduct
Meet Newsom’s trans godson Nats Getty,
the clothing designer heir to a billionaire’s fortune 21 replies
the clothing designer heir to a billionaire’s fortune 21 replies
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is a longtime supporter of the LGBTQ community — and that includes his trans godson, Nats Getty.
Newsom mentioned Getty, a designer, model and activist, as evidence of his empathy for the trans community even as he outraged many progressives for labeling trans participation in women’s sports “unfair.” Getty, 33, publicly came out as transgender in 2021 and uses he/him pronouns.Newsom mentioned Getty, a designer, model and activist, as evidence of his empathy for the trans community even as he outraged many progressives for labeling trans participation in women’s sports “unfair.”
President Donald Trump recently cracked down on work requirements with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by means of the “Big Beautiful Bill.” The policy drastically expanded work requirements for those who want to continue receiving food stamps. But Nelson Scott, a 38-year-old able-bodied man from Tennessee, called the changes “some bulls**t” in a viral interview last month with WZTV. Scott is “38, not disabled, doesn’t have any kids, doesn’t go to school, and doesn’t have a job,” all of which work against him with respect to eligibility, according to WZTV. He was previously receiving $292 per month to pay for groceries.
I have been covering the "Paper or Plastic" game since George W. Bush was president. And it's only gotten more ridiculous. First California lawmakers banned paper bags because they "killed" trees -- the ultimate renewable resource. They replaced paper with plastic bags, which they are now banning to go back to tree-killing paper bags. Or you can carry your filthy multi-use cloth bags. (snip) The California legislature is stuck on stupid, and has been for a long time.
COCOA, Fla. - A 13-year-old boy will be tried as an adult after a grand jury indicted him on a charge of first-degree felony murder in the shooting death of a man during what prosecutors say was a botched robbery last month.
The teen, identified as Emeril Tytron Lemeul Rachel, was originally charged with manslaughter. The State Attorney’s Office said that charge "was not enough" based on evidence presented to the grand jury, which also indicted him on a charge of attempted robbery.
The backstory:
A grand jury returned the indictment against the teen, who investigators say arranged to meet 30-year-old Kelby Gavin Miller through a social media app before
Nearly five years after two pipe bombs turned up outside the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters on Jan. 6, 2021, the FBI finally made an arrest earlier this month. Brian J. Cole Jr., a 30-year-old from Woodbridge, Virginia, now faces federal charges for transporting an explosive device across state lines with the intent to kill and attempted malicious destruction by means of explosives.But new whistleblower disclosures shared with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) are raising serious questions about whether federal authorities have the right guy.
How fears of being labeled 'racist' helped
'provide cover' for the exploding Minnesota
fraud scandal 14 replies
'provide cover' for the exploding Minnesota
fraud scandal 14 replies
In the aftermath of the massive Feeding Our Future scandal and broader allegations of systemic fraud in Minnesota’s social programs, a troubling theme has emerged: accusations of racism repeatedly used to deflect scrutiny, intimidate investigators and stall accountability.
Rumors and reports of fraud in Minneapolis, primarily within the city’s exploding Somali community, have been circulating for at least a decade, but criticism of the fraud has been largely dismissed by elected Democrats as "racist" or being underpinned by animosity toward foreigners. News stories focused on Somali fraudsters in recent years were shot down as "racist."
An alleged gunman remains on the loose in an active shooter situation on the campus of Brown University, school officials said after retracting an announcement that they had arrested a suspect.
The Rhode Island Ivy League school sent out a first alert to students on campus shortly after 4:20 p.m. of an active shooter near the Barus & Holley Engineering school building. One suspect in custody. Lock doors, silence phones and stay hidden until further notice,” the university wrote in a second emergency alert just before 5 p.m. Saturday before retracting the statement minutes later.
A massive 155-foot statue of a Hindu god is being built in North Carolina, and the project is already underway.
The world's tallest statue of "Murugan" is being planned in Moncure in Chatham County, NC, the Indian Eagle reports.
The "warrior god" will be at the center of the Carolina Murugan Temple Campus, which will be on 130 acres of residential land.
During the first phase of building, the main temple, three gopurams (entrances to a Hindu temple), and a road surrounding the campus will be completed and will cost around three to five million dollars, the outlet notes. By the project's completion,
Jasmine Crockett leads James Talarico
by 8 points in Senate Democratic primary,
new poll finds 13 replies
by 8 points in Senate Democratic primary,
new poll finds 13 replies
U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett leads state Rep. James Talarico by 8 percentage points in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, according to a poll released Friday. The statewide survey, conducted by Texas Southern University from Tuesday through Thursday, found that 51% of likely Democratic voters planned to support Crockett in the March primary and 43% intended to vote for Talarico, with 6% of voters unsure. (Snip) According to the Texas Southern poll, Crockett’s lead was built on her overwhelming support from Black voters, with 89% planning to support her and just 8% behind Talarico. At the same time, almost half