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Obamacare Could Collapse Under Trump’s New Plan

November 11, 2025 at 6:30 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Republicans are putting their own spin on subsidizing Americans’ health care: Route money away from insurers and put cash directly in consumers’ hands to give them more choice over their coverage,” Politico reports.

“Economists and policy experts suspect President Donald Trump and GOP lawmakers are presenting this alternative to extending the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies because they want to undermine or even replace Obamacare — something the party has repeatedly failed to do in the past.”

Trump to Get Involved in Debate Over Obamacare Credits

November 11, 2025 at 5:50 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“President Donald Trump didn’t get involved in negotiations to end the government shutdown. But he plans to get his hands dirty as his party confronts expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies,” Politico reports.

“With affordability top of mind for voters going into the midterms, too much is at stake for Trump to stay away again as the GOP grapples with whether to extend the ACA subsidies, allow premiums to spike or craft new health policy.”

Maine Candidate May Switch Races

November 11, 2025 at 5:48 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Jordan Wood (D) is seriously considering dropping out of Maine’s U.S. Senate race to run instead in the state’s 2nd congressional district, NOTUS reports.


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Keir Starmer Would Fight Efforts to Replace Him

November 11, 2025 at 5:42 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Allies of the prime minister are making it clear he would fight any challenge to his leadership from Labour MPs,” the BBC reports.

“There are fears from those loyal to Sir Keir Starmer that his job might be under immediate threat, perhaps as soon as shortly after the Budget in a fortnight’s time.”

Extra Bonus Quote of the Day

November 11, 2025 at 5:00 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The deference and servility to Ms. Maxwell have reached such preposterous levels that one of the top officials at the facility has complained that he is ‘sick of having to be Maxwell’s bitch.'”

— Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), quoted by MSNBC, describing preferential treatment being given to convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell in her new prison.

Fannie Mae Watchdogs Were Probing Trump Appointee

November 11, 2025 at 4:17 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Fannie Mae watchdogs who were removed from their jobs had been probing if Trump appointee Bill Pulte had improperly obtained mortgage records of key Democratic officials, including New York Attorney General Letitia James,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

A Pay Day for Eight GOP Senators

November 11, 2025 at 4:09 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A little-noticed provision tucked into the deal to end the government shutdown could hand sitting senators an extraordinary pay day.

It gives them the ability to sue the federal government for up to $500,000 if investigators access their phone records without advance notice.

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Trump’s Big Takeaway from the Shutdown

November 11, 2025 at 3:53 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Ezra Klein: “Democrats have just taught Trump that they will fold under pressure. That’s the kind of lesson he remembers.”

Democrats Had Republicans Cornered

November 11, 2025 at 3:51 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Nicholas Grossman: “More of the public held Republicans responsible for the shutdown, and Trump’s net approval rating declined. Around 75% of Americans wanted Obamacare subsidies extended, including nearly half of MAGA voters. Among that 75%, Americans blamed Trump and the GOP for jeopardizing health insurance by an overwhelming 53 points.”

The Trillion Dollar War Machine:

November 11, 2025 at 3:45 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Just published: The Trillion Dollar War Machine: How Runaway Military Spending Drives America into Foreign Wars and Bankrupts Us at Home by William Hartung and Ben Freeman. 

“America spends nearly a trillion dollars a year on its military. This extraordinary spending not only detracts from our ability to address pressing social problems but compels us into foreign wars to justify our vast arsenal. Sold to us in the name of ‘security,’ our military industrial complex actually makes us far less safe.”

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House to Hold Hearing on Member Stock Trading

November 11, 2025 at 3:34 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The House Administration Committee could hold a hearing next week on congressional stock trading, reopening a deeply contentious issue on Capitol Hill and potentially paving the way for action on a bipartisan bill to ban lawmakers from trading stocks,” Politico reports.

Fetterman Makes an Unconvincing Case for Himself

November 11, 2025 at 3:00 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

The Washington Post says that Sen. John Fetterman’s (D-PA) new book, Unfettered, is “a story exceptionally well told, enlightening and often humorous” but also “a rather persuasive argument that Fetterman may lack the fortitude, temperament and commitment” to serve as a U.S. senator.

Fetterman also appeared on Bari Weiss’ podcast to discuss the state of the Democratic Party. And he talked to NPR about his struggles with depression.

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Trump Claims Unwinding Tariffs Would Cost $3 Trillion

November 11, 2025 at 3:00 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“President Trump claimed the U.S. would be on the hook for $3 trillion in refunds and lost investments if the administration loses the pending tariffs case at the Supreme Court,” Axios reports.

“Trump is trying to ramp up the pressure on the court to preserve the centerpiece of his economic policy.”

Immigrants Scramble to Find Caretakers for Their Children

November 11, 2025 at 2:55 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“As the Trump administration intensifies a nationwide mass deportation campaign, immigrant parents are scrambling to secure emergency caretakers for their children — flooding legal clinics and naming friends, acquaintances or teachers as temporary guardians,” the Washington Post reports.

Bessent Blames Biden for Last Week’s Election Results

November 11, 2025 at 2:49 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told MSNBC today that Democrats are to blame for the affordability crisis that punctuated last week’s elections.

Said Bessent: “We inherited a mess.”

He noted the Trump administration is working to bring prices down and boost working-class wages: “That’s when Americans are going to be feeling good again, and that’s what next November’s election’s going to be fought on.”

Trump Slams Political Correctness in Veteran’s Day Speech

November 11, 2025 at 2:36 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

President Trump lashed out at political correctness while commemorating U.S. veterans on Tuesday, Axios reports.

Said Trump: “We don’t like being politically correct, so we’re not going to be politically correct anymore. From now on when we fight a war, we only fight for one reason: to win.”

Our Socialist Future

November 11, 2025 at 2:09 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Jonathan Last: “National socialism is at the heart of Trumpism, which currently controls all three branches of government. Democratic socialism is on the march in the Democratic party.”

“Why would the richest, most advanced economy in the world be re-examining the fundamentals of its social compact? I have two names for you: Elon Musk and Brian Kelly.”

“Last week Elon Musk’s company awarded him the richest pay package in human history. If Musk meets his targets, he will be paid $1 trillion… Tesla has just had the worst year in the history of the company. Elon Musk made the brand toxic. Tesla sales around the world fell off a cliff… In every other business, a CEO who hobbled his company in this way would be fired. But Tesla’s board gave Musk a… huge raise?”

“Brian Kelly…  is the recently fired coach of LSU’s football team. Kelly was hired by LSU in 2021. He was given a ten-year, $95 million contract. Last week he was fired by LSU for poor performance. Four years into his contract, his team has consistently gotten worse. Kelly is demanding that he be paid the $54 million remaining on his contract. For doing nothing.”

The Myth of ‘America First’

November 11, 2025 at 2:02 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) turned on President Trump on Monday, blasting him for hosting Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House instead of focusing on domestic policy.

Said Greene: “I would really like to see nonstop meetings at the White House on domestic policy, not foreign policy and foreign country’s leaders.”

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