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During the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) vowed, if elected, to implement Medicare for All, which is another name for an overall single-payer, government-run healthcare system. Joe Biden, the eventual winner of the Democratic nomination and White House over Republican incumbent Donald Trump, took a different approach. In

EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is advancing her push against federal teleworking in a new letter to the Pentagon, demanding that the department present a plan on how to verify if teleworkers are actually working. In a letter sent on Friday to Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland of the Defense Health Agency shared exclusively with

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — While the political identities of most major cities lean at least slightly Democratic and progressive, Milwaukee swims in a unique shade of steeped indigo blue. Now, that left-committed identity will be challenged with the July 15 arrival of the city’s first Republican National Convention. Once a hotbed for manufacturing and still a

Calls from Democratic lawmakers and left-wing groups for Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from key cases over alleged ethics violations are a “coordinated effort” to delegitimize the Supreme Court, according to experts who say the drumbeat of attacks on conservative justices gets steadier with each passing year. The “Appeal to Heaven” flag, one of the foremost flags used by

A seventh-grader from Tampa, Florida, is the winner of the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee championship. The competition on Thursday night was a nail-biter, initially ending in a tie. However, Bruhat Soma, 12, emerged victorious by spelling 29 words correctly in 90 seconds in a “spell-off.” That was nine more words than the second-place winner

Protectionists have a magic word, a word of talismanic power. The word is “China.” So potent is its spell that it shuts down any argument for free trade, however tangential the connection to the dreadful regime in Beijing (about which, for the avoidance of doubt, I am more hawkish than most). China makes politicians lose

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan lit up its tallest skyscraper, Taipei 101, to welcome former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to the island during the summer of 2022 despite speculation that Taiwanese officials asked her not to come. The United States and China have since reestablished direct communication between the respective militaries, severed because of Pelosi’s

For years, purist fans of traditional New Orleans jazz have worried their favorite music is a dying art form. Oh, sure, something like trad jazz, loud and frenetic with a side helping of street funk, might be played for many more years in tourist trap clubs. But the real thing, the small-group ensembles with syncopated

The North Dakota Board of Higher Education is looking to rein in professor tenure, particularly at its community colleges, according to a draft report. The board’s Tenure/Post-Tenure Ad Hoc Committee has a draft report that could bring a massive decrease in tenured and tenure-track faculty at the state’s five community colleges, as well as pared-back

San Francisco Mayor London Breed introduced a budget proposal on Thursday that makes good on a campaign promise to increase police staffing despite facing a nearly $800 million two-year budget deficit.  Breed, who is facing a tough reelection in November, has pitched a $46.7 million increase to the police department’s budget, bringing it to an all-time