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Sticker shock: Pennie expects Obamacare premiums to soar even more than first feared The end of enhanced Obamacare subsidies could be even more costly than initially feared for Pennsylvanians who use the health insurance program. Pennie, the state’s Affordable Care Act health in...

With rate increases like this, a lot of people are not going to be able to continue to afford medical insurance. This article is about Pennsylvania, but it’s probably representative of other states as well. This is what Democrats in Congress are trying to prevent.

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Opinion | Trump’s war on ‘the enemy within’ keeps running into a legal buzzsaw Lower courts are rejecting the president’s claims of rebellion to use the military on U.S. soil.

If you have access to the Post…

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U.S. pushes Russia to negotiate as Hegseth warns Moscow of ‘costs’ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is pushing for Tomahawk missiles as the Trump administration tries to prod Russia into talks on ending the war.

The inconsistency of the trump regime with regard to defending Ukraine has been maddening, but I’m fully supportive of providing whatever support Ukraine needs.

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Opinion | The military’s big gamble on small nuclear reactors The U.S. Army’s plan to deploy microreactors could be crucial after attacks on the electric grid.

“Although they produce a fraction of what full-size power plants generate, a nuclear reactor that fits on the back of a flatbed truck could … fuel a small town or military base without needing to refuel regularly.”

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Opinion | The military’s big gamble on small nuclear reactors The U.S. Army’s plan to deploy microreactors could be crucial after attacks on the electric grid.

“Although they produce a fraction of what full-size power plants generate, a nuclear reactor that fits on the back of a flatbed truck could … fuel a small town or military base without needing to refuel regularly.”

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Wow. How did I not know this?

“The Mariners are the lone MLB team, the only one, that has never even reached the World Series.”

I now have a rooting interest in the playoffs. Go Mariners!

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How the Pentagon sidelined lawyers while testing the legal limits of military action | CNN Politics For weeks earlier this year, the Army’s top uniformed lawyer had been raising legal concerns inside the Pentagon about some of the new policies being rolled out dictating how the military can be used ...

Despicable. Hegseth seems to have the same regard as trump for what’s lawful and what isn’t. Zero.

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Gun crime cases fall as agents shift to immigration crackdown | CNN ATF is just one of several federal law enforcement agencies that have felt a notable impact on normal duties while assisting with the immigration mission, a CNN review has found.

It’s a shame this article on the CNN site is for subscribers only. This seems to me to be a gross misapplication of federal law enforcement assets.

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Analysis | Pritzker finds his place at the ramparts of the Trump resistance The Illinois governor and potential Democratic presidential candidate is waging a full-throated campaign against Trump and his administration’s incursions into the state.

Karen Tumulty's column:

"Though many believe moderation and modulation are the ways for Democrats to repair their tattered brand, Pritzker has claimed that anything less than waging a full-throated battle against Trump is 'moral abdication.'"

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Trump and budget chief Vought are making this a government shutdown unlike any other President Donald Trump is making this government shutdown unlike any the nation has ever seen. The White House's budget office headed by Russ Vought is deciding who gets paid or fired in an unpreceden...

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Trump officials back firm in fight over California offshore oil drilling after huge spill One of California’s worst oil spills occurred off the Santa Barbara coast in 2015, when a corroded pipeline burst.

Note: The spill in the title happened in 2015.

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Trump officials back firm in fight over California offshore oil drilling after huge spill One of California’s worst oil spills occurred off the Santa Barbara coast in 2015, when a corroded pipeline burst.

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Trump threatens to yank World Cup games from Boston though it's up to FIFA to choose sites President Donald Trump is threatening to relocate World Cup matches set to be played next year in suburban Boston.

He's such an ass. He revels in dividing us, and in punishing anyone who doesn't worship him.

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In Dallas, 6,700 women rally for culture war battles after Kirk’s death DALLAS (RNS) — “Welcome to the fight,” said commentator Allie Beth Stuckey as she greeted the 6,700 conservative Christian women assembled in the Dallas, Texas, arena on Saturday morning (Oct. 11): “T...

I thought this was ... interesting. I think these people are misled and that the speakers' views tend to be appalling, but they undoubtedly think the same of me.

Note that it's "written and produced by Religion News Service" and "distributed" by the Associated Press.

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Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears One of the U.S.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction, is the subject of an effort for cutbacks from Republican lawmakers who n...

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Crypto spent millions to defeat Sherrod Brown and elect allies. It's ready for a repeat in 2026 The cryptocurrency industry spent millions last year to unseat a longtime critic, Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in Ohio, and install its allies in Washington.

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Analysis: How the United States is eating Trump's tariffs U.S. companies and consumers are bearing the brunt of the country’s new import tariffs, early indications show, contradicting assertions by President Donald Trump and complicating the Federal Re...

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Sen. McCormick voices support for tax credit program that would further school choice movement Supporters of a new federal program that would grant tax credits to donors funding private school scholarships say it would expand Pennsylvania’s school choice options and give parents greater c...

One more nail in the public school coffin, and one more step toward the new form of segregated schools.

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Pennsylvania man pleads guilty in arson attack at governor’s mansion while Shapiro’s family slept HARRISBURG — A man who scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police and used beer bottles filled with gasoline to ignite the occupied Pennsylvania governor’s man...

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Media outlets, including Fox News and CNN, refuse to sign Pentagon’s press access rules | CNN Business The Pentagon is telling beat reporters to sign restrictive new rules by Tuesday or surrender their press passes by Wednesday. Many news organizations are rejecting the ultimatum and saying they will n...

Wow. The press is actually showing it has a little bit of spine.

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Words & Phrases We Could Do Without Removing Trump is the only way to get rid of real ‘waste, fraud, and abuse’

Jennifer Rubin's latest column on Substack:

"If we really want to get rid of waste, fraud, and abuse we should get rid of the MAGA regime—and before that, boot out the do-nothing MAGA congressional majorities that eschew oversight."

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Trump eyes a triumphal arch to mark America’s 250th anniversary The arch would be constructed across from the Lincoln Memorial, on a small patch of federal land currently occupied by a traffic circle.

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Analysis: Trump’s claims about violence are falling apart in court | CNN Politics President Donald Trump has spent a decade painting large swaths of the United States as a hellscape, dating back to his dark 2017 inaugural address and his demagogic 2016 campaign.

Judges are showing they're also tired of trump's attempts to portray our country in grossly exaggerated, negative ways, just so he and his minions can exert force against the people.

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FAQ: Why America just bailed out Argentina with a $20 billion lifeline | CNN Business The Trump administration is bailing out Argentina in a move critics are saying has more to do with politics than economics or American interests.

"$20 billion US taxpayer dollars will be used to bail out a country led by a close ally of President Donald Trump: chainsaw-wielding, libertarian Javier Milei."

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More than half of CDC staffers recently fired by Trump administration have been reinstated | CNN Hundreds of staff fired from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Friday have been reinstated, according to the American Federation of Government Employees.

And now half are being reinstated. This "administration" is such a cluster. www.cnn.com/2025/10/12/h...

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Shapiro joins states in legal action against Trump's National Guard deployments Pennsylvania has joined nearly two dozen states in taking legal action in an attempt to stop President Donald Trump from deploying National Guard troops to U.S. cities. The multistate amicus brief arg...

Thank you, Josh!

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Trump’s war on the left: Inside the plan to investigate liberal groups WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s threatened crackdown on the finances and activities of liberal non-profits and groups opposed to his agenda is a multi-agency effort with top White House ai...

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