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Sanders shakes up campaign leadership in New Hampshire
MANCHESTER, NH – Facing discontent and unheeded warnings from longtime supporters that he could lose the New Hampshire primary, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont on Sunday replaced the director of his presidential campaign operations in the Granite State. The campaign broke the news on Sunday to more than 40 members of Sanders’ steering committee. The campaign announced …
KFF Health Tracking Poll – September 2019: Health Care Policy In Congress And On The Campaign Trail
Key Findings: Congress is back in session and the public sees many health care issues as a “top priority” for Congress to work on including lowering prescription drug costs (70%), making sure the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) protections for people with pre-existing conditions continue (69%), lowering the amount people pay for health care (64%), and …
Biden ad campaign highlights his experience with health care
In a new campaign ad illustrating his direct experiences with health care, former Vice President Joe Biden promises to build on the progress of the Affordable Care Act, which he hails as a landmark achievement and one of the most monumental progressive policy victories in a generation. The ad, “Personal,” draws on Biden’s experience being …
John Hickenlooper to end presidential campaign Thursday, sources say
Hickenlooper, who struggled to break out of the crowded field of candidates, has not yet decided whether he will run for the Senate as party leaders have urged him to do, sources said. He does not plan to make an announcement on that decision Thursday. Hickenlooper’s decision was first reported by the Associated Press. Hickenlooper …
Reporters are very upset that Mitch McConnell’s campaign jokes about the bizarre, racist attacks against his family
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is not making light of drug abuse. He is not making light of drug cartels. You would think otherwise, though, based on recent reporting. “Mitch McConnell wants to raise money off the nickname ‘Cocaine Mitch.’ Yes, really,” the Washington Post tut-tutted in a headline. The article itself includes quotes from …
White House races to come up with health-care wins for Trump’s campaign
White House advisers, scrambling to create a health-care agenda for President Trump to promote on the campaign trail, are meeting at least daily with the aim of rolling out a measure every two to three weeks until the 2020 election. One of the initiatives would allow states to import lower-priced drugs from Canada and other …
Ex Miss Michigan: Kathy Zhu joins Trump reelection campaign after being losing crown and bring stripped of title
A former Miss Michigan pageant winner, who was stripped of her title last week after several offensive tweets surfaced, has joined Trump’s reelection campaign efforts. The official Team Trump twitter account welcomed Kathy Zhu on board Thursday, calling her a “patriot who has continued to stand for American values despite being stripped of her crown.” …
Cynthia Lummis Announces Run for Enzi’s US Senate Seat
A former congressional representative from Wyoming is running for one of the state’s two seats in the U.S. Senate, her campaign announced Thursday. Republican Cynthia Lummis will seek election to the seat currently held by U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, who plans to retire when his current term ends in early 2021. Lummis pledged early Thursday to stand “shoulder-to-shoulder” with …
The Health 202: Trump craves big action on drug prices to take to the campaign trail
THE PROGNOSIS Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar listens as President Trump delivers a speech about lowering prescription drug prices from the White House Rose Garden in May 2018. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) There may be a modest slowdown this year in the growth of drug prices, but it’s nowhere near the seismic shift President Trump has called for. …
NBC Democratic debate: Democrats try to break through the noise in crowded first debate of 2020 campaign
The surprise of the night, however, was Julián Castro, who has struggled to register in the polls but broke through with an impassioned argument on what should be done on immigration and fierce attack on his fellow Texan, former Rep. Beto O’Rourke. “We would not turn back (Angie Valeria) and her father Oscar, we would …
