The Minnesota House DFL Caucus accused JUUL and other e-cigarette companies of targeting kids and communities of color at a Monday press conference where a number of new policy initiatives were announced, including a proposal to raise the age to purchase tobacco to 21.
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Commentary: Illegal Immigration Hurts Patients
The Democrats often claim that they alone will protect people with pre-existing conditions. Well, unfortunately for us, this popular catchphrase delivered the greatest catch in the history of politics: under Obamacare, insurance companies couldn’t deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions — but doctors could.
Read MoreEx-White House Aide Balks at Impeachment Inquiry Testimony
A former White House national security aide balked Monday at testifying in the ongoing Democratic-led impeachment inquiry targeting President Donald Trump.
Read MoreCommentary: The Sophisticated Intelligence Operation to Destabilize and Overthrow the American Government
Americans outside the Beltway have been struggling for almost three years to figure out what’s been going on in Washington, what to call it and how to explain it.
Read MoreFacebook Flags a Doctored Video of Sen Lindsey Graham Praising Democrats’ Green New Deal
Facebook nixed a political ad Saturday that contained a doctored video of Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham proclaiming his support for the Green New Deal.
Read MoreWilliam Barr Says US Attorney Investigating Trump-Russia Probe Origins Is Making ‘Great Progress’
Attorney General William Barr said Monday that the federal prosecutor leading an investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe has made “great progress.”
Read MoreOne-in-Three Millennials See Communism as Favorable, Survey Finds
A growing number of Millennials show support for communism and socialism, a survey from the Victims of Communism found.
Read MoreEven Before Ukraine Uproar, 10 of 13 Democrats on Intel Panel Backed Trump Impeachment Probe
In July, Rep. Andre Carson, a member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, voted for the then-most recent resolution calling for the ouster of President Donald Trump from office.
“I think it represents a larger, more important conversation that we need to have about … what we’re willing to tolerate as a citizenry from our commander in chief,” Politico quoted the Indiana Democrat as saying, “What responsibility the commander in chief has to the electorate in terms of not fanning the flames of Islamophobia, xenophobia, and outright hatred.”
Read MoreMinneapolis Petition Demands City ‘Divest’ from Policing
An organization called “Reclaim the Block” is circulating a petition that calls on the Minneapolis city government to “divest” from its police force.
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