#Russia bans Obama, Maddow, Colbert over sanctions

#Russia bans Obama, Maddow, Colbert over sanctions

Russia has banned hundreds of U.S. citizens, including former President Obama, political commentator Rachel Maddow and late-night host Stephen Colbert, from entering its territory in response to the U.S. sanctions over the Ukraine war. The Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a Friday post on its website it is blocking entry for 500 Americans in…

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#Florida turns red: Can Democrats make a comeback?

#Florida turns red: Can Democrats make a comeback?

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fifth in a five-part series called “How Florida got so conservative.” It was less than a day after the 2012 presidential election and Florida Republicans were already suffering from a particularly painful post-election hangover.  The state GOP had outspent the Florida Democratic Party by a 3-to-1 margin, while Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney had…

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#How Florida became a conservative bastion

#How Florida became a conservative bastion

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a five-part series called “How Florida got so conservative.” Florida has become the nerve center of the modern Republican Party.  Once the nation’s largest and most volatile swing state, Florida has lurched to the right in recent years, becoming a mecca for the GOP’s most influential luminaries and wealthiest donors.  Republicans…

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#Biden finally ready to shift into campaign mode

#Biden finally ready to shift into campaign mode

D.C.’s favorite parlor game is coming to an end.  President Biden is expected to make his reelection announcement as soon as Tuesday, beginning the 80-year-old career politician’s final campaign.  The president recently told reporters upon arriving back in the U.S. from a week in Ireland that he would make a 2024 announcement “relatively soon,” but…

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#Michelle Obama hits Trump over his inauguration: ‘There weren’t that many people there’

#Michelle Obama hits Trump over his inauguration: ‘There weren’t that many people there’

Michelle Obama hits Trump over his inauguration: ‘There weren’t that many people there’ Michelle Obama is taking a swing at former President Trump’s claims of “massive” turnout at his 2017 inauguration, saying “there weren’t that many people there.” The former first lady makes the dig at Trump in “Michelle Obama: The Light Podcast,” debuting Tuesday…

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#Subsidies have boosted Affordable Care Act’s enrollment. It’s setting up a potential fight

#Subsidies have boosted Affordable Care Act’s enrollment. It’s setting up a potential fight

Subsidies have boosted Affordable Care Act’s enrollment. It’s setting up a potential fight Health insurance sign-ups through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) jumped by nearly 2 million during the most recent enrollment period, which ended in mid-January, totaling 16.3 million people.   The gains suggest the program known as Obamacare is going strong, despite repeated efforts…

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#Biden will make decision next week

#Biden will make decision next week

Biden will make decision next week Apple is boosting its lobbying might as President Biden nears a decision next week on whether to block a potential Apple Watch ban.  The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled in December that Apple infringed on medical device company AliveCor’s wearable electrocardiogram patents. The commission’s ruling could result in…

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