#White House chief of staff Ron Klain to step down

#White House chief of staff Ron Klain to step down

White House chief of staff Ron Klain to step down White House chief of staff Ron Klain, who has served in the position since the start of the administration, is preparing to step down, a source familiar with his plans confirmed to The Hill. Klain will likely leave following President Biden’s State of the Union…

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#State employee alleges Florida sidestepped process in excluding gender-affirming care from Medicaid

#State employee alleges Florida sidestepped process in excluding gender-affirming care from Medicaid

State employee alleges Florida sidestepped process in excluding gender-affirming care from Medicaid Florida health officials circumvented traditional regulatory channels to draft a report recommending gender-affirming health care be excluded from coverage under Medicaid, a state employee alleges in an exchange included in new court filings. Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), which controls most of the state’s…

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#Where Biden’s racial justice agenda stands

#Where Biden’s racial justice agenda stands

Where Biden’s racial justice agenda stands Racial justice was at the forefront of President Biden’s agenda when he took office. Yet despite signing an executive order on advancing racial equity, critics say he’s made little progress since his election, including on voting rights and police reform, two major concerns for Black voters. He now faces a…

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#Santos getting icy reception from House GOP

#Santos getting icy reception from House GOP

Santos getting icy reception from House GOP Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) is getting an icy reception from colleagues in the House GOP even as he receives committee assignments and continues to serve his constituents on Long Island. Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) calls him a “bad guy;” Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) describes him as an “imposter.”…

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