Data: West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare; Chart: Axios Visuals Tens of millions of Americans have delayed surgeries, vacation plans, career moves and other big life decisions because of the cost of health care , a new West Health-Gallup survey found. Why it matters: Affordability concerns are hanging over the midterm election cycle, with just over half of all Americans believing basic medical care is affordable and accessible. - As groceries, housing and utilities also become more costly, those pressures are forcing difficult tradeoffs in nearly every aspect of life — even for those who have insurance. The survey of nearly 20,000 adults found that medical cost concerns didn't just force people to borrow money or stretch out…
Data: West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare; Chart: Axios Visuals Tens of millions of Americans have delayed surgeries, vacation plans, career moves and other big life decisions because of the cost of health care , a new West Health-Gallup survey found. Why it matters: Affordability concerns are hanging over the midterm election cycle, with just over half of all Americans believing basic medical care is affordable and accessible. - As groceries, housing and utilities also become more costly, those pressures are forcing difficult tradeoffs in nearly every aspect of life — even for those who have insurance. The survey of nearly 20,000 adults found that medical cost concerns didn't just force people to borrow money or stretch out…Open
NPR spent several days traveling across a pair of swing districts in Pennsylvania to find out. The answers show how much has changed since the 2020 election.
NPR spent several days traveling across a pair of swing districts in Pennsylvania to find out. The answers show how much has changed since the 2020 election.Open
Who is running the show and where is it taking us? The post Gangster Foreign Policy appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Gangster Foreign Policy Who is running the show and where is it taking us? Once again, we are embroiled in a new foreign war—not surprisingly at the behest of Benjamin Netanyahu. The Trump administration chose to enter this illegal war without the required congressional approval, as it did the illegal war against Venezuela. The American people have for decades consistently voted against American participation in wars. A century ago, candidate Woodrow Wilson campaigned on keeping us out of the First World War. Many historians credit his decision as president to enter the war as a major cause of the even more…Open
The president is spending down his political capital, but the account isn’t empty yet. The post Even With Iran, Trump Still Has His Coalition appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Even With Iran, Trump Still Has His Coalition The president is spending down his political capital, but the account isn’t empty yet. President Donald Trump’s Monday evening press conference about the war —or is it an “excursion?”—in Iran might have been frustrating to observers on all sides of the conflict, but it was also illustrative of how he keeps his unwieldy political coalition together. Trump vacillated between describing a nation-building exercise that is only in its infancy, though his reference to “the beginning of building a new country” leaves room for interpretation as to who is supposed to be…Open
High prices have pushed more Londoners to live with roommates well into their late 20s and 30s — if they can afford to move out of their parents’ homes at all.
The Trump administration initiated a trade investigation — and signaled more to come — that will likely result in new tariffs on global trading partners. Why it matters: The White House is making good on its promise to reinstate the sweeping tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court. - Officials see the investigations concluding before the global 10% tariff — enacted to replace tariffs deemed illegal — expires in July. What they're saying: Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, top Trump trade official Jamieson Greer stressed that he was not "pre-judging the investigations." - Still, Greer said that the administration feels strongly about the issues under examination: "If we need to impose tariffs to help solve this we will," he…
The Trump administration initiated a trade investigation — and signaled more to come — that will likely result in new tariffs on global trading partners. Why it matters: The White House is making good on its promise to reinstate the sweeping tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court. - Officials see the investigations concluding before the global 10% tariff — enacted to replace tariffs deemed illegal — expires in July. What they're saying: Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, top Trump trade official Jamieson Greer stressed that he was not "pre-judging the investigations." - Still, Greer said that the administration feels strongly about the issues under examination: "If we need to impose tariffs to help solve this we will," he…Open