James Carville was right in 1992, and he still is today: “It’s the economy, stupid.” After Democrats in the House passed the HEROES Act back in May, the “Grim Reaper” of the Senate legislative graveyard announced, “I don’t think we have yet felt the urgency of acting immediately. That time could develop, but I don’t think it … Read more
Last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin agreed to pursue a “clean” continuing resolution (CR) for the federal budget to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month. The length of the CR and other “tweaks to spending provisions and temporary extensions of expiring programs, which often ride on a … Read more
INTRODUCTION The vast majority of Department of Veterans Affairs prescriptions are fulfilled by mail. But as U.S. Postal Service delays mount, more and more veterans are reporting long wait times to receive critical medication and VA staff says the problem is only growing. As veterans and VA staff report USPS prescription delays, officials say order … Read more
To those blog trolls who took exception to my stating that you would never receive the $400 supplemental unemployment benefit President Trump promised you, repeat after me: “You were right, I was wrong.” Governor Doug Ducey announced Friday what you may actually get, eventually, if you’re lucky. Arizonans will get $300 a week unemployment supplement: … Read more
On Wednesday, the U.S. reports highest number of covid-19 deaths in one day since mid-May: “On Wednesday, the country reported its highest number of deaths in a single day since mid-May, at nearly 1,500. The country has now seen its seven-day average of newly reported deaths remain above 1,000 for 17 consecutive days.” Remember when Trump … Read more