Thursday 29 June 2017

Evening Edition: New CBO estimate predicts steep Medicaid reductions in second decade of health bill

If these two GOP senators can't agree, the health bill won't pass; Why is it so hard for Republicans to pass a health-care bill?; Trump lashes out at 'Morning Joe' co-host Mika Brzezinski on Twitter; Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Trump has never 'promoted or encouraged violence.' She is very wrong.; Trump to meet with Putin at the G-20 summit; U.S. Treasury Department announces new sanctions to increase pressure on North Korea; Iraqi prime minister declares the end of ISIS 'state' as fighting continues in pockets of Mosul; The travel ban going into effect would have saved zero lives from terrorist attacks in the last 20 years; Twitter is looking for ways to let users flag fake news, offensive content; Climate change in the U.S. could help the rich and hurt the poor; Controversial pesticides may threaten queen bees. But the alternatives could be worse.;
 
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New CBO estimate predicts steep Medicaid reductions in second decade of health bill
The Senate Republican health-care bill would change how Medicaid payments are calculated, leading to deep reductions. By 2036, the Congressional Budget Office estimates, the government would spend 35 percent less on Medicaid than under the current law.
@PKCapitol | Analysis
If these two GOP senators can't agree, the health bill won't pass
Sens. Rob Portman and Patrick J. Toomey both ran against Obamacare. Today they find themselves on opposite sides of the debate.
 
The Fix | Analysis
Why is it so hard for Republicans to pass a health-care bill?
Well, for one, President Trump. But trying to pass this with just one very divided party is making it a whole lot more difficult.
 
Trump lashes out at 'Morning Joe' co-host Mika Brzezinski on Twitter
In two tweets, the president called Brzezinski "low I.Q. Crazy Mika" and claimed that she was "bleeding badly from a face-lift' late last year. Trump also called Joe Scarborough "Psycho Joe."
 
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The Fix | Analysis
Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Trump has never 'promoted or encouraged violence.' She is very wrong.
Even if you don't believe the president has technically incited violence, he clearly nodded toward violence at his campaign rallies. Let's take a trip down memory lane.
 
Trump to meet with Putin at the G-20 summit
The two leaders will meet in Hamburg, Germany, next week, White House officials said. The Kremlin also announced a meeting, but neither side offered details.
 
U.S. Treasury Department announces new sanctions to increase pressure on North Korea
The actions include cutting off a Chinese bank accused of laundering money and providing financing for North Korea in violation of international sanctions.
 
Iraqi prime minister declares the end of ISIS 'state' as fighting continues in pockets of Mosul
Iraqi forces recaptured the ruins of a historic mosque in Mosul that was once the symbolic center of the group's self-declared caliphate.
 
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Analysis
The travel ban going into effect would have saved zero lives from terrorist attacks in the last 20 years
Of these 24 attacks, only two might have been prevented had the perpetrator been subject to the full travel ban that is scheduled to go into effect tonight at 8 p.m.
 
Twitter is looking for ways to let users flag fake news, offensive content
In an effort to combat rampant abuse on its platform, Twitter is exploring adding a feature that allows users identify tweets that contain misleading, false or harmful information, according to two people familiar with the company's thinking.
 
Climate change in the U.S. could help the rich and hurt the poor
A new study found that the U.S. economy would probably lose about 0.7 of its gross domestic product for each degree of warming. Many areas across the South and lower Midwest could sustain losses that would be comparable to those suffered during the Great Recession.
 
Controversial pesticides may threaten queen bees. But the alternatives could be worse.
Two major studies found neonicotinoid pesticides caused a range of harmful effects on bees, and that the insects are picking up the pesticides from surprising sources.
 
 
     
 
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