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The reviews for a $15 hourly minimum wage are in, and they’re brutal. “Biden’s $15 Wage Bid Hits Headwind,” says Bloomberg. “Don’t Expect A $15 Minimum Wage: Goldman Sachs,” warns Yahoo!Money. “Raising Minimum Wage to $15 Would Cost 1.4 Million Jobs,” reports CNBC, which also says a $15 minimum would…

Liberals, still flush from defeating Trump and taking control of both houses of Congress, are adjusting to the grim reality that the fate of their bold legislative agenda lies with one of Washington’s most conservative Democrats: a pro-coal, anti-choice, Trump-friendly fiscal hawk who voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the…

The health scare for the Senate’s longest serving member, Democrat Patrick Leahy, just before he’s due to preside over next week’s impeachment trial was a reminder of just how fragile his party’s Senate majority is. Leahy is just one of a half-dozen Democratic senators from states with Republican governors. One…

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Washington United States President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered government health insurance markets to reopen for a special sign-up window, offering uninsured Americans a haven as the spread of COVID-19 remains dangerously high and vaccines aren’t yet widely available. Mr. Biden signed an executive order directing the HealthCare.gov insurance markets…

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1.00am GMT01:00 Summary Here’s a review of today’s news, from me and Amanda Holpuch: Joe Biden signed an executive order reopening federal health insurance marketplaces, to help those who have lost employer-provided healthcare due to the economic crisis. He also signed another directing federal agencies to reconsider rules and other…

Joe Biden has signed an executive order to reopen federal health insurance marketplaces in an executive action meant to signal the importance of expanding healthcare, a key commitment during his campaign. The order is designed to aid people who lost their jobs, and consequently their health insurance, amid the pandemic.…

January 28, 2021 7:48 AM ET President Joe Biden will issue a series of executive actions Thursday that target abortion restrictions and provide additional opportunities for Americans to enroll in health insurance programs. The abortion presidential memorandum will “immediately” rescind the Mexico City Policy, which prohibits non-profit organizations from receiving…

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