national politics
The super rich and big corporations to face more scrutiny from Biden’s IRS
| May 13, 2024
Using an infusion of funds provided by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, the IRS has already collected more than $520 million from 1,600 millionaires who had unpaid tax bills of more than $250,000.
Biden administration finalizes nursing home, Medicaid reforms to improve care
| May 9, 2024
The rules issued last month establish national minimum staffing requirements for federally-funded nursing homes, enact national appointment wait time standards for Medicaid and CHIP enrollees, and more.Opinion: Trump has shown he can’t keep Americans safe. In a second term, that could be disastrous.
| May 7, 2024
From his failed response to COVID-19 to his role in the overturning Roe v. Wade to his new economic agenda that could cause job losses and price hikes, Donald Trump has proven he can’t protect Americans, writes Chris Edelson.Biden’s EPA announces rules to slash coal pollution, speed up clean energy projects
| May 6, 2024
The new rules would reduce pollution and lead to significant public health benefits, including reductions in premature deaths, asthma cases, and emergency room visits, the EPA said.New Biden rules deliver automatic cash refunds for canceled flights, ban surprise fees
| May 2, 2024
Under the new rules, passengers will no longer have to navigate customer service systems to receive refunds for canceled flights or fall prey to low advertised base fees without full disclosure of extra costs.
