Floods: An Impending Partisan Disaster
A new Fed study warns that most expected flood losses are uninsured — and the lack of protection is more acute among Republican locales.
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Breaking news and analysis on U.S. politics, including the latest coverage of the White House, Congress, and the Supreme Court.
The McKinsey Opioid Consultants Who Got Away
The Biden administration just delivered a sweetheart deal to its friends at McKinsey, letting the consulting giant off the hook for helping to “turbocharge” disastrous OxyContin sales.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Banning The Bans
Censorship gets banned, youth score a climate win, nurses win a major union vote, workers’ rights are clear and unmistakable, and small businesses go boom.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Big Grocery’s Merger Diet
Two huge grocery chains can’t merge, a junk-fee loophole gets plugged, crypto fraud goes to trial, and the Supreme Court has a big day off.
Why America Is Mad As Hell About Health Care
After the murder of health insurance executive Brian Thompson, the industry is facing a public reckoning. Will it be enough to deliver change?
Health Insurers’ $371 Billion Windfall
Since the Affordable Care Act’s passage, the top five health insurers’ annual profits have jumped 230 percent, with much of that going to UnitedHealthcare.
Rahm Emanuel’s Epic Self-Own
Plus, new data on Liz Cheney’s election effect, the connection between real estate and your insurance premium, and a hidden city discovered under the ice.
Trump, Magic, and Misdirection
Magicians rely on misdirection and deception to create an illusion. The science behind their craft may explain how politicians manipulate the public in a post-truth era.
Trump Nominee Pressured IRS To Crush The Humane Society
Billy Long pushed the agency to target the group after it supported an initiative to protect dogs. Long could get new power to target more nonprofits.
Wall Street Is Banking On Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
New research shows just how deeply private equity firms have infiltrated our immigration detention system.