Evening Roundup, December 8
Featuring Rep. Adam Smith and Jennifer Rubin, Dr. Dara Kass, Natasha Murphy, Brian O'Neill, Offsides with Pablo Torre, Shalise Manza Young, Haley Stevens, and Talking Feds
Venezuela, Western Dominance, & Regime Change: Rep. Adam Smith's Striking Updates
Contrarians, you do not want to miss this interview. New details have emerged about the September strikes on a Venezuelan “drug boat” that could shake our allies and incentivize our adversaries. Representative Adam Smith (D-WA), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, joins Jen to deliver shocking updates and concerning warnings.
When Public Health Fails Our Children
“If they need to talk to someone about why it’s a bad idea to cause more people to need a liver transplant, maybe you should just send them to me.”
Healthcare Isn't a Luxury! Natasha Murphy on Looming ACA Deadline
Either this week or next, the Senate will hold a vote on extending Affordable Care Act subsidies for three years. Premium costs for healthcare have already begun to skyrocket, and if ACA subsidies do not continue, the average net premium cost for individuals will
Trump’s “Back to the Future” Approach to National Security
Last Thursday, the White House released its National Security Strategy (NSS)—a report since 1987 that every president has been required to send to Congress to spell out his administration’s strategic goals and priorities. This document provides Congress, the executive branches, and the public—and world leaders, allies and adversaries alike—a shared map …
Ex-NBA Player, Congressman, & Friend of Epstein?
Trump finally got the Peace Prize he was so anxious to receive. Only this gold medal didn’t come from the Norwegian Nobel Committee, it came from FIFA. How ironic that an organization known for it’s corruption would award one of the most corrupt President in American history...
A Depraved President Attacks Again
By Shalise Manza Young
There's always a new low for a man who has been vilifying others for decades.
Indict, Strike, Repeat
On this week’s Talking Feds, Harry Litman turns to Mimi Rocah, Tara Setmayer, and Jacob Weisberg to delve into the DOJ’s latest humiliations, the furor over strikes in the Caribbean, and Trump’s racist outbursts. What will it take for Attorney General Pam Bondi to give up the case against Letitia James? Did Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth oversee a criminal missile attack…
The GOP is MIA: Rep. Haley Stevens on Republicans' Nonexistent Healthcare Plan
How can Americans feel optimistic about the future when two perfect storms are headed straight towards each other? The general affordability crisis paired with the growing inaccessibility of healthcare seems to offer no path forward for the average American.
The U.S. spends far more per person and as a share of GDP than peer countries. For example, about US$14,885 per person versus an average of US$7,371 in other wealthy countries.
But despite high spending, health outcomes lag. Examples: life expectancy, maternal mortality, and preventable death rates. Access, equity and administrative efficiency are major weak spots: uninsured populations, high out-of-pocket costs, system complexity.
The U.S. ranked last overall among 10 comparable high-income countries in a leading study. A public service in a for-profit world is always doomed to fail.
When public health fails our children by Dara Kass, is a well written piece. The ACIP is caving to political pressure to change the recommendations for Hep B vaccines in newborns. When our institutions bow to political pressure on such important issues as vaccine recommendations instead of scientific evidence then how are we able to trust them? Excellent must read!