“As online window shopping on HealthCare.gov went live Wednesday, an independent analysis found that premiums for the most popular health plans under the Affordable Care Act are rising by an average 34 percent next year. The analysis of newly released government data by the consulting firm Avalere Health found that the Trump administration’s actions are contributing to the price hikes, adding instability to the underlying problems of the health law’s marketplaces.” More …
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“No Kin In the Game”: Study Finds Members of Congress Without Draft-Age Sons Were More Hawkish
“A new study finds that members of Congress who didn’t have draft-age sons were significantly more likely to support hawkish, pro-conscription policies over the course of four major U.S. wars.” More …
The Future of Truth and Misinformation Online
“Experts are evenly split on whether the coming decade will see a reduction in false and misleading narratives online. Those forecasting improvement place their hopes in technological fixes and in societal solutions. Others think the dark side of human nature is aided more than stifled by technology.” More …
Trump Personally Interviewed U.S. Attorney Candidates
“President Donald Trump has personally interviewed at least two potential candidates for U.S. attorney positions in New York, according to two sources familiar with the matter — a move that critics say raises questions about whether they can be sufficiently independent from the president. One potential nominee would have jurisdiction over Trump Tower and be in a position to investigate the Trump administration.” More …
Donald Trump Is Rush-Shipping Condolences to Military Families
Three families of fallen servicemembers received next-day UPS letters from President Trump after a turbulent week in which Trump falsely claimed he had called “virtually all” of the families. More …
Rigged: How Voter Suppression Threw Wisconsin to Trump
” … and possibly handed Trump the whole election.” More …
Racist, Violent, Unpunished: A White Hate Group’s Campaign of Menace
“They train to fight. They post their beatings online. And so far, they have little reason to fear the authorities.” More …
Tracking Trump: Watching the Week-by-Week National Nightmare Unfold
Tracking the week-by-week nightmare of the 45th presidency. More …
Trump Blindsides Advisers with Promised Opioid Plan
“Officials are scrambling to produce an emergency declaration by next week. Blindsided officials are now scrambling to develop such a plan, but it is unclear when it will be announced, how or if it will be done, and whether the administration has the permanent leadership to execute it, said two administration officials.” More …
Pentagon Document Contradicts Trump’s Gold Star Claims
“In the hours after President Donald Trump said on an Oct. 17 radio broadcast that he had contacted nearly every family that had lost a military servicemember this year, the White House was hustling to learn from the Pentagon the identities and contact information for those families, according to an internal Defense Department email. The email exchange, which has not been previously reported, shows that senior White House aides were aware on the day the president made the statement that it was not accurate — but that they should try to make it accurate as soon as possible, given the gathering controversy.” More …