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Nearly 30 Million Americans Went Without Health Coverage Last Year. Then the Pandemic Hit.
The continued loss of health coverage under the Trump administration has eroded the gains made since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, which made insurance attainable for 20 million people.
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Kids Brought Coronavirus Home From Day Care, CDC Study Finds
An 8-month-old at one facility transmitted COVID-19 to both parents, and another infected parent required hospitalization, researchers said.
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Soldiers and Federal Workers Used as ‘Guinea Pig’ in Trump’s Payroll Tax Deferral
They can’t opt out of the payroll tax deferral and will have to pay the money back in 2021.
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New Guidelines Exclude Paid Leave for Parents Who Keep Their Kids Out of In-Person Schooling
“This is going to affect the people who have immunocompromised family members at home, immunocompromised kids themselves, people who work in health care and other high-risk industries. Those are going to be the people most affected by this restrictive interpretation.”
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Massive School Budget Cuts Poised to Disproportionately Affect Students of Color, the Disabled, and Low-Income Students
As schools across the United States struggle to reopen, they are facing huge budget shortfalls caused by the coronavirus pandemic. And the impact isn’t going to be felt evenly.
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Outside of Trump’s RNC: A Clash of Protesters, Counterprotesters and Police
Police bash protesters with bikes and pepper spray one Black teen as demonstrators denounce Trump and GOP in protest outside the RNC.
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Families Who Have Lost Loved Ones to COVID Have a Message Ahead of RNC: We Blame Trump
In cities across the country, mourners are expected to join the March for the Dead on Friday to share personal stories of loss and demand accountability from the Trump administration.
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Four New Facts in the Senate Intelligence Report on Russia and Trump
Detailed investigation finds close ties between Trump campaign and Russian intelligence officers.
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John Kasich, AOC, and Michelle Obama: Here’s Who Is Speaking and When at the DNC
“I will be speaking at the #DNC Convention because I believe that America needs to go in a different direction,” Kasich tweeted on Monday.
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Congress Is ‘Nowhere Near’ a Deal as Unemployment Benefits Expire
While the Senate takes a three-day weekend, 20 million Americans who relied on that financial lifeline will not see their benefits renew after midnight.
