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TL/DR - A group of progressive organizations has launched a campaign - Reject Aipac - to undermine the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's (Aipac) influence on primary campaigns against progressive Democrats. This move is largely a response to congressional support for Israel’s campaign in Gaza and Aipac’s increased involvement in election…

TL/DR - President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, signed in August 2022, expanded benefits and lowered drug costs for millions of people with Medicare. The law includes a $35 per month cap on the cost of Medicare-covered insulin, free recommended adult vaccines for Medicare Part D enrollees, rebates from drug manufacturers if they increase their…

TL/DR - Alabama Senator Katie Britt acknowledged that a story she used to criticize President Biden's border policies did not occur during his presidency. The story, about a woman trafficked by cartels at age 12, was used to emphasize Britt's stance that Biden's border crisis is preventable. However, a journalist revealed that the incident Britt…

TL/DR - The Builders Show held in Marquette, Michigan, witnessed an increase in vendors and attendees, according to the event's organizers. The Home Builders Association of the Upper Peninsula, who presented the event, reported an increase in vendors from 80 last year to over 90 this year, while the visitor count exceeded 3,000 over the weekend.…