politics

TL/DR - Walter Gaskin, North Carolina's Cabinet Secretary for Military and Veterans Affairs, is retiring from his position. Grier Martin, a former state representative and currently the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, will take over the role. The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, which manages state…

TL/DR - The article discusses President Biden's accomplishments during his first term, specifically his signing of three landmark pieces of legislation— the bipartisan infrastructure law, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the CHIPS Act— that have led to the creation of 15 million jobs in three years. Research from UMass Amherst's Political Economy…

TL/DR - The US government requires states to recover money from the assets of deceased Medicaid patients who relied on the taxpayer-funded health insurance. However, a Democratic lawmaker recently proposed disbanding this program, arguing that it collects only around 1% of the more than $150 billion Medicaid spends annually on long-term care. The…

TL/DR - The third-party presidential movement, No Labels, is planning to field a candidate in the upcoming November election. Delegates of the group are expected to vote in favor of launching a presidential campaign, although high-profile contenders have decided not to run. The group plans to present a "unity ticket" to appeal to voters unhappy…