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Elizabeth Warren has released a plan to pay for her Medicare-for-all proposal after some of her fellow Democratic presidential candidates, including Joe Biden, criticized her not laying out how she would fund the idea.
The New York Times reports:
Ms. Warren would use a mix of sources to pay for the $20.5 trillion in new spending over a decade, including by requiring employers to pay trillions of dollars to the government, replacing much of what they currently spend to provide health coverage to workers. She would create a tax on financial transactions like stock trades, change how investment gains are taxed for the top 1 percent of households and ramp up her signature wealth tax proposal to be steeper on billionaires. She also wants to cut $800 billion in military spending.
The plan crucially does not include tax hikes on the middle class, a question she has repeatedly faced on the debate stage. The release of the funding plan could also help Warren to address criticisms that her proposals are unrealistic.
A new Iowa poll found that the Democratic presidential primary in the early voting state is a tight race as Joe Biden has lost his lead.
According to the New York Times-Siena College poll, Elizabeth Warren leads the Iowa race, attracting the support of 22 percent of the state’s Democratic voters. Bernie Sanders is a close second at 19 percent, and Pete Buttigieg is just behind him at 18 percent. Biden narrowly comes in fourth at 17 percent.
No other candidate hits 5 percent, but a number of contenders are hoping to make a splash at tonight’s Liberty and Justice Dinner in Des Moines, as Barack Obama did in the 2008 race.
However, it’s worth noting that a clear group of frontrunners has emerged just 100 days from the caucus, and any of the four top-polling candidates appears capable of winning at this point.
Just a day after the House passed a resolution outlining next steps in the impeachment inquiry, a new poll has come out showing Americans are evenly divided on whether Trump should be impeached and removed from office.Just a day after the House passed a resolution outlining next steps in the impeachment inquiry, a new poll has come out showing Americans are evenly divided on whether Trump should be impeached and removed from office.
According to the Washington Post-ABC News poll, 49 percent of Americans say Trump should be impeached and removed from office, while 47 percent say he should not.According to the Washington Post-ABC News poll, 49 percent of Americans say Trump should be impeached and removed from office, while 47 percent say he should not.
However, that 49 percent backing impeachment overwhelmingly comes from Democrats, reflecting the nearly party-line vote in the House yesterday on the impeachment resolution.However, that 49 percent backing impeachment overwhelmingly comes from Democrats, reflecting the nearly party-line vote in the House yesterday on the impeachment resolution.
These numbers could shift once the House committees leading the inquiry advance to public hearings, as yesterday’s resolution outlines, and Americans are able to hear directly from witnesses for the first time.These numbers could shift once the House committees leading the inquiry advance to public hearings, as yesterday’s resolution outlines, and Americans are able to hear directly from witnesses for the first time.
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There are no depositions scheduled in the impeachment inquiry today, but investigators are already planning for three major interviews next week — assuming the witnesses show up, which is not guaranteed.There are no depositions scheduled in the impeachment inquiry today, but investigators are already planning for three major interviews next week — assuming the witnesses show up, which is not guaranteed.
The AP reports:The AP reports:
Deepening their reach into the West Wing, impeachment investigators have summoned former national security adviser John Bolton to testify next week. But they also are seeking testimony of two other political appointees — John Eisenberg, the lead lawyer for the National Security Council, and Michael Ellis, a senior associate counsel to the president. ...Deepening their reach into the West Wing, impeachment investigators have summoned former national security adviser John Bolton to testify next week. But they also are seeking testimony of two other political appointees — John Eisenberg, the lead lawyer for the National Security Council, and Michael Ellis, a senior associate counsel to the president. ...
The lawyers’ role is critical because two witnesses have suggested the NSC legal counsel — when told that Trump asked a foreign leader for domestic political help — took the extraordinary step of shielding access to the transcript not because of its covert nature but rather its potential damage to the Republican president.The lawyers’ role is critical because two witnesses have suggested the NSC legal counsel — when told that Trump asked a foreign leader for domestic political help — took the extraordinary step of shielding access to the transcript not because of its covert nature but rather its potential damage to the Republican president.
News of Bolton’s requested interview made headlines earlier this week, but the testimony of Eisenberg and Ellis could prove even more damaging for the president.News of Bolton’s requested interview made headlines earlier this week, but the testimony of Eisenberg and Ellis could prove even more damaging for the president.
As the lawyers who were notified of concerns about Trump’s call with the Ukrainian president shortly after it took place, Eisenberg and Ellis could provide insight into the immediate aftermath of the conversation — and why they went to such great lengths to keep it from becoming public.As the lawyers who were notified of concerns about Trump’s call with the Ukrainian president shortly after it took place, Eisenberg and Ellis could provide insight into the immediate aftermath of the conversation — and why they went to such great lengths to keep it from becoming public.
Here’s what else the blog is keeping its eye on:Here’s what else the blog is keeping its eye on:
Trump will hold a campaign rally in Mississippi at 7 p.m. C.T.Trump will hold a campaign rally in Mississippi at 7 p.m. C.T.
Democratic presidential candidates are in Des Moines, Iowa, for the Liberty and Justice Dinner.Democratic presidential candidates are in Des Moines, Iowa, for the Liberty and Justice Dinner.
Congress is on recess.Congress is on recess.
The blog will have plenty more coming up, so stay tuned.The blog will have plenty more coming up, so stay tuned.