Day: December 9, 2024

Two-Thirds of U.S. Adults Say It’s Government’s Responsibility to Provide Health Insurance

Buck Banks

62%

Gallup: “Sixty-two percent of U.S. adults, the highest percentage in more than a decade, say it is the federal government’s responsibility to ensure all Americans have healthcare coverage.” Also interesting: “Fifty-four percent of U.S. adults approve of the ACA, essentially tying the record-high 55% readings in April 2017 (during Republican-led attempts to repeal the law) and November 2020 (after Joe Biden won election as president).”

Trump Paid $100,000 for RFK Jr.’s Capitulation and Endorsement

Buck Banks

$100,000

“Weeks after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dropped out of the presidential race in August and endorsed Donald Trump, the Trump campaign paid a California law firm that lists Kennedy among its lawyers,” NBC News reports. “The Trump campaign — now known as Never Surrender Inc. — disbursed $100,000 to ‘JW Howard Attorneys’ on Sept. 13, just three weeks after Kennedy bowed out of the race and backed Trump, FEC records show. Financial data for Trump’s campaign, which was converted to a leadership PAC, appears in FEC filings under the new Never Surrender name.”

Liz Cheney Uncowed by Trump’s Threats to Imprison Jan. 6 Committee Members

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“This was the worst breach of our Constitution by any president in our nation’s history. Donald Trump’s suggestion that members of Congress who later investigated his illegal and unconstitutional actions should be jailed is a continuation of his assault on the rule of law and the foundations of our republic.”

— Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) responding to President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to imprison her and other members of a congressional committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the New York Times reports.

2023 Was a Profitable Year for Arms Manufacturers

Buck Banks

$632 billion

Major companies in the arms industry saw a 4.2% increase in overall revenue in 2023 with sharp rises for producers based in Russia and the Middle East, a new report said Monday, reported the Associated Press. The report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, or SIPRI, said revenues from the top 100 arms companies totaled $632 billion last year in response to surging demand related to the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.