1
Drug Prices Will Soon Appear in Many TV Ads
A Trump administration change will require TV ads for prescription drugs
covered by Medicare or Medicaid to include the list price if it is over $35.
Patients are supposed to comparison shop.
2
Democrats Ready Contempt Vote for Attorney General Barr
Lawmakers plan to act despite a Justice Department threat to ask President
Trump to invoke executive privilege over the Mueller report material they
want to see.
Good.
3
Robert Pear, Who Covered Washington for 45 Years, Dies at 69
Despite his shy persona, he was known as a relentless reporter whose beat
for The Times was health care and other social policy issues.
The early death of an expert is a sad event.
The Republican party continues to lie about health.
Knowlegable reporting is a treasure.
4
News Analysis: With Mix of Threats and Blandishments, Trump Bandies Policy of Regime Change
Mr. Trump’s lack of ideological foreign policy coherence has played to the
advantage of two of his hawkish advisers with strong interventionist
tendencies.
The Trump administration is imperialist.
5
MBA: Mortgage Applications Decreased in Latest Weekly Survey
From the MBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications increased 2.7 percent from one week earlier,
according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly
Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending May 3, 2019.
... The Refinance Index increased 1 percent from the previous week. *The
seasonally adjusted Purchase Index increased 4 percent from one week
earlier*. The unadjusted Purchase Index increased 5 percent compared with
the previous week and was *5 percent higher than the same week one year ago*
.
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"Mortgage applications increased 2.7 percent from one week earlier, "
Probable noise.
6
Hong Kong Dispatch: A Trump Bump for Hong Kong’s Last Commercial Cantonese Opera Theater
Seeking new audiences, a troupe goes for something other than the
traditional realm of historic battles, lost loves and palace drama. And it
found President Trump.
Donald Trump can't laugh.
It would be a loss of face.
Hong Kong has not yet been killed.
7
E.P.A. Leaders Disregarded Agency’s Experts in Issuing Asbestos Rule, Memos Show
The rule, issued in April, restricted the use of asbestos, a known
carcinogen, but agency scientists and lawyers had called in two memos for a
ban.
This E.P.A. is not doing it's job.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbestos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbestos#Substitutes_for_asbestos_in_construction
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicosis
8
Trump Is Pushing Democrats to the Brink. Look at Elijah Cummings.
Representative Elijah E. Cummings, the chairman of the House Committee on
Oversight and Reform, wanted to move slowly on impeachment. Now he, like
many other senior Democrats, has lost his patience.
Trump likes to play the victim.
Barr has been held in contempt of congress.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contempt_of_Congress
Trump has claimed executive privelige for all supoened material.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_privilege
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powers_of_the_President_of_the_United_States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powers_of_the_President_of_the_United_States#Executive_privilege
Trump will eventually lose.
In the meantime he is preoccupied.
9
‘You Can’t Always Be Exactly Who You Are’: A Chat With Maya Rupert
The campaign manager for Julián Castro talked to The Times about the
challenge of authenticity for candidates of color.
7% of the national population is small.
Get some delegates and influence the platform.
10
Iran Will Stop Complying With Some Parts of Nuclear Deal
The move does not kill the 2015 deal, but it pushes the confrontation
between Washington and Tehran into new and potentially dangerous territory.
The game of chicken will continue.
Trump could rejoin the nuclear deal and end it.
That would cost him "face".
11
On Politics: A Decade of Trump’s Taxes
NYT > Politics - 6 hours ago
The New York Times obtained tax numbers from 1985 to 1994. They show that
President Trump lost more than a billion dollars in that period.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/07/us/politics/donald-trump-taxes.html
A conman is exposed.
12
Mueller’s Office Sought to Keep Comey Memos Secret
The special counsel’s office argued to a federal judge that witnesses could
use the memos to tailor their statements to prosecutors.
Mueller was making sense.
13
Top Senate Republicans Push for Cooperation on Disaster Relief Package
Reaching a deal over a disaster relief package was threatened by the White
House’s push for money for immigration law enforcement and assistance at
the southwestern border.
Donald Trump is interfering with the nations business.
The U.S. should not do empire.
14
Melania Trump Celebrates, With Superlatives, ‘Be Best’ Campaign
Without clear policy goals, the first lady has relied on the power of her
brand to spread Be Best’s message. Her supporters think that’s enough.
Her wish is not a command.
She has not acted.
15
Trump Campaign Denounces ‘Dishonest’ Fund-Raising That Uses President’s Name and Picture
Several people close to Mr. Trump said the statement was aimed at a group
run by David Bossie, one of his earliest political advisers and the deputy
campaign manager of his 2016 campaign.
A lessor conman is heard.
16
Iraq’s Militias, Accused of Threatening U.S., Pose a Quandary for Iraq
The militias were critical in pushing the Islamic State out of Iraq, but
most have refused to disarm. They range from helpful groups to criminal
organizations, and some have ties to Iran.
Iraq is an anarchy.
17
White House May Lift Sanctions on Venezuelan Officials Who Reject Maduro
Vice President Mike Pence offered potential sanctions relief after an
uprising led by Juan Guaidó fizzled and Venezuela’s military stuck with
Nicolás Maduro.
Puppet strings.
18
News Analysis: Clash Between Trump and House Democrats Poses Threat to Constitutional Order
What were once isolated skirmishes over congressional inquiries are turning
into an all-out war.
Yes, if Trump wins.
19
Trump’s Opposition to Mueller Testimony Poses a Test for Barr
The attorney general is on record saying he has no objections to the
special counsel appearing before Congress.
Barr is in contempt of Congress.
20
Trump Administration Seeks to Redefine Formula for Calculating Poverty
The proposal could result in cuts in federal aid to millions of low-income
Americans.
"Christmass; humbug"
Eboneezer Scrooge
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