Supporters of the ACA were reinvigorated by the March surge in enrollment, but it didn’t raise the public’s low opinion of law. The disastrous first impression left by the ACA’s rollout still lingers.
U.S. emissions dropped 3.4 percent in 2012, more than double Europe’s less impressive reductions. America is taking the green lead not through elaborate subsidy schemes, but because of better energy efficiency and the bounty of natural gas that fracking has provided.
Today Obama signed a ten-year defense treaty with the Philippines. Amid ongoing Chinese aggression in the region, it’s not just Manila that will be heartened by Washington’s increased Pacific presence.
House and Senate Republicans are preparing legislation in support of charter schools, while Democrats target “college affordability.” Both parties play to their bases as the midterm elections approach.
China is involving itself more deeply in the affairs of other countries, something it used to oppose. The Chinese envoy to Africa calls it a “new chapter” in the country’s foreign policy.
Healthcare.gov may now be easier to use, but the back end of the site is still incomplete. Insurers are still waiting for an accurate count of new enrollees and getting nervous as enrollment season approaches again.
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