More Americans support abolishing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency than at any point since it was established in 2003, new polling shows. According to data examined by Civiqs, 42 percent support getting rid of the agency while 50 percent oppose doing so, a split of just 8 points. This represents a major shift from a year ago, at the start of President Donald Trump’s…
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In a legal filing made on Monday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it has only released 12,285 documents relating to its investigation into alleged child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, representing less than 1 percent of the total files on the case in its possession. According to the terms of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which was passed into law in November…
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A new Economist/YouGov poll published this week indicates that a majority of Americans are supportive of higher taxes on the rich, and believe that the federal government has an obligation to address wealth inequality. Asked whether they think billionaires in the U.S. are taxed either too much or too little, 61 percent said billionaires’ tax rates were either “somewhat too low” or “much too…
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New polling published on Monday shows that the Affordable Care Act (ACA), oftentimes called Obamacare, is more popular than it’s ever been before. The Gallup poll, which was conducted in early November, asked voters to rate how they feel about the ACA. Nearly 6 in 10 voters (57 percent) said they approved of the 2010-passed law, while only a third of voters (35 percent) said they disapproved.
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Last month, six Democratic congressional lawmakers reminded members of the military that they have the legal right to disobey orders issued by President Donald Trump if they feel those orders are illegal. That message prompted Trump to accuse the lawmakers of “sedition,” a charge he claimed could be punishable by “death.” Trump’s comments were met with widespread criticism — and now…
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A new survey of Americans currently enrolled in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace finds that most would not be able to afford even modest increases in costs. The poll comes as tax credits intended to help some on the program afford their health expenses are just weeks away from expiring. According to KFF, which administered the poll, if no action is taken to remedy the situation…
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