The Gavel

Today, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina released a projected 23% average rate increase in the individual health insurance marketplace. And if you read past the headlines, it becomes instantly clear that the rate increase is a direct result of… Continue

With the rollout of their budget blueprint earlier this week, President Trump and his Administration claim they are putting ‘taxpayers first’ with ‘a new foundation for American greatness.’ But the American people are not buying it. Editorial boards and groups representing Americans… Continue

Yesterday, former CIA Director John Brennan made one of the most eloquent, powerful arguments for why we need an independent, outside commission to investigate the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia’s meddling in our election. In an exchange with Congressman Denny Heck about… Continue

President Trump’s 2018 budget claims to include a proposal for six weeks of paid leave for parents after the birth or adoption of a child. Sounds great, right? Wrong. The paid family leave proposal in the Trump budget is all smoke and mirrors…. Continue

On the campaign trail, President Trump repeatedly promised to be a champion for Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.  In a move of striking deceit against hard-working American families, the Trump budget proposal released today reveals President Trump’s proposal to cut Medicaid by… Continue

Tomorrow, President Trump will release his 2018 budget – a proposal that guts investments in jobs and hollows out our economy, including $1.7 trillion in cuts to Medicaid, food stamps and other anti-poverty initiatives, children’s health insurance and Social Security Disability Insurance…. Continue

In a recent interview with TIME Magazine, President Trump claimed: ‘In a short period of time I understood everything there was to know about health care.’ We beg to differ. It’s hard to believe this is true with Trumpcare – an attack on hard-working Americans that strips away health coverage from millions while driving up costs.

News broke this morning that the Trump campaign had 18 undisclosed contacts with Russian officials, directly contradicting President Trump’s claims for months that he nor ‘nobody that I know of’ had connections with the Russians and Vice President Pence’s denial, calling it… Continue

Earlier today, President Trump confirmed that he divulged highly classified information to the Russian Foreign Minister and Ambassador in an Oval Office meeting last week – posing a clear and present danger to American national security. However, the President doesn’t seem to… Continue

A new poll from Public Policy Polling paints a stark picture of actions so far by the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans. Americans are concerned about Donald Trump’s ties to Russia and his conflicts of interest; they want to see Trump’s tax returns and don’t want to pay for his immoral wall; and they want Republicans to leave their health care alone. 116 days into his presidency, and Republicans have yet to introduce a single bill in Congress to create jobs or improve the lives of hardworking Americans. It’s no wonder their patience is running out.