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US lawmakers are pushing for a ban on fuel imports from refineries that use Russian crude oil, as researchers suggest such transactions have bolstered Russia’s tax revenue by up to US$275mn so far this year.
Sanctions already prevent companies from importing Russian crude oil and petroleum to the US, but there is no restriction on importing fuel from other countries even if Russian crude had been used in its production.
November 20, 2023
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — President Joe Biden is facing new pressure from the left over Israel’s military operations in Gaza, with some progressives now calling for conditions to be imposed on U.S. military assistance to Israel.
This comes as the Biden administration is trying to broker a deal to release dozens of hostages held by Hamas in exchange for a temporary ceasefire. That would allow for more humanitarian aid to flow into southern Gaza — a chief demand of Biden’s critics.
“No state does a worse job at renewal than Texas”
A new report from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families found the number of children insured under Medicaid in Texas and elsewhere increased during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
But with pandemic-era continuing coverage ending, those numbers are declining as part of the so-called “Medicaid unwinding” removing otherwise qualified people from the program, which is also the largest insurance program in the country for children.