‘A speaker courageous enough to stand up to the extremists in his own party’

‘A GOP speaker dangers his neck to lastly assist a determined Ukraine. He deserves Democratic assist.’

Chicago Tribune editorial board

Home Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is risking his job by pushing Ukraine help over Republican hardliners’ objections, says the Chicago Tribune editorial board. “It is to America’s disgrace” that Congress has didn’t approve extra army help for Kyiv whereas civilians are “dying in Russian missile and drone assaults for lack of defensive weaponry.” Lawmakers should cross the Ukraine invoice, and Democrats ought to preserve their promise to guard Johnson if GOP extremists attempt to oust him.

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‘How you can burn tax {dollars} and have little to point out for it’

Las Vegas Evaluation-Journal editorial board

The “progressive paradise of California” has spent $24 billion in 5 years to “assault homelessness,” says the Las Vegas Evaluation-Journal editorial board. However the issue has solely gotten worse. Nonetheless, the Democrats who rule the “one-party progressive Eden” seem “wholly tired of figuring out whether or not spending billions in taxpayer cash beneath the guise of getting folks off the streets does certainly get folks off the streets.” Californians cannot complain. They’re getting “what they voted for.”

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‘What USC acquired incorrect when it canceled its valedictorian’s speech’

David Kaye at Slate

The College of Southern California’s resolution to cancel the commencement speech of its pro-Palestinian valedictorian, Asna Tabassum, was a “troubling” violation of free expression, says David Kaye. Provost Andrew Guzman mentioned the transfer was crucial to keep up campus security through the ceremony. However Guzman didn’t justify the “draconian measure,” which got here after pro-Israel teams launched a marketing campaign in opposition to Tabassum, with any proof the “hardworking” younger scientist deliberate to “incite any type of disruption.”

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‘The type of shock nobody likes — a medical invoice’

Nedra Rhone in The Atlanta Journal-Structure

America wants “extra transparency in medical billing,” says Nedra Rhone. A Federal Reserve research discovered that greater than 20% of U.S. adults had “obtained main, sudden medical payments,” the priciest usually coming from out-of-network suppliers working beneath contract with in-network suppliers. Sufferers did not know they have been “even receiving out-of-network providers” till the invoice arrived. Many people are outfitted to combat iffy payments from mechanics or contractors, however few know the way to combat the “medical forms.”

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