A Biden campaign ad out this month attacks President Donald Trump for pushing to slash Medicare benefits. A campaign spokesperson said the claim comes from the administration’s support for a legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act that seeks to nullify the entire law.

Our County continues to be in a moderate risk category, and we have seen a new death in the county due to COVID-19 this week. Most new cases are happening due to extended family gatherings and people coming to the workplace sick. 

Much like President Barack Obama, a President Biden could find his health policies initially sidelined by economic issues — in his case, caused by the pandemic.

The Federal Reserve has bailed out the stock and bond markets and stabilized the economy with its rock-bottom rates — but at the expense of Social Security and pension funds.

The number is taken from a hypothetical modeling scenario that doesn’t offer a realistic comparison.

A resident on the west side of the city found over 200 pieces of mail belonging to 134 Anacortes recipients in various parts of the city.