In other news, over 2,000 military veterans are reportedly planning to join the pipeline protesters at the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in North Dakota.
Meanwhile, the number of people struggling to pay medical bills has plummeted according to the CDC. Just in time for Republicans to fuck everything up.
Finally, Texas has finalized rules requiring cremation or burial of fetal remains as a result of miscarriage or abortion. And that is a fucking insane sentence to type. The rules take effect December 19th.
Healthcare providers lobbied against the new rules but, you know, Republicans know what's best for doctors and patients, right?