William Hartung chides the Obama administration for trying to buy Saudi goodwill with weapons:

One justification that has been put forward for the continued flow of weaponry from the United States to Saudi Arabia is that it provides reassurance to the kingdom’s leadership that Washington won’t tilt toward the Iranians in the wake of the deal reached last year over Iran’s nuclear program. But if demonstrating a commitment to the Saudi government entails supporting deadly and reckless initiatives, like the war in Yemen, the policy is not worth the price.

On Monday, prominent Bernie Sanders supporters Ben & Jerry, co-founders of the eponymous ice cream brand, were arrested at the  Capitol while demonstrating for voting and campaign reforms. They were just two of more than 1,000 demonstrators who according to police have been arrested in the past several days. Most had been charged with unlawful crowding and obstruction.

As conclusion to our article yesterday reporting on the largest U.S. health insurer's accelerating exodus from various Obamacare markets (it had already announced it was out of Georgie, Arkansas, Michigan and Oklahoma) we said that UnitedHealth "will likely announce more defections in the coming days."

Billionaire businessman and Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has been flying around on his campaign trail in an unregistered aircraft that makes its insurance invalid. The Donald failed to pay the $5 registration fee back in January and has been using his sleek Cessna jet for several months on his campaign stops in places like Sioux City, Iowa, and Jackson, Mississippi without bothering with legal requirements to register the plane. CNBC reports: Records kept with the Federal Aviation Administration show the aircraft’s registration lapsed on Jan. 31. Laura J.

In an effort to atone for the fact that he knew residents of Flint, Michigan were drinking water contaminated with dangerous levels of lead long before publicly admitting a problem, Governor Rick Snyder says he will be drinking Flint tap water for the next 30 days to prove to everyone the water is now safe to drink.

"I completely understand why some Flint residents are hesitant to drink the water and I am hopeful I can alleviate some of the skepticism and mistrust by putting words to action," Snyder said in a statement.