Welcome to Thursday’s Overnight Health Care. A federal judge has temporarily blocked President TrumpDonald John TrumpForget the spin: Five unrefuted Mueller Report revelations Lara Trump: Merkel admitting migrants ‘one of the worst things that ever happened to Germany’ Financial satisfaction hits record high: survey MORE‘s new abortion rule. Also in the news, we’re looking ahead […]
Read MorePresident TrumpDonald John TrumpForget the spin: Five unrefuted Mueller Report revelations Lara Trump: Merkel admitting migrants ‘one of the worst things that ever happened to Germany’ Financial satisfaction hits record high: survey MORE on Wednesday signed an executive order transferring responsibility for conducting background checks from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to the Defense Department. […]
Read MoreTRUMP OFFICIALS HALT PLANS TO EXPAND OFFSHORE DRILLING: The Trump administration is hitting pause on its ambitious and controversial plans to expand offshore drilling in the Atlantic. Newly confirmed Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said the agency has indefinitely sidelined its exploration of offshore drilling options as it grapples with a recent court order that blocks […]
Read MorePresident TrumpDonald John TrumpForget the spin: Five unrefuted Mueller Report revelations Lara Trump: Merkel admitting migrants ‘one of the worst things that ever happened to Germany’ Financial satisfaction hits record high: survey MORE said Thursday his unsubstantiated claim in March 2017 that former President Obama had his “wires tapped” in Trump Tower was based on “a […]
Read MoreHouse Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold NadlerJerrold (Jerry) Lewis NadlerKlobuchar on impeachment: ‘I’m the jury’ Where 2020 Democratic candidates stand on impeachment Pelosi downplays impeachment post-Mueller report MORE (D-N.Y.) responded Tuesday to reports that the White House would try to prevent former White House counsel Don McGahn from testifying before Congress even though he was subpoenaed by […]
Read MoreSen. Bernie SandersBernard (Bernie) SandersThe biggest challenge from the Mueller Report depends on the vigilance of everyone GOP Senate campaign arm hits battleground-state Dems over ‘Medicare for All,’ Green New Deal Warren unveils plan to cancel student loan debt, create universal free college MORE (I-Vt.), who is seeking the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, is pushing for […]
Read MoreHappy Monday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I’m Rebecca Kheel, and here’s your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the newsletter. THE TOPLINE: The Trump administration moved Monday to increase its pressure campaign against Iran. In the latest move, the administration will not renew waivers that allowed eight foreign […]
Read MoreWelcome to Tuesday’s Overnight Health Care. Court watchers and advocates think the Trump administration is poised to roll back rules that protect transgender individuals from discrimination in health care. Also on today’s docket: Drug stores are raising the tobacco age to 21, and House Democrats will hold the first hearing on “Medicare for All” next […]
Read MoreThe White House has told a former official who supervised security clearances not to appear before the House Oversight Committee as part of a sprawling probe into the Trump administration’s security clearance process. In a letter to House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah CummingsElijah Eugene CummingsWhite House moves to block official from congressional testimony despite subpoena […]
Read MoreThe U.S. Navy is updating its protocols for pilots and other officials to report sightings of “unidentified aircraft.” “There have been a number of reports of unauthorized and/or unidentified aircraft entering various military-controlled ranges and designated air space in recent years,” the Navy told Politico in a statement. “For safety and security concerns, the Navy and […]
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