Calls for an end to so-called forever wars are being bolstered this week by a bombshell report detailing how U.S. officials lied when they claimed progress in the 18-year war in Afghanistan. Lawmakers, particularly Democrats, have responded to the revelations with demands for hearings and calls to withdraw from America’s longest war. That the war […]
Read MoreImmigrants who have been granted asylum in the United States are being forced to stay in Mexico while Homeland Security officials appeal their cases and being assigned fake court hearings, BuzzFeed News reported. Lisa Koop, associate director of legal services at the National Immigrant Justice Center, told the news site that in recent weeks four individuals were […]
Read MoreRussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday disputed a White House account of his meeting with President TrumpDonald John TrumpRepublicans consider skipping witnesses in Trump impeachment trial Bombshell Afghanistan report bolsters calls for end to ‘forever wars’ Lawmakers dismiss Chinese retaliatory threat to US tech MORE, telling reporters the two did not discuss election meddling […]
Read MoreUtility company Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) announced Friday a $13.5 billion settlement for a string of deadly wildfires that killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of homes in Northern California. The settlement covers claims stemming from several wildfires, including the 2015 Butte Fire, 2016 Ghost Ship Fire, 2017 Tubbs and Northern California Fires, […]
Read More“Medicare for All” supporters scored a victory Tuesday with a long-awaited hearing in one of the House’s most powerful committees, putting more focus on the health care proposal that has divided the field of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates. The Energy and Commerce Committee discussed the single-payer health plan backed by White House hopefuls Sens. Elizabeth […]
Read MoreWelcome to Tuesday’s Overnight Health Care. Progressives are pushing for more changes to House Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiTrump trade deal likely to sow division in Democratic presidential field Trump supporters at Pa. rally ‘upset’ after Democrats introduce impeachment articles California GOP candidate arrested on stalking charges MORE‘s drug pricing bill– which the White House said […]
Read MoreCollege Republicans across the country are calling on the GOP to back a conservative climate action plan, arguing that not doing so will hurt both the future of the earth and the Republican party. The new group, Young Conservative Climate Campaign, is lobbying Republicans to embrace a “Carbon Dividends” plan which aims to reduce carbon […]
Read MoreFormer FBI lawyer Lisa Page on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the bureau and the Justice Department, alleging privacy violations over her text messages with former FBI agent Peter Strzok. In the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Page says the agencies unlawfully released to the press text messages between her and Strzok in […]
Read MoreA divided Supreme Court on Tuesday grappled with a multibillion-dollar lawsuit over ObamaCare payments that health insurance companies say they were promised by the federal government. At issue are financial incentives in ObamaCare that Congress used to encourage insurers to participate in the early years of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) health care marketplaces. Congress, […]
Read MoreLawmakers are dismissing China’s threat to retaliate against U.S. technology companies and vowing not to back down on limiting the use of Chinese telecom products from Huawei and ZTE, which they see as a threat to national security. Beijing has reportedly ordered government agencies in the country to remove all foreign hardware and software from […]
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