Medicaid expansion was linked to a 6 percent reduction in opioid overdose deaths, according to a new study. The study in an online version of the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that counties in states that accepted the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) had a 6 percent lower rate of opioid overdose deaths […]
Read MoreLawmakers in the House of Commons agreed Thursday to move forward with legislation to leave the European Union at the end of the month, 10 months after the United Kingdom was first scheduled to exit. The House of Commons in a 330 to 231 vote approved legislation to carry out plans to take the U.K. out the EU by […]
Read MoreReps. Diana DeGetteDiana Louise DeGetteOvernight Energy: Trump moves to rollback bedrock environmental law | Dems, greens blast changes | Trump says ‘nothing’s a hoax’ about climate change | Youth climate group endorses Sanders Bipartisan lawmakers attempt to drum up opposition to proposed changes of environmental law The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Presented by UANI — […]
Read MoreDemocratic presidential candidate Tom SteyerTom Fahr SteyerHill.TV’s Krystal Ball on Steyer: ‘We can do better than billionaires’ Overnight Energy: House passes sweeping bill on ‘forever chemicals’ | Green groups question Pentagon about burning of toxic chemicals | Steyer plan would open US to climate refugees Steyer unveils proposal to make climate change refugees eligible for […]
Read MorePresident TrumpDonald John TrumpProfessor fired for Facebook post suggesting Iran should tweet out list of American cultural sites to threaten NY judge denies Trump request to dismiss lawsuit by E. Jean Carroll Rep. Omar: ‘War trauma never leaves you’ MORE’s latest environmental rollback was met with strong resistance from a number of Democratic lawmakers and […]
Read MoreU.S. forces launched a secret mission against a senior Iranian military official in Yemen the same day that the U.S. military killed a top Iranian commander in Iraq’s capitol, The Washington Post reported on Friday. Four U.S. officials told the Post that the military executed a strike to target Abdul Reza Shahlai — a Yemen-based financial backer and high-ranking member […]
Read MoreClick:CCTV-21M CCTV Arrester A Reuters/Ipsos poll released Friday found that most Americans think the rich should contribute more in taxes, as several Democratic presidential candidates push wealth taxes for multimillionaires and billionaires. Sixty-four percent of respondents in the survey said that they agreed that “the very rich should contribute an extra share of their total wealth each year […]
Read MoreRep. Ro KhannaRohit (Ro) KhannaTrump campaign steps up attacks on Sanders Impeachment trial weighs on 2020 Democrats Khanna: Timing of Iran bill being weighed against getting bigger majority MORE (D-Calif.), who is sponsoring a bill to block funding for military action against Iran, said Friday that Democrats are weighing speed against the size of the […]
Read MoreClick:Round Tea Packaging Machine Happy Thursday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I’m Ellen Mitchell, 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 House on Thursday approved a measure aimed at restricting President TrumpDonald John TrumpProfessor fired for Facebook post suggesting Iran should tweet out list of […]
Read More‘FOREVER CHEMICALS’ BILL HEADS TO SENATE: The House on Friday passed legislation to broadly regulate a cancer-linked chemical over objections from the White House that Congress is sidestepping agencies. The bill, which passed 247 to 159, targets a class of chemicals abbreviated as PFAS that have been leaching into the water supply across the country, […]
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