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Sanders unveils plan to cancel $81 billion in US medical debt
WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Saturday introduced a plan to cancel $81 billion in past-due medical bills and replace private credit-reporting companies with a public registry that will exclude debt tied to health costs.
The Vermont Democrat proposed revising a 2005 bankruptcy law to let people with high bills...Read more
Trump faces new turmoil over whistleblower complaint
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump appeared on the brink of a new scandal Friday over a whistleblower's complaint that reportedly involves Ukraine and accuses Trump of making an improper promise to a foreign leader over the summer.
The controversy has refocused attention on Trump's attempts to undercut former Vice President Joe Biden, who is ...Read more
McConnell's reversal on election security fails to quiet critics
WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's reversal on funding election security is drawing criticism from some Democrats and watchdog groups who contend an additional $250 million won't be enough to protect the 2020 vote from foreign interference.
"This money can be used for anything relating to elections," tweeted Ron Wyden, the ...Read more
Analysis: Trump again suggests his office has unlimited powers
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Friday insisted it "doesn't matter" if he asks foreign leaders to target his domestic political foes, again describing the powers of his office as unlimited.
On yet another remarkable Friday that capped yet another remarkable week in his roller-coaster-like term, the president once again opted against ...Read more
Rep. Tom Reed leaves hospital 'with a prescription for a few days rest' after collapse
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Tom Reed was discharged from a Washington hospital Thursday evening a few hours after collapsing in the Cannon House Office Building.
The Republican congressman from New York said in a statement Friday that he had an undiagnosed case of pneumonia.
"Thank you to everyone for their thoughts and prayers. After my evaluation by ...Read more
Trump tries to discredit intel whistleblower as 'highly partisan'
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to acknowledge a conversation with another world leader that prompted an U.S. intelligence official to file a formal complaint, but he tried to discredit the unnamed individual as "highly partisan."
The Washington Post and other media outlets have reported the intelligence community ...Read more
Win or lose, Trump will still have grip on Republican Party
NEW YORK -- Whether or not President Donald Trump wins reelection, his hold on the Republican Party will endure for years to come, supporters and opponents within the GOP agree.
Trump has led grassroots opinion on several hot-button issues, turned even elected officials who recoiled from him in 2016 into faithful supporters in 2019 and ...Read more
Bashful base: Pollsters say Trump closer to Democrats than early 2020 surveys suggest
WASHINGTON -- Professional pollsters say President Donald Trump and senior White House officials are rightly confident heading into his reelection bid because early 2020 surveys are likely flawed.
"We are going to keep on fighting, and we are going to keep on winning, winning, winning," Trump told supporters this week during a campaign rally in...Read more
Zuckerberg meets Trump at White House with Facebook on the defensive
WASHINGTON -- Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg met with President Donald Trump on Thursday as he tried to sway Congress and policymakers who have been critical of the practices of the social media platform.
Zuckerberg had a constructive meeting with the president at the White House, according to a Facebook spokesman. Trump'...Read more
New hearing on D.C. statehood, same old partisan lines
WASHINGTON -- The first House hearing on D.C. statehood in nearly 26 years revealed old battle lines over giving the District of Columbia's 702,000 residents full representation in Congress with House Oversight Committee Democrats applauding statehood as a long-overdue correction of an anomaly and Republicans claiming corruption in the district ...Read more
In Missouri speech, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright lambastes Trump
FULTON, Mo. -- Madeleine Albright, the nation's first female secretary of State, said in an address Thursday at Westminster College that democracy worldwide "appears to be in retreat."
Albright, who served under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001, also unleashed criticism of President Donald Trump, whom she said was helping to dismantle a...Read more
Federal judge blocks California law to force disclosure of Trump's tax returns
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A federal judge ordered a temporary injunction Thursday against California's first-in-the-nation law requiring candidates to disclose their tax returns for a spot on the presidential primary ballot, an early victory for President Donald Trump but a decision that will undoubtedly be appealed by state officials.
U.S. ...Read more
Facing pressure, McConnell backs money for election security
WASHINGTON -- Under fire from the left and the right, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday he'll back a measure to give states another $250 million to upgrade their voting systems to fend off foreign intervention.
McConnell, a Kentucky Republican who has maintained for months that Democratic election security proposals are ...Read more
Judge tosses lawsuit, for now, against family that took in future Parkland shooter
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The Parkland couple who took Nikolas Cruz into their home after the death of his mother in late 2017 will not have to defend themselves against a civil lawsuit related to the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, a Broward County judge ruled Thursday.
The decision by Broward Circuit Judge Patti ...Read more
Rep. Tom Reed collapses ahead of TV spot
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Tom Reed collapsed in the Cannon House Office Building Thursday.
The New York Republican, first elected in 2009, was waiting for a television interview when he fell.
Aides, Capitol Police and first responders could be seen attending to Reed in the Cannon rotunda. He was able to stand up and sit down on a gurney, and Reed was...Read more
Trump threatens to punish San Francisco over filth, needles and pollution
President Donald Trump ratcheted up his attacks on California over its homeless crisis, threatening San Francisco with some type of violation notice for what he described as environmental pollution.
He said "tremendous pollution" was flowing into the ocean because of waste in storm sewers, specifically citing used needles. It was unclear what ...Read more
Marijuana banking bill might have easier time passing Senate with these new hemp rules
WASHINGTON -- Measures making it easier for hemp growers to sell their product may be tucked into legislation that would allow banks to conduct business with state-approved marijuana growers and retailers -- giving the pot industry a potential boost with a skeptical Senate.
Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., says two provisions aimed at helping hemp ...Read more
Senate budget bill omits $50 million for gun violence study favored by Democrats
WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans are pursuing a federal health budget that omits funding for gun violence research, a proposal that Sen. Roy Blunt warns is too "controversial."
The House passed a budget in July that would steer $25 million each to the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to "better ...Read more
Trump's big idea to fix homelessness is to do what California is already doing — sort of
LOS ANGELES--President Donald Trump's big idea for fixing California's homelessness crisis should look familiar to many prominent Democrats: Eliminate layers of regulation to make it easier and cheaper to build more housing.
On the eve of a two-day swing through the state this week, Trump's Council of Economic Advisers released a report blaming...Read more
Short-term spending agreement reached to avert Oct. 1 shutdown
WASHINGTON -- Congressional Democrats and Republicans reached a deal Wednesday on a stopgap spending bill to avert a U.S. government shutdown on Oct. 1, even as the threat of a closure later in the year continues to build.
The short-term measure would keep the government open through Nov. 21 while lawmakers work out details for $1.3 trillion in...Read more
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- Analysis: Trump again suggests his office has unlimited powers
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- Trump tries to discredit intel whistleblower as 'highly partisan'
- McConnell's reversal on election security fails to quiet critics
- In Missouri speech, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright lambastes Trump
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