World-Changer Alyssa Milano Saves Immigration and Is Three Steps Away from Outlawing Height

Great news, everyone! Ever wonder about all the complexities of America's immigration system? Feel intimidated by the potentially sophisticated mess of information you may be greeted with upon any attempt at dedicated study? Well, you're in luck. Someone has devoted themself on your behalf to learn all there's needed to know about the subject.

Walker touts college credit, Democrats hit him on insurance

Republican Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday touted his new plan to give college graduates $5,000 over five years if they promise to stay in Wisconsin, while a Democratic group launched an attack ad featuring a woman with breast cancer who says Walker doesn't care about families like hers. Walker faces Democrat Tony Evers, the state schools chief, in the November election.

Republicans lack votes – and appetite – to end ‘Obamacare’

Arizona's new senator says he'd vote to repeal the nation's health care law. That's one additional Republican ready to obliterate the statute because his predecessor, the late Sen. John McCain, helped derail the party's drive with his fabled thumbs-down vote last year.

Oklahoma Zookeeper ‘Joe Exotic’ Indicted for Alleged Murder-For-Hire Against an Animal Activist

Oklahoma zookeeper and a one-time presidential candidate who calls himself Joe Exotic allegedly tried to have a woman running a big cat sanctuary killed. On Friday, Joe Exotic, also known as Joseph Maldonado-Passage, Joseph Allen Maldonado and Joseph Allen Schreibvogel was indicted on two counts of hiring a person to commit murder, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a press release .

GOP lacks votes _ and appetite _ to end ‘Obamacare’ Source: AP

Arizona's new senator says he'd vote to repeal the nation's health care law. That's one additional Republican ready to obliterate the statute because his predecessor, the late Sen. John McCain, helped derail the party's drive with his fabled thumbs-down vote last year.

Brett Kavanaugh: Love child of the unholy marriage between Donald Trump and the GOP

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A year after Equifax breach, no enforcement actions

A new report by congressional investigators details how hackers broke into Equifax last year in a breach that exposed the financial information of more than 145 million Americans. The lawmakers who requested the report say they will press the Trump administration on the lack of enforcement actions against the giant credit-reporting agency.

A life of courage, politics came down to 1 vote for McCain

For John McCain, a lifetime of courage, contradictions and contrarianism came down to one vote, in the middle of the night, in the twilight of his career. The fate of President Donald Trump's long effort to repeal Barack Obama's health care law hung in the balance as a Senate roll call dragged on past 1 a.m. on a July night in 2017.

For McCain, a life of courage, politics came down to 1 vote

For John McCain, a lifetime of courage, contradictions and contrarianism came down to one vote, in the middle of the night, in the twilight of his career. The fate of President Donald Trump's long effort to repeal Barack Obama's health care law hung in the balance as a Senate roll call dragged on past 1 a.m. on a July night in 2017.

Pesticide Studies Won E.P.A.’s Trust, Until Trump’s Team…

Judge delivers victory to federal employee unions, overturning key parts of Trump executive orders - A federal judge set back the Trump administration's efforts to limit collective bargaining for 2.1 million federal employees and severely restrict the on-duty time union officials Allen Weisselberg, Top Trump Organization Official, Was Granted Immunity for Testimony - Federal prosecutors in Manhattan struck a deal earlier this summer with Allen Weisselberg, the longtime chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, granting him immunity for his grand jury testimony Clemson RAs freed from mandated 'commitment to social justice' - Clemson University has dropped its requirement that Resident Assistants "demonstrate a commitment to social justice" in order to qualify for the position.

Thousands of Amazon workers receive food stamps. Sen. Bernie Sanders wants Amazon to pay up.

In this Jan. 17, 2017, file photo, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., will soon introduce legislation that would require large employers like Amazon, Walmart and McDonald's to fully cover the cost of food stamps, public housing, Medicaid and other federal assistance received by their employees.

Blame-game rages after gun violence in Chicago kills nearly a dozen people

At least 11 people were shot to death and about 70 wounded in a weekend burst of violence in Chicago that instantly became a political issue when President Donald Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, blamed the carnage on longtime Democratic rule in the city. Police on Monday attributed the dozens of shootings to gangs, the illegal flow of guns and sweltering August heat that drew more people outside.

Ohio contest could signal Democrats’ momentum for November

President Donald Trump's preferred congressional candidate - and his chief legislative achievement - are about to be tested in battleground Ohio in the season's final high-stakes special election. The midsummer affair comes as Trump's shadow looms over primary contests in four other states on Tuesday, none bigger than Kansas, where the Republican president roiled the governor's race Monday by opposing the sitting GOP governor on the eve of the election.

Democrats seize on cherry-picked claim that ‘Medicare-for-all’…

"We know that Medicaid expansion and Medicare-for-all actually save this state and this nation $2 trillion if it were fully implemented." - Andrew Gillum, Democratic candidate for Florida governor, in a primary debate, Aug. 2, 2018 As our colleague David Weigel reported, Democrats have latched onto the catchy idea of "Medicare-for-all" as a way of expressing their support for universal health care.

Trump shadow looms over Tuesday elections in Ohio, Kansas

President Donald Trump's preferred congressional candidate - and his chief legislative achievement - are about to be tested in battleground Ohio in the season's final high-stakes special election. The midsummer affair comes as Trump's shadow looms over primary contests in four other states on Tuesday, none bigger than Kansas, where the Republican president roiled the governor's race Monday by opposing the sitting GOP governor on the eve of the election.