Krugman: The plot against health care
On Wednesday, Virginia's legislature voted to expand Medicaid, accepting a key piece of the Affordable Care Act. Around 400,000 people will gain coverage.
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Reno Police Chief Spearheads Gun Initiative
"We've had a multitude of arrests, we've taken many weapons that were used in violent crimes, off the streets out of these criminals hands." Soto said.
Thank Republicans for your right to try
Imagine the horror of learning you have a terminal illness for which science has not yet come up with a treatment. Now imagine receiving the same diagnosis, and then learning a promising new treatment exists that could save your life - but you can't get access to it thanks to governmental obstacles.
Trump to pardon Dinesh D’Souza for campaign finance violations
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he would offer a full pardon to conservative pundit Dinesh D'Souza, who pleaded guilty in 2014 to violating federal campaign finance laws but later said he was targeted for his conservative views. "Will be giving a Full Pardon to Dinesh D'Souza today," Trump wrote on Twitter on Thursday.
Vela: President manufacturing crisis with zero-tolerance immigration policy
ACLU Border Advocacy Strategist, Michael Seifert, along with Juanita Valdez-Cox of L.U.P.E, US Rep., Filemon Vela, Rochelle Garza, an attorney from Brownsville and Amber Arriaga with Projecto Azteca Equal Voice Network during a round table discussion of the "no tolerance" at the Lower Rio Grande Development Council in Weslaco Wednesday, May 30, ... (more)
Gridlock over: Virginia lawmakers approve Medicaid expansion
The Republican-controlled Virginia General Assembly gave final approval Wednesday evening to a state budget expanding Medicaid coverage to the state's poor, ending years of partisan gridlock on the issue. The state Senate voted in favor of expansion after a full day of debate.
Correction: XGR-Medicaid Expansion story
An elderly woman with dementia who vanished from a care facility nearly two weeks ago has been found dead in a stairwell at a San Francisco hospital campus _ and her daughter wants to know how she died. An elderly woman with dementia who vanished from a care facility nearly two weeks ago has been found dead in a stairwell at a San Francisco hospital campus _ and her daughter wants to know how she died.
Missouri governor out amid probes stemming from extramarital affair
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, a sometimes brash political outsider whose unconventional resume as a Rhodes scholar and Navy SEAL officer made him a rising star in the Republican Party, resigned Tuesday amid a widening investigation that arose from an affair with his former hairdresser. The 44-year-old governor spent nearly five months fighting to stay in office after the affair became public in January in a television news report that aired immediately following his State of the State address.
Prosecutor dropping computer-tampering case against Greitens
Greitens res... . Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens leaves the podium after announcing his resignation at a news conference, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at the state Capitol, in Jefferson City, Mo.
Reaction must be quick but – not a witch hunt’
Toppling like trees in a hurricane, many male executives in entertainment, media and other industries have been felled by allegations of sexual harassment. The hashtag #MeToo has raised awareness about the prevalence of sexual harassment and assault in the workplace, sparking a growing movement in the U.S. and abroad.
The Latest: US prosecutor prioritizes illegal California pot
McGregor Scott, right, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California, flanked by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, center, discusses an increase in the use of a banned pesticide at illegal marijuana farms hidden on public lands Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. Research by Mourad Gabriel, left, the executive director and senior ecologist at Integral Ecology Research Center, and his colleagues found the highly toxic pesticide Carbofuran, which can't legally be used in the Unites States, at 72 percent of grow sites last year, up 15 percent from 2012.
HHS official offers new explanation for missing immigrant children
A top official at the US Department of Health and Human Services on Monday called reports that the agency has lost nearly 1,500 immigrant children false and misleading. The children are not lost, HHS Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan said in a statement.
Amazon delivery drone may use lights and music when it shows up at your home
If you didn't already know it, Amazon really wants to deliver stuff to your door using unmanned aerial vehicles , commonly known as drones. Amazon boss Jeff Bezos unveiled a prototype of the Prime Air delivery drone in 2013, and several redesigns later, the company is surely coming close to a platform that it hopes will transform its delivery operation.
Trump reopens fight over migration
President Trump's latest attempts to blame Democrats for separating migrant families at the Mexican border is renewing a political uproar over immigration. The issue has challenged Trump throughout his presidency and threatens to grow more heated as he imposes more restrictions to stem the flow of illegal immigration.
Q&A: Supervisor candidates address sanctuary law
This is the fifth and final question, prior to the June 5 primary, the Daily Republic asked the candidates for the District 4 supervisor's office. Do you support the so-called "sanctuary law" ? Why or why not.
Did the government really ‘lose’ 1500 illegal alien children?
I wrote about this story two days ago when CNN first reported that the government had "lost" 1500 illegal alien children. Wagner is the acting assistant secretary for the Administration for Children and Families, which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Emails show cooperation among EPA, climate-change deniers
Newly released emails show senior Environmental Protection Agency officials working closely with a conservative group that dismisses climate change to rally like-minded people for public hearings on science and global warming, counter negative news coverage and tout Administrator Scott Pruitt's stewardship of the agency. John Konkus, EPA's deputy associate administrator for public affairs, repeatedly reached out to senior staffers at the Heartland Institute, according to the emails.
Supreme Court will soon rule on gay rights, gerrymandering, unions
The Supreme Court is heading into the final month of its term, facing decisions on gerrymandering, unions, gay rights, abortion and President Donald Trump's travel ban. This term's best-known case is a culture-war clash that pits equal rights for gay customers against a claim of religious liberty from a Christian store owner.
Montana Democrats sense a chance to capture US House seat
For more than two decades, Montana's lone U.S. House seat has been a sacrificial altar where Democratic candidates' dreams are squashed. Not only have all 12 Democratic candidates since 1996 lost to Republicans, but only two of them have since gone on to win any election at all.
Federal civil service abuses bigger than just the VA
When news broke of employees at the Department of Veteran Affairs putting the lives of veterans at risk with waiting lists to die, the country was outraged.