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Senate Democrats briefly turned the chamber... . Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks after the Democratic policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018 in Washington.
Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler speaks to staff at the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters on July 11, 2018 in Washington, DC. CREDIT: Mark Wilson/Getty Images Acting Environmental Protection Agency administrator Andrew Wheeler appears to be continuing in the vein of his predecessor Scott Pruitt, after the official largely opted out of appointing scientists to an advisory panel on air pollution.
The average price tag for the most popular level of insurance sold in the Affordable Care Act's federal marketplaces is dropping slightly, the first time the rates have stopped going up since the health plans were created a half-dozen years ago. In the 39 states that rely on HealthCare.gov, the monthly premium is dipping by 1.5 percent for 2019 in a tier of coverage that forms the basis for the ACA's federal insurance subsidies, according to federal figures released Tuesday.
Tens of millions of Social Security recipients and other retirees will get a 2.8 percent increase in benefits next year as inflation edges higher. For the average retired worker, it amounts to $39 a month.
The first debate the two engaged in on New Hampshire Public Radio Wednesday opened up lines of attack that you can bet both their campaigns will go after.
The day after an international panel of scientists issued a stark warning about the short window in which world leaders can act to avoid catastrophic climate change, the president of the United States didn't comment on whether the U.S. accepts or will act on the findings. A panel of more than 90 scientists under the United Nations published a report warning that the world has about 12 years to drastically reduce carbon emissions before the impact of climate change could become irreversible.
In a ten-day span, three separate courts rejected Trump-administration deregulatory initiatives, in four separate cases. Though significant, these decisions were hardly unusual.
President Donald Trump encouraged rally-goers in Iowa on Tuesday in a chant of "Lock Her Up," appearing to refer to Sen. Dianne Feinstein . Two days after apologizing to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh "on behalf of our nation" for subjecting him to one Senate hearing and a brief FBI probe into several sexual assault allegations against him before allowing him to be confirmed to his lifetime appointment, President Donald Trump clearly dropped the pretense of defending "due process" as he laughed along as audience members chanted "Lock her up!" after he criticized Sen. Dianne Feinstein in Iowa on Tuesday night.
The Trump administration is moving to allow year-round sales of gasoline with higher blends of ethanol, a boon for Iowa and other farm states that have pushed for greater sales of the corn-based fuel.
CHARLESTON W.Va. - On the steps of the Robert C. Byrd United States Courthouse in Charleston on Tuesday, federal, state and local leaders and law enforcement came together to announce a project at aiming to continue the downward trend of violent crimes in Charleston.
The first debate between U.S. Senate candidates Tammy Baldwin and Leah Vukmir turned tense and combative as they clashed over abortion, immigration, health care and a host of other issues. The Republican Vukmir is down in the polls to the Democratic incumbent Baldwin.
It took a Cook County jury less than eight hours to affirm a conclusion most of Chicago reached nearly three years ago: Police Officer Jason Van Dyke did not need to kill Laquan McDonald. Van Dyke was convicted Friday of second-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery-one for each of the bullets that struck the black teenager on Oct. 20, 2014.
The Associated Press fact checked the first Indiana U.S. Senate debate Monday evening among Democratic incumbent Joe Donnelly and his challengers Republican Mike Braun and Libertarian Lucy Brenton.
Newly minted Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh will hear oral arguments at the high court for the first time Tuesday in cases dealing with criminal matters where his vote is expected to have a big impact. He has taken the seat of retired Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, who was viewed as the court 's swing vote between the other four Republican-appointed justices and the four more liberal members of the court .
In this op-ed about Taylor Swift's surprisingly political Instagram post, writer Lily Herman breaks down how her endorsement of Democratic candidates fits into a political sea change following Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court. and sworn in as a Supreme Court Justice.
Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen Heller slams Dems for 'political games and smears' on Kavanaugh Planned Parenthood targets Dean Heller on Kavanaugh comments in ad The Hill's Morning Report - Kavanaugh ordeal thrusts FBI into new political jam MORE , who is seeking to unseat Heller in a close Senate race, features people with pre-existing conditions, one of whom says, "Dean Heller is lying about helping us." The ad shows a clip of Heller at a press conference last year promising he would not support legislation that would take away health insurance from "hundreds of thousands of Nevadans."