Rand Paul on GOP Healthcare Bill: ‘Looks Like We’re Keeping Obamacare’

Casey Hunt caught up with Senator Rand Paul in the halls of the Capitol Building this morning to ask his quick thoughts on the Senate version of the GOP Healthcare bill just released. Paul was an initial and vocal critic of the House health care bill , and it appears that he is also frustrated with the version presented by his Senate colleagues, telling Hunt "looks like we're keeping Obamacare, not repealing it."

Embattled Sean Spicer may be moving backstage

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Vegas holds trade cards during expansion draft window

Three-time Stanley Cup champion goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, Nashville forward James Neal an... . FILE - In this Saturday, March 25, 2017, file photo, New York Rangers goalie Antti Raanta, of Finland, deflects a shot during the second period of the team's NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings in Los Angeles... .

Cosby judge could revisit issue of revealing names of jurors

Cosby's trial ended without a verdict after jurors failed to reach a unanimous decision. . Bill Cosby exits the Montgomery County Courthouse after a mistrial in his sexual assault case in Norristown, Pa., Saturday, June 17, 2017.

Early reviews praise Megyn Kelly’s controversial interview with far-right provocateur Alex Jones

NBC anchor Megyn Kelly faced more than a week of withering backlash over her decision to interview Alex Jones, the far-right founder of Infowars.com, a site that has perpetuated conspiracy theories about 9/11 and the 2012 school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. Kelly was uninvited as a guest at a gala hosted by relatives of the victims of the Sandy Hook elementary shooting in Connecticut, which left 20 children dead, and J.P. Morgan pulled its ads from the broadcast.

Jessica Mauboy says her boyfriend will star in new video

The touching moment a Marine handler reunites with his blind IED detection dog who recognizes him by scent after SIX YEARS apart Mother who left her four-year-old daughter with strangers at Atlanta airport and VANISHED is found 'confused' at a hotel Whole Foods employees fear layoffs, drones and loss of their laid-back corporate culture after Amazon's $13.7bn buyout Ronan Farrow posts an early Father's Day dig at Woody Allen on Twitter after OpenTable suggested they book a restaurant The best liar I've ever met... and the deadliest: She was the perfect wife, with a perfect life.

Cops ‘forced woman to beat mentally challenged grandson’

'Hopelessly deadlocked': Bill Cosby sexual assault trial is declared a MISTRIAL after jury fails to agree on all counts after 53 hours of deliberation - but prosecution says he WILL be retried Captain of stricken $1.5bn US Navy destroyer is injured and airlifted to hospital after collision with 29,000 ton cargo ship off Japan - as SEVEN sailors are missing or feared dead Woman who was offered a steak dinner instead of a $43MILLION jackpot from 'malfunctioning' slot machine sues for the whole prize Two-year-old toddler falls out the window of a fifth story NYC apartment - and survives with just a BRUISE after she miraculously lands on an awning 'I loaded every weapon I could': Hero dad, 35, tells how two violent Georgia fugitives who escaped after killing two guards ran onto his driveway and SURRENDERED to him Five people are airlifted to hospital and four others injured after a ferry ... (more)

Cuba calls Trump speech on island ‘grotesque spectacle’

U.S. President Donald Trump's speech on Cuba was a "grotesque spectacle," but the island's government will continue working towards better relations with the majority of Americans who back detente, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said on Monday. Trump announced a partial rollback of the normalization of relations with Cuba on Friday in Miami, the heartland of Cuban exiles, in a theater named after the leader of the failed U.S.-backed Bay of Pigs invasion of the island in 1961.

Who else but Trump to call for a nation full of apprentices?

The man who parlayed a run on TV's The Apprentice into a winning presidential campaign said Tuesday the nation needs a stronger system of apprenticeship to match workers with millions of open jobs. "I love the name apprentice," President Donald Trump declared.

Trump advisers question Muellera s impartiality in Russian probe

Some of President Donald Trump's closest allies - including one of his sons - have begun questioning whether Robert Mueller's wide-ranging probe is becoming too political, as the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election intensifies. Leading Republican legislators on Tuesday waved off the idea of firing Mueller, but a public effort to muddy the waters surrounding the investigation comes amid growing White House concern that the probe could detract from the president's agenda.

In First, White Person Not Eager To Talk About Mayflower

Like what you read below? Sign up for HUFFPOST HILL and get a cheeky dose of political news every evening! and we're going to go ahead and give his appearance three-out-of-four Dainty White Glove Slapsa on HuffPost's patented Southern Gentry Outrage SystemA . On that note, Washington hasn't been this preoccupied by ; we're old enough to remember when politics worked and lawmakers simply body-slammed reporters rather than take official action against them.

Credulous Oliver Stone on Thug Putin: Why Would ‘Statesman’ Lie to Me?

It seems that, finally, liberal journalists are challenging the credulous, dictator-coddling filmmaking of lefty Oliver Stone. But maybe that's because the communist-friendly director avoided tough questions when talking to Vladimir Putin about the 2016 presidential election.

President Trump Calls James Comey ‘Cowardly’ in Early Morning Tweet

"No I didn't say that", Mr Trump stated abruptly, taking questions at a joint press conference with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis in the Rose Garden. The recordings came for reference at Comey's testimony and his remarks about them, in response to a question, went viral on social media: "Lordy, I hope there are tapes".

Democratic Rep. Goes Off on Trump: ‘I Know a Con Artist When I See One’

Brianna Keilar brought up Speaker Paul Ryan 's "he's new to this" defense of the president, and David Urban --who worked on Trump's campaign--dismissed that and said the big question here is why Comey wasn't more forthright if he thought what Trump was saying was inappropriate. Congressman Luis Gutierrez said the fact that Trump asked others to leave the room shows he knew what he was doing, and when Urban pushed back he said, "I know a con artist when I see one."

HAMILTON Producer Won’t Rule Out a Visit from The Trump Family

A recent report has indicated that as a result of a public tussle with the current presidential administration, the hit Broadway show, Hamilton, has seen a drop in visits from Republican politicians. The New York Daily News reported that "Shortly after the November election, waves were made when actor Brandon Victor Dixon - who plays Vice President Aaron Burr in the show - addressed Pence at curtain call, urging him and the Trump administration 'to uphold our American values and to work on behalf of all of us.'

7 Telling moments in cable newsa s coverage of Comeya s hearing

Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Thursday's Senate testimony of former FBI director James B. Comey was a rare opportunity to compare how different news networks cover the same event. Every network aired it live, but not every network covered it in the same way.