GOP officials: Indicted Rep. Chris Collins to stay on ballot

Indicted U.S. Rep. Chris Collins of New York will remain on the November ballot despite previously suspending his campaign, confounding Republican Party leaders in his district Monday who had counted on Collins' cooperation to replace him. The surprise decision by Collins, who pleaded not guilty to insider trading charges in August, throws the race for the western New York seat further into turmoil.

Voters celebrate Nate McMurray’s campaign for Congress, blast GOP…

Exactly one month since Congressman Chris Collins suspended his re-election bid after his indictment by the FBI for insider trading, voters in New York's 27th Congressional District have made their voices heard supporting the Democratic and Working Families Party candidate Nate McMurray who has been campaigning ceaselessly in every corner of the district, hearing the concerns of voters. "Hardworking," "genuine" and "a young, fresh face" are just some of the words voters are using to describe McMurray in the pages of at least half a dozen newspapers across the district.

Good Neighbor Pharmacy evolves offerings at ThoughtSpot 2018

AmerisourceBergen and Good Neighbor Pharmacy announced this weekend new and enhanced programs that will help independent pharmacies strengthen the core of their businesses and expand their role within their communities. The programs and solutions, which were presented at ThoughtSpot 2018, Good Neighbor Pharmacy's annual tradeshow, reflect AmerisourceBergen and Good Neighbor Pharmacy's continued commitment to supporting independent pharmacies today and in the future.

Trump urges Congress to overhaul nation’s prison system – Fri, 18 May 2018 PST

President Donald Trump on Friday urged Congress to overhaul the nation's prison system and help more former inmates re-enter society, hoping to jump-start legislation that's facing fresh opposition from Democrats. Trump said at a White House forum that a prison overhaul "unites people from across the political spectrum" and that lawmakers need to "work out their differences, get a bill to my desk - I will sign it."

US House passes bill to loosen gun restrictions

Washington, Dec 7 - The US House of Representatives has approved a legislation loosening gun regulations and allowing those with permits to carry concealed weapons to legally travel with those firearms to other states. The bill passed on Wednesday mostly along party lines, 231-198, with six Democrats supporting the first major firearms-related bill Congress has voted on since the massacres in Las Vegas and Texas earlier this year, reports CNN.

November 10, 2017It’s Jew vs. Jew as Congress weighs a new definition for antisemitism

A recent congressional hearing on the definition of antisemitism took a heated turn as conflicting opinions on how what 'antisemitic language' is were heard. Swastika and the word "Raus" are sprayed at a asylum seeker accommodation in Waltrop, western Germany, on October 13, 2015..

With budget outline approved, GOP plots next steps on tax reform

It was hard to tell that the House of Representatives had just narrowly approved a Senate-passed budget outline for 2018, because most of the talk on and off the House floor on Thursday was about lawmakers moving on to forge a tax reform bill in coming weeks, as GOP leaders predicted that Republicans would unify behind a still-to-be-released plan, and get it done by Christmas. "We're glad it passed," said a smiling Rep. Doug Collins .

House ethics committee investigating Rep. Chris Collins for insider trading allegations

The House ethics committee is investigating New York Rep. Chris Collins, the first Republican on Capitol Hill to endorse Donald Trump's presidential campaign, for potentially violating federal law and House rules regarding insider trading. The outside, non-partisan Office of Congressional Ethics began a review of Collins' activity in March and voted to send its findings to the House ethics panel in July, which can formally launch investigations and recommend any sanctions against any lawmaker it determines has broken any rules.

Gov. Cuomo Threatens To Sue If Pro-Gun Legislation That Overrides NY’s SAFE Act Passes

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo threatened to file a lawsuit Tuesday if Congress passes pro-Second Amendment legislation that would roll back the state's major 2013 gun control law known as the SAFE Act. "If they try to overrule the State of New York we will sue because this state has rights too," Cuomo told reporters.

Changing Strategies and Bipartisanship (Gasp!) at ASCAP Expo Legislators Panel

ASCAP President Paul Williams, Congressman Doug Collins, Congressmember Karen Bass, songwriter Priscilla Renea, and General Counsel, ASCAP Clara Kim speak onstage at 'Music Licensing Reform: The Fight for Your Rights' during the 2017 ASCAP 'I Create Music' EXPO on April 14, 2017 in Los Angeles. A miracle seemingly happened at yesterday's ASCAP I Create Music Expo legislative panel: Two congressional legislators from opposite sides of the aisle, Congressman Doug Collins, a Republican from the red state of Georgia, and Representative Karen Bass, a Democrat from blue state of California, actually agreed on something.

Forsyth Democrats increasing presence

Anita Tucker, right, who ran last year as the Democratic challenger for the District 5 Board of Education seat, has been working with other party members in Forsyth, north Georgia and metro Atlanta to protest elected officials and other matters, most notably at the office of U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson. Forsyth County and the surrounding region have long been known as Republican strongholds, but local Democrats are taking a stand.

GOP lawmakers face angry, worried constituents at town halls

The voter identified himself as a cancer survivor, and he had something to say to Republican Rep. Justin Amash: "I am scared to death that I will not have health insurance in the future." The comment earned 61-year-old retiree Paul Bonis a standing ovation from the crowd packed into a school auditorium in Amash's Michigan district Thursday night.

Innate Immunotherapeutics And Tom Price

What does the Department of Health and Human Services have in common with a small bio-tech company based in Australia? Well, they both appear to be controlled by key figures in the Trump transition team. Innate Immunotherapeutics is a small firm specializing in the development and design of a clinical stage biotechnology drug that targets the human innate immune system.

With deadline approaching, coverage through health insurance law uncertain beyond 2017

Thursday: Deadline for new federal marketplace customers to apply for insurance to start Jan. 1. Those interested should go to healthcare.gov April 15: Deadline for federal income tax returns, which will charge a penalty for the first time on those without insurance the previous year Thursday is the deadline to sign up for health insurance through the federal Affordable Care Act, if you want coverage starting Jan. 1. "It will be in place for the next year," said Charles Bullock, University of Georgia political science expert. "Beyond that, we'll have to wait and see."