Rep. John Boccieri

With cuts in funding for marketing and local outreach support, State Representative John Boccieri said it's up to local leaders to make sure consumers have the information they need. "It's so important that folks have access to affordable health care and that's why we've been fighting to make sure that people still have access to enroll in health care plans and for the expansion of medicare as well," said State Representative John Boccieri.

Immigrant girl with cerebral palsy released, reunited with her family

U.S. authorities released a 10-year-old immigrant girl with cerebral palsy who had been detained by border agents after surgery because she is in the U.S. without legal permission. The American Civil Liberties Union and U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said that Rosa Maria Hernandez was returned to her family Friday.

In high-tax states, worries about pain from GOP tax plan

Homeowners in high-tax states like New Jersey, where a modest house within commuting distance of New York City can easily carry property taxes of over $15,000 a year, are wondering whether the Republican bill being sold as a tax cut would actually result in higher bills for them. At issue are provisions that would end deductions for state and local sales and income taxes and would cap the property tax deduction at $10,000.

Sen. Rand Paul assaulted at his Kentucky home, man arrested

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks to supporters gathered at The Champions of Liberty Rally in Hebron, Ky., Friday, Aug. 11, 2017. Paul was joined at the fundraising event by Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, and U.S. Reps Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Jim Jordan, R-Ohio.

Welcome to the D.C. suburbs, where the GOP tax plan could really hurt

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Congressman Jamie Raskin at a rally with hundreds of people against the proposed GOP tax plan at Luxmanor Elementary School in Rockville, Md., on Saturday. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi visited Rep. Jamie B. Raskin's Maryland congressional district Saturday morning, ground zero for affluent homeowners who could take a financial hit under the House Republicans' tax plan.

Loudmouth Democrat Frederica Wilson Drags 11-Year-Old Barron Trump Into Her Feud with President

The Florida Democrat made headlines when she accused President Trump of being heartless in his call to a grieving widow - something Barack Obama skipped out on for much of his tenure in the White House. Earlier this week this week Frederica took a few more shots at President Trump predicting his impeachment.

Suwanee council candidate defends tweets about Jews, Israel

Trump Campaign Adviser Met With Russian Officials in 2016 - WASHINGTON - Carter Page, a foreign policy adviser to the Trump presidential campaign, met Russian government officials during a July 2016 trip he took to Moscow, according to testimony he gave on Thursday to the House Intelligence Committee. Longtime Trump bodyguard to face questions about 2013 Moscow trip - One of President Trump's most trusted confidants, a security chief who served as his sounding board for two decades, will face questions from congressional investigators next week about Trump's 2013 trip to Moscow, according to people familiar with their plans.

Anthony Weiner to report to prison by Monday

Anthony Weiner speaks at a press conference at the Sheraton Hotel in this June 6, 2011 file photo in New York. Former Democratic congressman Anthony Weiner , who was sentenced to 21 to 27 months in prison for sending obscene material to a 15-year-old North Carolina high school student, must report to federal prison by Monday, WABC reported Friday.

Female lawmakers cite harassment in Congress

In this Oct. 29, 2016, file photo, then-Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., speaks to volunteers at a home serving as a canvassing site to train and organize supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Cincinnati. WASHINGTON -- One current and three former female members of Congress said they have been sexually harassed or subjected to hostile sexual comments by their male colleagues while serving in the House.

House bill to fund kids’ insurance goes to Senate

Legislation providing five more years of financing for an expired children's health program won House approval Friday, though a partisan battle over paying for the extension continued to play out in the Senate. Each side is using the fight to accuse the other of jeopardizing the Children's Health Insurance Program, which serves more than 8 million children from low-income families.

GOP weighs mixing health law, tax cuts

The House's leading tax writer on Friday opened the possibility that Congress' push to cut taxes could mesh with its so-far failed effort to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, saying the tax bill could include a measure to do away with the health law's mandate that most Americans have health coverage. Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, said no decision had been made about whether to include repeal of the so-called individual mandate.

Conservatives plot how much to push Obamacare mandate repeal in tax bill

House conservatives want the repeal of Obamacare's individual mandate included in tax legislation, but some are shying away from saying that inclusion is critical to their support. The comments come as the House's chief tax writer Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, said Friday that he is considering including repeal in the bill, which currently doesn't contain it.

Changes to GOP tax bill reduce individual benefits by tens of billions of dollars

A change made Friday to the House Republican tax bill could reduce the bill's benefit to the middle class by tens of billions of dollars. The revised bill changes the way future updates to key individual tax parameters, such as bracket thresholds and the amount of the standard deduction, would be calculated - by using a measure of inflation known as "chained CPI" that tends to grow more slowly than the "unchained" alternative.

10-year-old immigrant with cerebral palsy released

U.S. authorities on Friday released a 10-year-old immigrant girl with cerebral palsy who had been detained by border agents after surgery because she is in the U.S. without legal permission. The ACLU and U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said in statements that Rosa Maria Hernandez was returned Friday afternoon to her family.

Why did UK’s luvvies turn a blind eye to Kevin Spacey?

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Trump Says Unsure If Tillerson Will Remain Secretary of State

President Donald Trump said he was unsure whether his top diplomat, Rex Tillerson, would remain in his post for the rest of Trump's term in the White House and was "not happy" that some State Department staff were not supporting his agenda. In an interview with Laura Ingraham on Fox News late Thursday, Trump attacked the department under Secretary of State Tillerson and said he alone determines U.S. foreign policy.