Former health chiefs: Stabilizing ObamaCare markets benefits Republicans

Three former Health secretaries from both parties are warning Republicans to avoid impending disaster in the ObamaCare markets and move quickly to stabilize the system, arguing that it would be more advantageous to the party than watching the system collapse. 5 big ideas to halt America's opioid epidemic Aligning clinical and community resources improves health Sebelius on GOP healthcare plan: 'I'm not sure what the goal is here' MORE , Mike Leavitt and Tommy Thompson told the Associated Press that the Trump administration is wrong to think that watching the markets collapse would be the best political decision after the failure by the Republican-majority Senate to repeal the law.

Mattis confirms decision made on path forward in Afghanistan

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis confirmed Sunday that a decision has been made on a military strategy in Afghanistan, where more than 8,000 troops already are based in the longest-running war in U.S. history. Speaking to reporters on a military plane en route to meetings in Jordan, Mattis said it is up to President Donald Trump to announce the details of a review of U.S. policy in Afghanistan and South Asia.

McCaskill reaching out to rural Missouri ahead of election

In this April 12, 2017, file photo, U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., speaks to the media following a town hall meeting in Hillsboro, Mo. McCaskill during the August Senate break is holding town halls in dozens of small towns and cities.

Numbers drawn for Powerball jackpot, estimated at $535M

Eclipse mania is building and so is demand for the glasses that make it safe to view the first total solar eclipse to cross the U.S. in 99 years. Eclipse mania is building and so is demand for the glasses that make it safe to view the first total solar eclipse to cross the U.S. in 99 years.

Celebrities, politicians post tributes to comedian, activist Dick Gregory

The death of comedian and activist Dick Gregory at age 84 on Saturday prompted a flood of tributes on Twitter from celebrities, activists and others. Jane Sanders recalled how her husband -- Bernie Sanders, Democratic senator from Vermont and former presidential candidate -- once spent a night in jail with Gregory after protesting segregation in Chicago.

Police hunt for suspected Barcelona van driver

Authorities in Spain and France pressed the search Saturd... . People gather at a memorial tribute of flowers, messages and candles to the victims on Barcelona's historic Las Ramblas, two days after the vehicle attacks, in Barcelona, Spain, Friday Aug. 18, 2017.

Editorial: Christie gets it right on off-shore drilling38 minutes | Editorials

Editorial: Christie gets it right on off-shore drilling Governor Christie pushes back against the Trump administration on offshore drilling. Check out this story on northjersey.com: https://njersy.co/2xfodY1 The oil drilling rig Polar Pioneer is towed toward a dock in Elliott Bay in Seattle in this 2015 file photo.

Plan to hire more Border Patrol agents hasn’t happened

Five days after President Donald Trump took office, he signed an executive order that promised a swift, sharp crackdown on illegal immigration _ immediate construction of a massive border wall, quick hiring of 5,000 new Border Patrol agents and stepped-up deportation of undocumented migrants. "Beginning today, the United States of America gets back control of its borders," Trump declared at the Jan. 25 ceremony at the Department of Homeland Security, which controls federal immigration agencies.

A look at Zimbabwe’s first lady, who is accused of assault

South Africa's police minister says the wife of Zimbabwe's president, background image, has h... . FILE - In this Saturday Feb. 27, 2016 file photo, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, left, and his wife Grace attend his birthday celebrations in Masvingo, Zimbabwe.

Words matter when coupled with thoughtful deliberation

Words, the stock in trade of politics and public policy, express value with as much volatility and meaning as any commodity, stock or bond. Words can be used subtly in ways that let us find meanings in the deeds and thoughts of people across time from many cultures and environments.

“An Inconvenient Sequel” conveniently leaves out one big truth

In this Jan. 26, 2015 file photo, a hornless cow stands in a dairy barn at Fair Oaks Farms in Fair Oaks, Ind. Fair Oaks, one of the nationA's largest dairy farms with 36,000 cows, is phasing out the use of milk cows with horns _ unruly cows can be hazardous because they can gore farm workers or other animals.

PM: Iraqi forces begin operation to retake Tal Afar from IS

Researchers find wreckage of USS Indianapolis, ship that carried critical components of Hiroshima bomb and became worst maritime disaster in Navy's history. Researchers find wreckage of USS Indianapolis, ship that carried critical components of Hiroshima bomb and became worst maritime disaster in Navy's history.

Massive counterprotest upstages Boston “free speech rally”

One of the planned speakers of a conservative activist rally that appeared to end shortly after it... . A man wearing a T-shirt bearing the name of President Donald Trump, right, is hit by a flying plastic bottle of water near a "Free Speech" rally staged by conservative activists, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, in Boston.

Ami Bera reacts to Trump’s Charlottesville response

WEBVTT MAX: BEFORE DOZENS OFCONSTITUENTS, CONGRESSMAN AMIBERA LAID OUT HIS FEELINGS ONDONALD TRUMP CHARLOTTESVILLERESPONSE AND HIS TIME IN OFFICEDOES FAR.-- THUS FAR.>> I'M AT THIS POINT EMBARRASSEDBY OUR PRESIDENT..MAX: THE COMMENTS COME ONE WEEKAFTER A WHITE NATIONALISTPROTESTER IS ACCUSED OF RAMMINGHIS CAR INTO A GROUP OFPROTESTERS, KILLING ONE.BERA SAID HE AND HIS COLLEAGUESWERE THINKING OF CENSURING THEPRESIDENT.>> IN THE WAKE OF THE ABSOLUTELYIRRESPONSIBLE RESPONSE ANDCOMMENTS OF THE PRESIDENT POSTCHARLOTTESVILLE, ACTIONS ANDRHETORIC, THOSE ARE NOTBECOMING AND DO NOT REPRESENTAMERICA'S CHARACTER.MAX: AMONG THOSE ATTENDING HISTOWN HALL, ONE OF HIS REPUBLICANCHALLENGERS, ANDREW GRANT.A MARINE COMBAT VETERAN ANDTRUMP SUPPORTER WHO BELIEVESWHITE SUPREMACISTS ARE A CLEARTHREAT.>> WE ARE GOING TO FIGHTBIGOTRY, THE KKK.MOST IMPORTANT AT THIS POINT ISJUST IGNORE THEM AND MOVE ONWITH WHAT ... (more)