Trump promising consumers digital-age health care approach
A smartphone app that lets Medicare patients access their claims information. Giving consumers a share of drug company rebates for their prescriptions.
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Analysis: Here’s what’s in play in Texas’ November general elections
What's in play? There's one congressional seat, and maybe a couple more, that could change flags when the major parties clash. There's a seat in the Texas Senate, and a couple of wildcard races that will put new people in that body.
‘Where is Ivanka?’ First daughter seeks control in dual…
Trump Lawyers Are Considering A Challenge To "60 Minutes" Airing Of A Stormy Daniels Interview - Anderson Cooper interviewed the adult film performer and director on Thursday. - Reporting From Washington, DC Lawyers associated with President Donald Trump are considering legal action to stop Trump privately trashes Rick Saccone - There's a reason Trump said hardly anything about Republican candidate Rick Saccone during a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday night that was supposed to promote his candidacy.
FAA: Helicopter crashes in New York City’s East River
A Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman says the Eurocopter AS350 went down just after 7 p.m. Sunday in the waterway just north of Roosevelt Island and is "reportedly inverted in the water."
The Mideast Peace Plan Is Nearly Finished. Is It Dead on Arrival?
Trump Lawyers Are Considering A Challenge To "60 Minutes" Airing Of A Stormy Daniels Interview - Anderson Cooper interviewed the adult film performer and director on Thursday. - Reporting From Washington, DC Lawyers associated with President Donald Trump are considering legal action to stop Stormy Daniels and Ted Kennedy - The Democrats are trying to make something out of Donald Trump's alleged dalliance, twelve years ago, with porn performer Stormy Daniels.
Trump’s plan seeks to ‘harden’ schools against shootings
President Donald Trump's plan to combat school shootings will include the creation of a new task force and an effort to "harden" schools so they're less vulnerable to attacks, the White House said Sunday. But it will not include a call on states to increase the minimum age for purchasing assault weapons, as Trump had previously advocated.
The Supreme Court’s Greatest Misses, #1A: The Impropriety of John Roberts
Given the discussion in the most recent Supreme Court thread , I thought it could be fun to do a series about the worst Supreme Court decisions ever, based on some combination of bad reasoning, immoral constitutional theory, and/or bad consequences. You can let me know if you'd like this.
FAA: Helicopter crashes in New York City’s East River Source: AP
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Trump’s plan to combat school shootings includes
President Trump is creating a federal commission on school safety, ordering a review of the FBI tip line that ignored warnings about the gunman who killed 17 people at a Florida high school, and encouraging states to arm more qualified adults so schools are less vulnerable to attacks, administration officials said Sunday night. The president also is calling on Congress to approve legislation aimed at improving the federal system of background checks of criminals, and is promoting another bill that would provide grants to states to prevent school violence.
Fox’s Jesse Watters Divorcing After Affair With 25-Year-Old Coworker
The network's prominent host Jesse Watters - who dined on Monday with President Trump - is in the midst of divorce due to an affair with a 25-year-old associate producer. Sources said the 39-year-old host informed the network of his adulterous relationship with Emma DiGiovine shortly after Noelle filed divorce papers.
Congress to study why it struggles to pass spending bills on time
As part of February's deal to end the government shutdown, Congress promised itself it would study the budget process to figure out why it's so bad at simple things like passing spending bills on time and keeping the government open. "I walk in here hopeful and optimistic, and yet at the same time, cynical," said Sen. David Perdue, who is one of the GOP's members on the bipartisan select committee tasked with delivering recommendations by December.
Trump safety plan focuses on arming schools staff
Attendees raise their candles at a candlelight vigil for the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, in Parkland, Fla. An orphaned 19-year-old with a troubled past and his own AR-15 rifle was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder Thursday morning after being questioned for hours by state and federal authorities following the deadliest school shooting in the U.S. in five years.
‘Fake news’ smear takes hold among politicians at all levels
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Democrat seeks coal-country help in Pa. House election
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Washington and world await answers to Trump presidency’s most vital questions
This is the week Washington and the world will seek answers to some of the most vital and pressing questions prompted by Mr. Trump's ascendancy. Some of the answers will come from State Department officials sorting through the details of a possible meeting between Mr. Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong-un.
Guest Column: In defense of Trump’s tariffs
Granted, I'm no proponent for a trade war. China can win by oppressing their citizens into mud hovels, forcing them into slave labor with little recourse.
FAA: Helicopter crashes in New York Citya s East River
A Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman says the Eurocopter AS350 went down just after 7 p.m. Sunday in the waterway just north of Roosevelt Island and is "reportedly inverted in the water." Video posted on Twitter shows a red helicopter land hard in the water and then tip over as its rotors slap at the water.
Messenger Line
Navy Seaman Apprentice Xzavier Lindemood throws a messenger line from the USS Bonhomme Richard to sailors on the pier at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, March 12, 2018. The amphibious assault ship is operating in the Indo-Pacific and provides a rapid-response capability in the event of a regional contingency or natural disaster.
National Guardsman who threatened to kill Mike Pence sentenced
A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for threatening to kill Vice President Mike Pence. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, three witnesses said Dunbar made the statements days before the vice president, a former governor of Indiana, was set to appear as a keynote speaker at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., on Sept.
Marin IJ Readersa Forum for March 12
As a retired teacher, I disagree strenuously with Anna Mae Maly's assertion that “teachers are owned by the Democratic Party.” About 300,000 individuals teach in California, and their political affiliations reflect the same range as the state's population does. While teachers do not leave their constitutional rights at the classroom door, neither do they “use their classrooms for their personal propaganda and partisan activism garbage.” Teachers have a curriculum to follow and testing to prepare students for, which allows no classroom time for much else.