Defence Department: Hurricane relief around-the-clock

The U.S. Defence Department was working around the clock to deliver humanitarian assistance to storm-stricken Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, a military spokesman said Monday. The Navy's USS Kearsarge, in addition to conducting medical evacuations and helping with relief supplies, ferried Marine and Navy teams into Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, to clear main roads and the airfield to bolster air support to the overall relief effort, said Pentagon spokesman Col.

Sen. Lindsey Graham testifies that his health care bill ‘is the best chance’ to repeal Obamacare

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told members of the Senate Finance Committee on Monday that his health care plan isn't the "last chance" to repeal the Affordable Care Act. He explained to his colleagues that Obamacare is "collapsing" in South Carolina and that he wants to save the country from a single-payer health care system.

Louis Gohmert: Recall John McCain’s Seat Because Of No Vote On Trumpcare

Rep. Louis Gohmert told Fox News' Steve Doocy that Sen. McCain should be recalled because of the stress of fighting cancer and because he broke his word on repealing Obamacare. Fox and Friends brought on the Texas Congressman to complain along with Steve Doocy about how the Senate has failed to pass a healthcare bill that would repeal and replace Obamacare.

Trump officials sent to Puerto Rico

Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Brock Long and Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert traveled to the devastated island to deal with the aftermath of the storm. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the trip is part of an "unprecedented movement" planned by the administration to respond to the hurricane, which left much of the island without electricity and water.

Trump to sell new tax framework in Indiana Wednesday

President Trump will travel to Indiana Wednesday to promote a new tax-reform framework being produced by congressional Republicans and administration officials, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Monday. With Republican hopes to repeal ObamaCare fading, the drive to cut taxes and make other changes to the tax code is rising as they seek a legislative and political win.

Medicaid has a bull’s-eye on its back, which means no one is entirely safe

When high levels of lead were discovered in the public water system in Flint, Mich., in 2015, Medicaid stepped in to help thousands of children get tested for poisoning and receive care. When disabled children need to get to doctors' appointments - either across town or hundreds of miles away - Medicaid pays for their transportation.

Violent Crime, Homicide Rates Rose in 2016 for Second Straight Year

Violent crime and homicide rates rose in the U.S. in 2016 for the second consecutive year, driven in part by a spike in murders in large cities, according to national data released Monday by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Trump administration seized on the report as further evidence that the U.S. is experiencing a surge in deadly violence.

Anthony Weiner sentenced to 21 months in sexting case

Former Rep. Anthony Weiner was sentenced Monday to 21 months in prison for sexting with a 15-year-old girl in a case that rocked Hillary Clinton's campaign for the White House in the closing days of the race and may have cost her the presidency. Weiner, 53, dropped his head into his hand and wept as the sentence was announced by Judge Denise Cote.

Weiner Sentenced To 21 Months In Prison In Sexting Case

Anthony Weiner has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for sexting with a 15-year-old girl in a case that may have cost Hillary Clinton's the presidency. The former Democratic congressman from New York had faced up to 27 months in prison on Monday after his guilty plea to one charge of transferring obscene material to a minor.

The Latest: House speaker promises aid for hurricane victims

House Speaker Paul Ryan promises that Washington will make sure that the people of hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico will "have what they need." The Wisconsin Republican's statement came as authorities struggle to provide adequate relief to the more than 3 million U.S. citizens on the island territory, which is without power and has seen terrible devastation.