politics
Despite lacking votes, McConnell pushes for straight repeal-only bill
July 19, 2017"The American people are asking why in every advanced country of the world less is spent on healthcare per person than in America, but with better health outcomes for the people."
Read moreFederal judge hands a partial defeat to Trump’s travel ban
July 18, 2017U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson of Honolulu, Hawaii, handed challengers of President Trump’s travel ban a legal victory.
Read moreTrumpcare dies in the Senate, the people fight on
July 18, 2017““We’ll do everything we can to keep the pressure on. Our fight is not over yet."
Read moreFor 16 years she persisted: Lee’s win on endless war matters
July 18, 2017Congress handed the president a “blank check” to wage an endless war on terror; for 16 years, Rep. Barbara Lee argued that Congress needs to cancel it.
Read moreIs it the Russians or perhaps the gangsters that are coming?
July 17, 2017I haven’t been so flummoxed by Russian names since I struggled through “The Brothers Karamazov” as a teenager.
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