Oct 05 Column: How the US could afford ‘Medicare for all’ By Gerald Friedman, The Conversation There is a simpler and less costly path toward single-payer, and it may have a better chance of success: simply strike the words “who are age 65 or over” from the 1965 amendments to the Social Security Act that created… Continue reading
Oct 05 State Department rattled by impeachment inquiry revelations By Ben Fox, Matthew Lee, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The State Department has been deeply shaken by the rapidly escalating impeachment inquiry, as revelations that President Donald Trump enlisted diplomats to dig up dirt on a political rival threaten to tarnish its reputation as a nonpartisan arm of U.S. Continue reading
Oct 05 Trump scolds Romney over criticism about Trump’s China words By Nicholas Riccardi, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Dissent came from familiar corners this past week, and President Trump took notice. Continue reading
Oct 05 Impeachment probe reaches into White House with new subpoena By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Associated Press The impeachment inquiry is reaching directly into the White House, with Democrats subpoenaing officials about contacts with Ukraine and President Donald Trump signaling his administration will not cooperate. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 3:43 Amid Ukraine furor, IRS whistleblower alleges Treasury wrongdoing The IRS conducts annual audits of the president’s and vice president’s tax returns in a process intended to be protected from politics. But now, a whistleblower is alleging that at least one political appointee at the Treasury Department interfered with… Continue watching
Oct 04 Supreme Court takes up Louisiana abortion law By Associated Press The Supreme court will consider Louisiana's law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. Continue reading
Oct 04 Ukraine to review case into company that employed Hunter Biden By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Prosecutors are auditing all the cases that were closed or dismissed by former prosecutors, including several related to Mykola Zlochevsky, owner of the gas company Burisma that hired Hunter Biden in 2014,… Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 6:44 Why Flint residents are still dealing with water worries, 5 years after lead crisis By John Yang, Rachel Wellford Since 2014, Flint, Michigan, has been synonymous with tainted water. Five years on, not all of the city's residents have access to safe water. Some wait for hours in line to obtain bottled water, while others deal with the physical… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 6:27 How General Motors strike reflects pivotal moment for U.S. auto industry A national strike by the United Auto Workers is now in its 18th day. The walkout of 46,000 employees affects more than 50 General Motors sites, and although the two sides continue to talk and are said to be making… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 7:32 ‘Border Wars’ examines what motivated Trump’s focus on immigration The Trump administration’s policies around immigration and the U.S.-Mexico border have stirred major controversy for more than a year. Now a new book, “Border Wars,” examines how the administration implemented its “zero tolerance” policy and looked for other ways to… Continue watching