Oct 16 Birth control loophole opens for employers under new federal regulation By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News The regulation creates a new exemption from the requirement that most employers offer contraceptive coverage. This one is for “non-religious organizations with sincerely held moral convictions inconsistent with providing coverage for some or all contraceptive services.”… Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 4:04 California wildfire evacuees return home to rubble By PBS News Hour Wildfires in northern California have caused about 95,000 residents to evacuate and killed at least 35 people, making them the deadliest in the state’s history. As firefighters make progress containing the flames, some residents are returning home to ruins. PBS… Continue watching
Oct 14 Harvey Weinstein expelled from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences By Corinne Segal, Kamala Kelkar The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 54-member board voted overwhelmingly to “immediately expel” bigtime Oscar player Harvey Weinstein from the governing body of the Academy Awards. Continue reading
Oct 14 Nearly 3 decades later, Anita Hill sees the needle moving on sexual harassment By Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press It's been 26 years since Anita Hill, soft-spoken and deliberate in her bright blue suit, sat before a Senate panel and detailed the lurid sexual harassment charges that would transfix a nation. Clarence Thomas went on to the Supreme Court,… Continue reading
Oct 14 An old-school pharmacy hand-delivers drugs to Congress, a little-known perk for the powerful By Erin Mershon, STAT WASHINGTON — If House Speaker Paul Ryan comes down with the flu this winter, he and his security detail won't be screeching off toward the closest CVS for his Tamiflu. Instead, he can just walk downstairs and pick up the… Continue reading
Oct 13 Analysis: What you need to know about Trump's changes to the health law By Julie Appleby, Mary Agnes Carey, Kaiser Health News, Julie Rovner, KFF Health News Apparently frustrated by Congress' inability to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act, President Donald Trump this week decided to take matters into his own hands. Late Thursday evening, the White House announced it would cease key payments to insurers. Continue reading
Oct 13 Reince Priebus interviewed by Mueller investigative team By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Priebus is one of several current and former White House aides expected to be interviewed by Mueller’s team in the coming weeks. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 5:58 News Wrap: Ryan pledges more assistance for Puerto Rico By Travis Daub Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch 4:15 Firefighters make gains against overwhelming California flames By PBS News Hour The death toll from the ferocious wildfires making their way across California has climbed to at least 32. With 8,000 firefighters deployed across wine country, containment numbers are up for several fires, but the high winds forecast for the weekend… Continue watching