Jul 17 Sanders defends ‘Medicare for All’ after criticism by Biden By Juana Summers, Associated Press The Vermont senator's speech came as the fight over how to best provide health care for Americans has become an animating focus of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. Continue reading
Jul 17 Washington talks could soon yield deal on spending and debt By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The emerging two-year framework would satisfy demands for an outline to guide congressional work on more than $1.3 trillion in agency operating budgets. It would still need to be fleshed out in further negotiations, and puts off battles over political… Continue reading
Jul 17 WATCH: House derails Trump impeachment vote By Associated Press Wednesday's vote to kill the proposal by Texas congressman Al Green was 332-95. Democrats opposed the effort by a 3-to-2 margin, while all Republicans voted to kill it. Continue reading
Jul 17 Prosecutors say Michael Cohen’s campaign finance probe is over By Associated Press A judge said that the conclusion of the case clears the way for the public release of sealed search warrant materials dealing with the investigation. Continue reading
Jul 17 WATCH: House votes to hold Barr and Ross in contempt By Associated Press The House voted, 230-198, on Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in criminal contempt. The vote is largely symbolic because the Justice Department is unlikely to prosecute them. Continue reading
Jul 17 Former Rep. Mark Sanford mulls 2020 challenge to Trump By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Sanford, known during his Capitol Hill years as a deficit hawk mindful of federal spending, said he would take the next 30 days to decide if he would run against Trump. Continue reading
Jul 16 Why ‘go back’ to your country isn’t a new sentiment in America By Yasmeen Alamiri Creating divisions to suggest that some people belong and others do not, based on race and ethnicity, is as much a part of the American fabric as immigration itself. Continue reading
Jul 16 House votes to condemn Trump’s tweets By Associated Press The Democratic-led House voted to condemn President Donald Trump's tweets telling four Democratic congresswomen of color to "go back" to their countries of origin. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch 6:19 How Trump’s controversial tweets are exposing a party divide on race Lawmakers continue to react to racist tweets President Trump posted Sunday about four women of color in the House. So far, most Republicans have defended the president or tried to reframe the conversation as about ideology rather than race, but… Continue watching
Jul 16 WATCH: Pelosi urges Republicans to condemn Trump’s ‘racist tweets’ By Alan Fram, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Republicans sought to have the House speaker's words stricken from the record, a rare procedural rebuke that failed on a party-line vote. Continue reading