Feb 21 Pompeo says he’s ‘ruled out’ Kansas Senate bid in 2020 By Associated Press Pompeo, who represented Kansas' 4th Congressional District from 2011 to 2017, says he'll serve as secretary of state as long as President Donald Trump wants him to. Continue reading
Feb 21 Advocates say U.S. still separates migrant families needlessly By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press Months after the Trump administration announced an end to its widescale separation of migrant parents and children, the policy remains a heated issue in the courts and at the border as critics contend the government is still needlessly breaking up… Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch 7:50 Where Democratic presidential candidates stand on health care reform Health care continues to be a major issue on Americans' minds, and as Democratic presidential candidates launch their campaigns, it's also a policy priority for them. Lisa Desjardins reports on the contenders' various proposals and talks to Dylan Scott of… Continue watching
Feb 20 Democrats to file measure aimed at blocking Trump emergency Friday By Alan Fram, Associated Press President Trump has promised to veto the measure. It seems unlikely Congress could muster the two-thirds majorities in each chamber needed to override a veto. Continue reading
Feb 20 Michael Cohen’s prison date postponed due to surgery recovery By Larry Neumeister, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press President Donald Trump's former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen was granted a few more weeks of freedom after his lawyers said he's still recovering from surgery and hasn't had time to get his affairs in order because he's preparing to… Continue reading
Feb 20 Health spending could rise 5.5 percent a year through 2027. Here’s why By Laura Santhanam Overall, health spending will make up a bigger portion of GDP than it does today, newly released federal data suggests. Continue reading
Feb 20 After California sues over border wall, Trump threatens high-speed rail funds By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press The Trump administration said it plans to claw back $3.5 billion in federal dollars allocated to California's high-speed rail project -- a move Gov. Newsom has branded as "political retribution" for the state's lawsuit against Trump's declaration of a national… Continue reading
Feb 20 Constitutional ban on high fines applies to states, Supreme Court rules By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that the Constitution's ban on excessive fines applies to the states, an outcome that could help efforts to rein in police seizure of property from criminal suspects. Continue reading
Feb 20 Rural and urban political divisions also split the suburbs, poll finds By Nicholas Riccardi, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press America's suburbs are today's great political battleground, long seen as an independent pivot between the country's liberal cities and conservative small towns and rural expanse. Continue reading
Feb 20 Russia ‘remains open’ for arms talks with U.S. By Associated Press President Vladimir Putin says Russia wants friendly relations with the United States and remains open for arms control talks with Washington. Continue reading