Feb 28 Analysis: Is the Obamacare tax penalty really dead? By Emily Bazar, Kaiser Health News The Obamacare penalty won’t go away until 2019, and that means you still will owe Uncle Sam if you didn’t have health insurance – or an exemption from the mandate – in 2017. Continue reading
Feb 28 5 overlooked politics stories that are worth your time By Saher Khan The 24-hour news cycle is filled with political coverage, but not everything gets the attention it deserves. Here are five politics stories you may have missed in the past week. Continue reading
Feb 28 Opinion: Why the midterm elections are key to protecting senior benefit programs By Philip Moeller Democratic majorities in either the House or Senate would, for the time being, protect against further weakening of these programs, writes columnist Philip Moeller. Continue reading
Feb 28 MAGA hat, #MeToo pin? Supreme Court weighs Minnesota’s voter clothing law By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press Most states have laws restricting what voters can wear to the polls, but Minnesota's is one of the broadest. Continue reading
Feb 28 Trump calls Sessions’ handling of Russia probe ‘disgraceful’ By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump renewed his attacks on his attorney general Wednesday, describing as "disgraceful" his handling of Republican complaints that the FBI abused its surveillance power during the early stages of the Russia probe. Continue reading
Feb 28 Inside the study showing conservatives retweeted Russian trolls 30 times more often than liberals By Rashmi Shivni Computational social scientists found that 40,000 American Twitter users retweeted Russian trolls more than 80,000 times in a single month before the 2016 election. Continue reading
Feb 28 Hicks acknowledges ‘white lies’ for Trump, but not on Russia By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON — White House communications director Hope Hicks acknowledged to a House intelligence panel that she has occasionally told "white lies" for President Donald Trump but has not lied about anything relevant to the Russia investigation, according to those present… Continue reading
Feb 27 Kushner’s security clearance downgraded per new White House policy By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law, is one of dozens of White House aides who have been working without permanent security clearances for the better part of a year. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 6:57 Congress is chewing over several gun proposals. What’s really possible? By PBS News Hour Students-turned-activists from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were in the halls of Congress on Tuesday to press for more gun control. Senate Republicans pointed to a bill that would push more agencies to work with the background check system. But… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 4:03 How does Jared Kushner’s downgraded security clearance affect his White House role? By PBS News Hour Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor, has been stripped of his top security clearance. That move comes after revelations about Kushner and other top officials at the White House working without permanent clearances. Judy Woodruff learns more from… Continue watching