• What tumult over Russia investigation, health care means for the GOP

    What tumult over Russia investigation, health care means for the GOP

    Mar 28, 2017 11:45 PM EST

    ... on people close to the president. Then today, in The Washington Post, allegations that the White House tried to block former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates from talking to Nunes' committee about Russia. The Post pointed to a Justice Department letter written late last week telling Yates her testimony might ...

  • 5 important stories that aren't getting much attention this week

    5 important stories that aren't getting much attention this week

    Jan 30, 2017 09:58 PM EST

    ... insurgency. In June, the Nigerian government declared a "nutritional emergency" in the region, as a lack of access to food gave way to severe malnutrition rates. The hunger crisis is so widespread that Doctors Without Borders, or Médecins Sans Frontières, reported that malnutrition appears to have killed an entire age ...

  • North Carolina's new governor to face resolute GOP legislature

    North Carolina's new governor to face resolute GOP legislature

    Dec 06, 2016 08:35 PM EST

    ... the outgoing attorney general — is sworn in. GOP leaders are resolute to keep their conservative policies intact and defend the LGBT law known as House Bill 2 that McCrory signed, refusing to change it unless it's on their terms. "It's clear it's on social issues where Cooper ...

  • Will Trump's big agenda put GOP budget goals out of reach?

    Will Trump's big agenda put GOP budget goals out of reach?

    Nov 22, 2016 09:06 PM EST

    ... No. 3 Senate Republican John Thune of South Dakota say the GOP's tax plans shouldn't add to the deficit. That would mean tax rates couldn't be cut nearly as sharply as Trump wants. "We know we're going to have to pay for this," said Sen. John ...

  • Senate majority or not, Dems turn to hard-charging Schumer

    Senate majority or not, Dems turn to hard-charging Schumer

    Nov 05, 2016 07:55 PM EST

    ... in Washington. "I tell our caucus we need a strong progressive wing and we need a strong moderate wing to succeed," Schumer said in an interview. "We have a moral imperative to work together and get things done," he said. "I have told my caucus I don't want to ...

  • LGBTQ seniors face discrimination in long-term care

    LGBTQ seniors face discrimination in long-term care

    Oct 18, 2016 02:33 PM EST

    ... her names and even physically assaulted her, according to the lawsuit. “I don’t feel safe in my own home,” Wetzel said in a phone interview. “I am scared constantly. … What I am doing is about getting justice. I don’t want other LGBT seniors to go through what I ...

  • Unshackled, Trump unleashes aggressive attacks on own party

    Unshackled, Trump unleashes aggressive attacks on own party

    Oct 12, 2016 03:48 PM EST

    The "shackles" gone, Donald Trump stepped up his fierce attacks on his own party leaders Tuesday, promising to teach Republicans who oppose him a lesson and fight for the presidency "the way I want to."

  • Column: Why we need to extend economic empowerment to military spouses

    Column: Why we need to extend economic empowerment to military spouses

    Aug 22, 2016 03:18 PM EST

    The military must do a better job of addressing the alarmingly high rates of underemployment and unemployment among military spouses.

  • Here's how smoking marijuana might affect your life insurance

    Here's how smoking marijuana might affect your life insurance

    Jun 10, 2016 04:19 PM EST

    If you smoke marijuana and you’re shopping for life insurance, chances are you can find a company that won’t penalize you for your habit, but you may have to weed out several insurers to find the best policy.

  • Fix for VA health snarls veterans and doctors in new bureaucracy

    Fix for VA health snarls veterans and doctors in new bureaucracy

    May 16, 2016 03:32 PM EST

    Veterans are still waiting to see a doctor even after Congress and the Veterans Affairs Department came up with a fix.