• 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... evidence but one that could challenge Americans' faith in a fair democratic process. At the same time, Trump's campaign is considering whether to feature Bill Clinton accusers at his upcoming rallies. Trump shocked the political world before Sunday's debate by appearing with several women who had accused the ...

  • 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 EDT

    ... are off defending American freedom and values. Yet, according to a recent study commissioned by Blue Star Families, military spouses have lower labor force participation rates and experience unemployment and underemployment at substantially higher rates than the broader population. The study found that 43 percent of military spouses do not ...

  • 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 EDT

    ... a spokeswoman for the company. For life insurers, frequent pot smoking is a red flag in the same way that frequent alcohol consumption is, said Bill Moore, vice president of underwriting and medical at Munich Re, in an interview about the survey. “The more you have, the higher the risk ...

  • 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 EDT

    ... piano?” he said. “They haven’t changed the damn elevator music in over a year!” That elicits knowing chuckles from the audience. Later during an interview, he said when he gets through to a person, “They are the nicest boiler room telemarketers you have ever spoken to. But that doesn ...

  • Trump faces obstacles in bid to shake up corporate America

    Trump faces obstacles in bid to shake up corporate America

    Mar 17, 2016 08:36 PM EDT

    Donald Trump's railing about what's wrong in corporate America goes further than the typical political populism: He vows to rewrite trade deals, tax imports and punish U.S. companies. And he's naming names.

  • New House GOP chairman had early democratic roots

    New House GOP chairman had early democratic roots

    Nov 08, 2015 09:39 PM EDT

    The House's newest and perhaps most powerful committee chairman is a 60-year-old Texas Republican who began life in a family of stalwart Democrats from South Dakota and lost his father at age 12 in a courtroom shooting.

  • What does Scott Walker believe? Where the candidate stands on 10 issues

    What does Scott Walker believe? Where the candidate stands on 10 issues

    Jul 13, 2015 03:10 PM EDT

    He is Colorado-born, Iowa-taught (until age 10) and Wisconsin-made. Scott Walker did not graduate from college but he started winning elections at age 26 and has not lost since. Here's where Walker stands on 10 key issues.