• Former Reagan press secretary Jim Brady dies

    Former Reagan press secretary Jim Brady dies

    Aug 04, 2014 06:50 PM EDT

    ... was renamed the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence as a tribute to Brady and his wife. Brady also served as vice chair of the National Organization on Disability and co-chair of the National Head Injury Foundation. Survivors include his wife, Sarah; a son, Scott; and a daughter, Melissa.

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    Examining Welfare Reform

    Aug 23, 2001 04:00 AM EDT

    ... going on. There's one study out saying that some of the women on AFDC are depressed. One of the things we know in the disability programs and every disability program, they cry, "we want work, we want our people to work, our people do better when they work." If ...

  • Missouri revisits 8-week abortion ban as laws are challenged nationwide

    Missouri revisits 8-week abortion ban as laws are challenged nationwide

    Sep 24, 2021 10:06 PM EDT

    ... month after the three-judge panel reaffirmed its original decision. Federal courts have acted many times to block bans on abortion before the point of viability because they violate the protections offered by Roe v. Wade. The decision to hear this case, as well as others by the Supreme Court ...

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    Live-blogging the Health Care Summit

    Feb 25, 2010 10:00 PM EDT

    ... with pre-existing conditions to segregation: "We don't allow segregation in this country. 20 years ago said we wouldn't allow segregation based on diability [...] But we still allow it on the basis of health." Then, Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., criticizes the Democrats' plan for allowing the "unelected ...

  • WATCH: Pence says he'll likely never see eye to eye with Trump on Jan. 6

    WATCH: Pence says he'll likely never see eye to eye with Trump on Jan. 6

    Jun 04, 2021 02:06 PM EDT

    ... lives are not endangered by police. Black lives are saved by police every day." He also pushed back against "critical race theory," which seeks to reframe the narrative of American history. Its proponents argue that federal law has preserved the unequal treatment of people on the basis of race and ...

  • Mideast experts analyze viability of Gaza peace proposal

    Mideast experts analyze viability of Gaza peace proposal

    Sep 29, 2025 10:50 PM EDT

    ... think they may say no. Amna Nawaz: Let me turn back to David then on this point that Hussein raised, David, which is that a reformed Palestinian Authority is part of this plan. The language leaves the door open for an eventual Palestinian state. Those are both things Netanyahu has ...

  • As Musk takes prominent role in Trump White House, violent attacks on Tesla dealerships spike

    As Musk takes prominent role in Trump White House, violent attacks on Tesla dealerships spike

    Mar 19, 2025 03:59 PM EDT

    Tesla becomes a target for the left Tesla was once the darling of the left. Helped to viability by a $465 million federal loan during the Obama administration, the company popularized electric vehicles and proved, despite their early reputation, that they didn’t have to be small, stodgy, underpowered and ...

  • Macron scraps French fuel tax hike amid violent 'yellow vest' demonstrations

    Macron scraps French fuel tax hike amid violent 'yellow vest' demonstrations

    Dec 05, 2018 06:16 PM EDT

    The FNSEA farmers' union said it would fight to help French farmers earn a better income but would not officially be joining forces with the "yellow vests" — protesters wearing the high-visibility vests that motorists are required to keep in their cars. French police have cleared most of the fuel ...

  • Are Russia’s military priorities in Syria cause for concern?

    Are Russia’s military priorities in Syria cause for concern?

    Oct 01, 2015 12:31 AM EDT

    ... as a practical matter, the first priority for the Russians right now is protection of the regime and the survival of the regime and its viability. So, they're going to attack the targets that they and the regime have decided are most threatening to the regime right now, and ...