Mar 23 Devin Nunes apologizes to Democrats after going to White House with monitoring claims By Julie Pace and Deb Reichmann, Associated Press "It was a judgment call on my part," Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., told reporters Thursday morning. "Sometimes you make the right decision, sometimes you make wrong decision."… Continue reading
Mar 23 US probe of ex-Trump aide Manafort extends to Cyprus By Jack Gillum, Menelaos Hadjicostis and Eric Tucker, Associated Press Manafort, in a statement to the AP Thursday when asked about the Cyprus transactions, characterized them as a normal practice. Continue reading
Mar 23 What Kentucky’s religious freedom bill could mean for LGBTQ students By Iman Smith A new bill out of Kentucky protects the religious expression of students in public schools and universities, a move LGBTQ advocates say could allow them to discriminate against fellow students based on their sexual orientation. Continue reading
Mar 23 In stinging setback for Trump and Ryan, House GOP leaders delay vote on health care repeal bill By Erica Werner and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press House Republicans plan to meet behind closed doors Thursday night to consider their next steps. Continue reading
Mar 23 Fact check: Are the things lawmakers say in their letters about Obamacare true? By Charles Ornstein, ProPublica As the debate to repeal the law heats up in Congress, constituents are flooding their representatives with notes of support or concern, and the lawmakers are responding, sometimes with form letters that are misleading. A review of more than 200… Continue reading
Mar 23 Column: Trump’s budget and GOP health care bill will hurt older Americans By Philip Moeller Older Americans are under attack, along with poor, sick and disabled citizens. There is no way that enacting the American Health Care Act or the Trump budget in their current forms would not make life much, much harder for these… Continue reading
Mar 23 Column: As Republicans debate health bill, let’s remember why Americans want Obamacare repeal By Edmund F. Haislmaier, Heritage Foundation Obamacare’s basic construct is to take control of private health plans and convert them into off-budget extensions of federal programs. Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch 4:35 Old memos show former Trump aide Manafort offered to promote Russian interests, AP reports By PBS News Hour Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign manager who has been under intense scrutiny, reportedly worked in 2005 for a Russian billionaire with close ties to President Vladimir Putin and drew up plans to influence U.S. politics to favor Russian interests. Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch 8:58 Susan Rice: The world wonders and worries if the White House can be trusted By PBS News Hour Former National Security Adviser Susan Rice had tough words in The Washington Post for President Trump and his administration on Wednesday, warning about the "profound dangers" of making false statements. In her first interview since leaving the White House, Rice… Continue watching
Mar 22 Former education secretary says Trump’s budget is an ‘assault on the American Dream’ By Kristen Doerer The proposed budget, released last month, would cut funding for the Department of Education by 13.5 percent -- or about $9 billion. Continue reading