Back in November, Mueller’s office accused Manafort of lying to investigators after agreeing to a plea deal, and now it’s known what he allegedly lied about: sharing public and private polling data related to the 2016 election with Russia. This new information was revealed to the public because
Depending on where you get your news, you might have been hearing a lot lately about telemedicine. What does it mean? There’s a lot to it, but the basic idea is that you get health care remotely, using technology to connect with health care providers and services from wherever
In a televised address tonight, Trump will make his case to Americans that a wall is necessary to combat a border crisis. (Or will he? Who even knows. There’s a lot of Fox News between now and then.) In 2014, the major networks refused to air an Obama address
The federal government shutdown continues, which President Trump has taken to calling it a “a strike.” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is floating a 70 percent top tax rate. Some studies indicate she’s aiming too low. The men who run college football's biggest bowl games make millions of bucks
In one of its first actions, the new House passed a bill to reopen the government—without funding the wall. Although the Senate passed a similar bill last month, McConnell says he won’t bring the new bill to a vote. Senate Republicans up for reelection are calling for an
The 116th US Congress begins today, with record numbers of women being sworn in, and Democrats taking control of the House, bringing with them an agenda that covers everything from infrastructure to voting rights to prescription drug prices to the ACA. Incoming House speaker Nancy Pelosi breaks with the Dept.
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Bowing to Trump's threats of a government shutdown if his wall isn't funded, the House passes a stopgap measure that includes $5 billion for the wall. Today the House bill heads to the Senate, where it's expected to fail, triggering a government shutdown. Trump
Trump stuns the rest of the government by declaring victory over ISIS and ordering a complete withdrawal from Syria. Such a move offers “a prime opportunity” for the Islamic State, Iran, and Russia. “Donald is right.” Putin backs Trump in somewhat intimate terms during a press conference. Speaking of Putin,
In a bipartisan vote of 87–12, the Senate passed landmark criminal justice legislation, already endorsed by Trump, that will reform “three strikes” sentences, mandatory minimums, and early release options. Michael Flynn's sentencing has been postponed after yesterday’s hearing went into unanticipated territory, in which the judge
