Hundreds of counties at risk for no Obamacare insurer in 2018 With Republican efforts to dismantle Obamacare in disarray, hundreds of U.S. counties are at risk of losing access to private health coverage in 2018 as insurers consider pulling out of those markets in the coming months. Republican senators failed […]
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U.S. government delays Obama earnings-stripping rule deadline The U.S. government on Friday gave companies an extra year to comply with an Obama-era regulation meant to crack down on corporations that try to minimize their U.S. tax bills by shifting profits abroad to countries with lower tax rates. The regulation, known […]
Trump replaces chief of staff Priebus with retired General Kelly President Donald Trump replaced his beleaguered White House chief of staff, Reince Priebus, after only six months on the job on Friday, installing retired General John Kelly in his place in a major shake-up of his top team. Trump announced […]
North Korea tests another ICBM, claims all of U.S. in strike range North Korea said on Saturday it had conducted another successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that proved its ability to strike all of America’s mainland, drawing a sharp warning from U.S. President Donald Trump and a […]
Trump to Sign Russia Sanctions Bill, White House Says The White House said on Friday night that President Trump would sign legislation imposing sweeping sanctions against Russia and curtailing his own power to lift them by himself, bowing to the near-universal bipartisan will of Congress at the risk of escalating […]
Trump Seeks Way to Declare Iran in Violation of Nuclear Deal President Trump, frustrated that his national security aides have not given him any options on how the United States can leave the Iran nuclear deal, has instructed them to find a rationale for declaring that the country is violating […]
10,000 tourists forced to evacuate Ocracoke Island in the Outer Banks A lingering power outage is prompting officials to order an estimated 10,000 tourists off of Ocracoke Island in North Carolina’s Outer Banks by noon local time on Friday. Power went out to Ocracoke and Hatteras Islands, both popular vacation […]
Senate begins debate on ‘skinny repeal’ of Obamacare The Senate began debating a bill late Thursday that would repeal limited portions of Obamacare and ban federal funding for Planned Parenthood as Republican leaders scrambled to pass legislation this week. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said the bill, dubbed the Health […]
Ohio State Fair ride passed multiple inspections before deadly incident Before Ohio fairgoers were hurled off the Fire Ball, the ride was inspected multiple times. And it passed. “It’s been looked at about three or four times over the course of two days,” said Michael Vartorella, chief ride inspector for […]
US Joint Chiefs blindsided by Trump’s transgender ban The Joint Chiefs of Staff, including chairman General Joseph Dunford, were not aware President Donald Trump planned to tweet a ban on transgender service members, three US defense officials told CNN — the latest indication that top military leaders across all four […]
