Ryan assures Republican senators House will not pass “skinny” Obamacare repeal As the U.S. Senate edged towards a late-night vote on a pared-down bill to repeal Obamacare, House Speaker Paul Ryan assured Senate Republicans that if they approve a bill that many do not want to become law, the House […]
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Senate aims for a ‘skinny’ Obamacare repeal as other options fail Republican U.S. Senate leaders, struggling to keep a seven-year promise to end Obamacare, turned their focus on Wednesday to passing a slimmed-down “skinny” repeal measure that would throw the issue into negotiations with the House of Representatives. The last-ditch […]
Bundy follower gets 68 years for role in armed Nevada standoff One of two men convicted in the first of several trials stemming from a 2014 standoff led by renegade rancher Cliven Bundy against federal authorities in Nevada was sentenced on Wednesday to 68 years in prison for his role […]
Trump to reinstate US military ban on transgender people President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would ban transgender people from the U.S. military, a move appealing to some in his conservative political base but creating uncertainty about the fate of thousands of transgender service members. The surprise announcement by […]
NYPD officer’s widow gives birth to their child More than two and a half years after a New York City Police Department officer was killed while on duty, his widow gave birth to a girl, thanks to the preservation of his semen. Angelina was born Tuesday to Pei Xia “Sanny” […]
American Muslims growing more liberal, survey shows American Muslims are also more likely to identify as political liberals and believe there are multiple ways to interpret the teachings of Islam, the survey found. Conducted by the Pew Research Center, the survey of 1,001 American Muslims depicts a community in tumult, […]
U.S. sanctions 13 Venezuelans associated with Maduro Senior U.S. officials issued another warning: If Maduro goes through with the vote, President Trump would follow up with “strong and swift economic action,” though they declined to elaborate. On Sunday, Maduro is set to hold a vote that critics say could further […]
Father of Australian tennis star arrested on child sex charges The father of retired Australian tennis star Mark Philippoussis was arrested on Tuesday at his San Diego home on suspicion of sexually abusing two children who he has been coaching in the sport, police said. Nikolaos Philippoussis, 68, will be […]
Crews gain ground against Montana wildfire, largest in U.S. Fire crews gained ground on Tuesday against a nearly week-old wildfire that has torched more than two dozens buildings and charred hundreds of square miles of Montana prairie and is currently the biggest fire burning in the United States. By Tuesday […]
Robert Durst unfaithful to wife before her disappearance, friend says Real estate scion Robert Durst and his wife were unfaithful to each other before she went missing in 1982, a friend of Durst said in court on Tuesday, in testimony that could be used by prosecutors to show there was […]
