Dozens of protesters chanted, "No cuts to Medicaid! Save our liberty!"
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Police arrest activists protesting Trumpcare bill on Capitol Hill
As the Senate’s first and only hearing on the latest Republican health care bill began on Capitol Hill Monday afternoon, police arrested dozens of activists — many in wheelchairs — who had lined up early in the morning to voice their opposition to the legislation.
“No cuts to Medicaid!” they yelled, the voices of more than 200 protesters echoing through the halls. “Save our liberty.” Inside the hearing room, lawmakers were forced to recess the hea...
Puerto Rico faces a humanitarian crisis as Trump rants about the NFL
Puerto Rico is facing wide-scale humanitarian disaster following a brutal hurricane, but President Trump doesn’t seem to paying the situation much attention. Instead, he’s turned his focus to other issues — namely, Black athletes protesting police violence.
Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico last week, killing at least 15 people and devastating the U.S. territory. The storm uprooted buildings and laid waste to the island’s infrastructure. The worst ...
Indiana judge blocks anti-choice law in Indiana, marking a win for Planned Parenthood
A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction against an Indiana law that would have prohibited abortions sought specifically because the fetus had been potentially diagnosed with Down syndrome or other disabilities. The law also would have required that aborted fetuses be buried or cremated and that abortion providers notify patients that seeking an abortion because the fetus may be disabled was against the law in the state.
The restrictions were signed into law in March 2016 b...
What’s different about the revised Graham-Cassidy bill
Where Republicans' latest efforts to pass an Obamacare repeal stand.
Trump gets his facts about health care wrong in Saturday morning tweetstorm
President Trump criticized Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and misrepresented the latest attempt by Republicans in the Senate to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act on Twitter Saturday morning.
Trump claimed, in a tweetstorm mostly about health care, that premiums in Arizona and Alaska had skyrocketed, 116 and 200 plus percent, respectively.
Arizona had a 116% increase in ObamaCare premiums last year, with deductibles very high. Chuck Schumer sold John McC...
Donald Trump blasts Kim Jong-Un, criticizes John McCain in Alabama rally
Trump labelled the North Korean leader a "madman" and criticized Sen. McCain's opposition to Republican efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare.
Public prefers Obamacare to Graham-Cassidy, 56-33% (POLL)
Americans prefer Obamacare to the latest, imperiled GOP alternative.
