Interior Department investigating Zinke for reportedly threatening senators over Trumpcare votes

August 4, 2017 climate, health care, News, politics, Trump administration

The Interior Department’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has launched a “preliminary investigation” over reports that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke threatened to pull funding from Alaskan energy projects if Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) didn’t vote in support of President Donald Trump’s health care proposal.

“The OIG is undertaking a preliminary investigation into this matter,” Deputy Inspector General Mary Kendall sai...

Military figures are taking over Trump’s administration

August 3, 2017 Donald Trump, News, politics, World

As players within President Donald Trump’s administration have come and gone, one institution has benefited perhaps more than any other — the military.

On Tuesday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions named Gen. Mark S. Inch as the director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), days after Gen. John Kelly moved from his position as secretary of Homeland Security to be White House Chief of Staff. Trump’s Cabinet at one point contained three generals —Kelly, Secretary of Defense Jame...

Tweet first, read later: Trump shares article blaming his policies for health care price increases

August 3, 2017 Donald Trump, health care, News, politics

On Thursday morning, President Trump retweeted a tweet from his favorite morning show about how “Insurers [are] seeking huge premium hikes on ObamaCare plans.” Had Trump read the article, however, he would’ve seen that the story Fox & Friends highlighted on its program actually blamed him for those rate hikes.

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If EDM and stencil fonts don’t make border walls seem cool, then Paul Ryan doesn’t know what does

August 1, 2017 "America First", News, Paul Ryan, politics, Trump administration, US politics

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Senate Republicans quietly wave the white flag on Obamacare repeal

August 1, 2017 health, healthcare, News, obamacare, politics, republican-party

Multiple Republican lawmakers seem to have dismissed Trump’s call to keep moving on health care.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., listens to a question while speaking with the media, June 27, 2017. CREDIT: AP Photo/Alex Brandon
After six months of Republican-led closed door meetings on health care, Senate leadership finally looks to be pivoting.
On Tuesday at the Senate committee on...

Luther Strange: Alabama ‘did the right thing’ by not expanding Medicaid

August 1, 2017 healthcare, News, politics

The system, Strange said, is failing.In this July 11, 2017 file photo, Sen. Luther Strange, R-Ala. responds to questions during a TV news interview on Capitol Hill in Washington. A super PAC supporting Strange launched another ad spotlighting U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks’ past criticisms of President Donald Trump in a bid to keep the conservative congressman out of a runoff in Alabama’s heated Senate primary. Th...