White House commission on drug abuse recommends increasing Medicaid spending

The recommendation comes on the heels of an aggressive push to reduce funding.This June 2017 photo shows discarded used hypodermic needles at an encampment where opioid addicts shoot up along the Merrimack River in Lowell, MA. CREDIT: AP Photo/Charles Krupa

The President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, established by President Donald Trump in March in response to a nati...

BREAKING: The Senate will begin debate on the Republican health care bill

Republicans officially moved forward on repealing Obamacare.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. walks from the Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 25, 2017. Credit: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

And the yeas have it. Amidst “kill the bill” and “shame” chants, the Senate voted on Tuesday to begin debate on repealing the Affordable Care Act, after mounting pressure from ...

Key Trumpcare provisions found to violate Senate rules, throwing Republicans’ plan in jeopardy

If the bill isn’t fixed, controversial parts will require 60 votes to pass.CREDIT: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

According to a new determination by the Senate parliamentarian, some of the most controversial parts of Senate Republicans’ bill to repeal and replace Obamacare violate Senate rules and will thus require 60 votes to pass instead of 51.

The parliamentarian found that key provisions violate...