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FILE - From left, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the ranking member, confer before considering a bipartisan bill to protect the special counsel from being fired, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 26, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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The Senate failed to get anywhere on health care this week. Now its the Houses turn. Speaker Mike Johnson late Friday released a package of proposal to address growing health care costs. The House legislation does not include an extension of enhanced tax credits that make health insurance more affordable in the Affordable Care Act marketplace. Those tax breaks are expiring at the end of this year. Johnson said Republicans' goal is to reduce premiums for all Americans, not just those enrolled in Obamacare plans. But going Johnsons route has left vulnerable House Republicans representing key battleground districts in a tough spot.
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JANESVILLE State Reps. Ann Roe and Clinton Anderson, of Rock County, and other state Democrats introduced legislation this week they say aims to support families, reimburse school districts for special education costs and strengthen agriculture.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) Some athletic directors are starting to believe that collective bargaining agreements might be coming to college sports even …
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Senators from both parties pushed Thursday for changes to a massive defense bill after crash investigators and victims' families warned the le…
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The House votes to pass a sweeping defense policy bill that authorizes $900 billion in military programs. The bill includes a pay raise for troops and an overhaul of how the Department of Defense buys weapons. It comes at a time of increasing friction between the Republican-controlled Congress and how President Donald Trumps administration has handled the military. The White House has signaled strong support for the must-pass legislation and says it is in line with Trumps national security agenda. Yet tucked into the over-3,000-page bill are several measures that push back on the Department of Defense.
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House passes sweeping defense policy bill, sending measure to Senate that raises troop pay and sets military priorities.
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Democrat Eileen Higgins victory in the Miami mayoral race marks a setback for Republican President Donald Trump. The president endorsed Higgins' rival and has touted his 2024 win in the area as evidence of his appeal in Florida and particularly among Hispanic voters. Higgins, who will be the citys first female mayor, secured a decisive win over Trumps pick, Emilio Gonzalez on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Higgins said she will explore legal ways to unwind an agreement that empowers police officers to conduct immigration enforcement. She emphasized affordability issues, contrasting Trumps dismissive stance on inflation. Higgins also expressed concerns over a proposed Trump presidential library in Miami, calling it a land giveaway.
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The clock is ticking for the U.S. government to open up its files on Jeffrey Epstein. After months of rancor and recriminations, Congress has passed and President Donald Trump has signed legislation compelling the Justice Department to give the public everything it has on Epstein. And it has to be done before Christmas. A federal judge on Tuesday said the department could release grand jury transcripts and other documents from the sex trafficking case brought against Epstein's former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell. And last week another judge said the department could release transcripts of a grand jury investigation into Epsteins abuse of underage girls in Florida.
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ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) Republicans in key battleground U.S. House districts are working to contain the political fallout that may come when tho…