Month: October 2019

Elizabeth Warren’s campaign said on Wednesday that it is studying a range of options for paying for “Medicare for All,” leaving open the possibility that the presidential candidate may ultimately diverge from Sen. Bernie Sanders on how his sweeping health care plan — which Warren has endorsed — would be paid for. “She’s reviewing the

Since his arrival at the Department of Homeland Security, Ken Cuccinelli’s bold style and abundant press engagements have fueled both his status in the White House and rumors of higher ambition. Now, with the resignation of acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan, speculation abounds that President Donald Trump would make the controversial immigration official the

President Donald Trump slammed one of his key allies on Capitol Hill, Sen. Lindsey Graham, over his approach to Turkey’s incursion in Syria. Trump said during a news conference at the White House Wednesday afternoon that Graham “would like to stay in the Middle East for the next thousand years.” The President suggesting that the

Just as Joe Biden — and the rest of the 11 Democratic contenders — were rounding the final turn in the fourth presidential debate on Tuesday night, a bombshell dropped. No, not on the stage in Westerville, Ohio. All the way back in Washington, DC, where reports detailing how much each of the candidates raised,

The Trump administration has acknowledged that its proposed changes to the food stamp program could leave nearly 500,000 children without access to free school lunches. The US Department of Agriculture released an analysis late Tuesday afternoon that showed the agency’s proposed rule would mean nearly 1 million children would no longer be directly certified for

The family of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old Wyoming man killed in a brutal homophobic attack in 1998, had sharp words for Attorney General William Barr in a speech delivered Wednesday at the Justice Department. The striking speech, at an event marking the anniversary of a hate crimes law named for Shepard in the Justice Department’s

Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton on Wednesday dispelled rumors of a potential run for Congress to replace retiring Democratic New York Rep. Nita Lowey. “I’m not considering running for Congresswoman Lowey’s seat,” Clinton, a Manhattan resident, said during a Wednesday appearance on the talk show “The View,” adding that she did, however, “understand why people