Category Archives: Politics

Health care talks intensify, but no proof of any changed minds

Republicans have renewed efforts to build consensus and finally make good on their promise to repeal Obamacare, but the problems that plagued the conference two weeks ago — divisions among moderates and conservatives — haven’t gone away.

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Nixing EPA’s climate-change plan will cost lives, expert says

A scientist who coauthored some of the most influential studies on air pollution says President Trump’s recent executive order to thwart the Environmental Protection Agency’s climate-change plan will ultimately cut short thousands of American lives.

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US ground operations stepped up inside Yemen

US special operations force have stepped up ground operations inside Yemen amid growing concern that the al Qaeda affiliate there continues to actively plan attacks on western targets, including targeting commercial aviation.

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Array of voices leads to unclear agenda with Xi

As President Donald Trump prepares for his highest-stakes foreign policy meeting to date, a sometimes-discordant collection of voices is guiding the new US leader on how to confront Chinese President Xi Jinping on a variety of urgent issues, leading to uncertainty about the goals for this week’s summit.

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Trump calls Putin following St. Petersburg attack

US President Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone Monday, according to a statement from the White House.

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