Thursday 21 September 2017

Politics: Manafort offered to give Russian billionaire ‘private briefings’ on 2016 campaign

Sen. Cassidy’s rebuttal to Jimmy Kimmel: ‘More people will have coverage’
 
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Manafort offered to give Russian billionaire 'private briefings' on 2016 campaign
Emails describe the actions by Donald Trump's then-campaign chairman
Analysis
Sen. Cassidy’s rebuttal to Jimmy Kimmel: ‘More people will have coverage’
Rebutting Jimmy Kimmel, Sen. Cassidy says his plan will boost health-insurance coverage. But the evidence is slim.
 
Rex Tillerson was startled that Trump told reporters he had made up his mind on Iran deal
The secretary of state seemed to be caught off guard while briefing reporters after Trump had spoken earlier in the day.
 
Trump team's battle with North Korea has a glaring omission on the front lines
The president has yet to name an ambassador to South Korea amid growing tensions and anxiety over the North's nuclear weapons threat.
 
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'You've got to go': How the GOP persuaded Trump to campaign in Alabama
The president's planned rally on behalf of Sen. Luther Strange pits him against a darling of the Trump base.
 
Ready to deal this time? Alaska's Murkowski is in the health-care spotlight. Again.
The independent-minded Republican isn't convinced the current bill is good for her state. But the latest in a long line of transactional politicians isn't a definite 'no,' either.
 
Analysis
When the bull market ends, who will Trump blame?
The market's on its second-longest run since World War II — predating Trump.
 
Analysis
Republicans tweak Sanders over health care, but Cassidy-Graham could open a path for his bill
The block-grant proposal at the center of Cassidy-Graham is astoundingly unpopular.
 
 
Trump says he’s worried about voter fraud. One of his nominees may have voted illegally in Virginia.
Jeffrey Gerrish, a Washington lawyer, has been nominated to be the deputy U.S. trade representative.
 
Obama says repealing the ACA would inflict ‘real human suffering’ on Americans
Former president Barack Obama said Wednesday that any effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act would be "inflicting real human suffering" on Americans.
 
Mueller casts broad net in requesting extensive records from Trump White House
The requests from the special counsel investigating Russia's meddling in the 2016 election span 13 categories.
 
McConnell intends to bring repeal bill to Senate floor next week, spokesman says
The statement marks McConnell's most concrete commitment yet to moving ahead with the bill from Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.).
 
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Analysis
Why Mexico is at the epicenter of the month’s most prominent natural disasters
A look at a month that's less unusual than you might think.
 
Why Senate Republicans are in such a rush this month on health care
For the next 11 days, the GOP has the opportunity to pass health-care legislation with 51 votes rather than 60. That could mean the difference between success and failure.
 
Federal court denies cash awards to 22 million OPM data theft victims
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia found no legal basis for awarding compensation to people whose personal information was stolen from the Office of Personnel Management.
 
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