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House Republicans will vote on an amendment to eliminate the exemption for Congress and their staff members from changes to Obamacare. The amendment, H.R. 2192, would eliminate an exemption for changes to Obamacare regulations that impact health insurance premiums and coverage. The proposed amendment would allow states to obtain waivers to repeal Obamacare regulations such as essential health benefits and community ratings. Congresswoman Martha McSally (R-AZ) sponsored H.R. 2192, which has 83 cosponsors—all of them Republican. House Republicans look to attach the amendment to the American Health Care Act as part of their Obamacare repeal package. Obamacare required that Congressmen...

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House Republicans voted today to approve a bill that would defund to Planned Parenthood abortion business. This was the second attempt to get enough votes on the reconciliation bill that would not only defund the nation’s biggest abortion corporation but also repeal major portions of Obamacare. The first attempt to pass the bill saw liberal Republicans oppose the repealing Obamacare portion and conservative Republicans not happy as well because it did not repeal Obamacare fully. Republican leaders reworked the legislation, called the American Health Care Act, and Republicans passed the measure today despite Democrat objections. The House voted 217-212 for...

High-flying playground hoops legend James “Fly” Williams was charged as a drug kingpin whose crew sold 2 million vials of heroin on the Brooklyn streets of his youth. Williams, a one-time college basketball star and ABA washout, was one of 13 people arrested for selling the drug in Bushwick, Flatbush, Fort Greene and his native Brownsville, officials said Thursday --SNIP-- The 64-year-old Williams and his crew “had no consideration of the harm suffered by so many from the dangerous narcotics they allegedly peddled,” said Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.

The Senate has passed a $1 trillion omnibus spending bill that would keep the government running until September, with a vote of 79-18. The House passed the bill Wednesday in a 309-118 vote, with four members abstaining. The spending bill will now head to President Trump’s desk. Last Friday, Congress passed a short-term measure funding the government for one more week, giving lawmakers additional time to tie up loose ends. The resulting deal, reached late Sunday night, includes a $15 billion boost in funding for the military. The spending bill also contains $1.5 billion for border security. However, it leaves...

In a 20-11 party line vote, Republican state senators adopted the House version of a bill that prescribes tough penalties for local officials who refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. Senate Bill 4 also gives police the power to inquire about the immigration status of anyone they detain or arrest, including the subjects of traffic stops.

After years of debate, the House on Thursday voted to repeal key parts of the Affordable Care Act and replace them with new provisions. The vote, which President Donald Trump was planning to tout as a big victory, sends the Republican-sponsored bill to gut Obamacare to the Senate for consideration. Follow Donald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump If victorious, Republicans will be having a big press conference at the beautiful Rose Garden of the White House immediately after vote! 2:07 PM - 4 May 2017 3,336 3,336 Retweets 14,365 14,365 likes But winning approval for the bill could be even more...

A U.S. district judge last week ordered California state prison officials to provide free chest-flattening underwear, also known as compression tops, to transgender inmates at women's prisons and feminine accessories to transgender inmates at men's prisons. Requiring inmates to buy compression tops "effectively" denies those items to individuals who cannot afford them, according to U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar, who issued the order on Friday. Taxpayers, therefore, must foot the bill.

Two GOP legislators are introducing legislation to let states annually import 500,000 foreign blue-collar workers and white-collar professionals to replace Americans who have fallen out of the workforce and into drug addiction. The American replacement bill is needed because companies can’t hire the employees they want amid the massive decline in the number of Americans who are seeking work, Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson told an event hosted Wednesday by the CATO Institute.

Earlier today President Trump signed an executive order promoting speech and religious liberty during a ceremony in the Rose Garden:

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill on Thursday to repeal major parts of Obamacare and replace it with a Republican healthcare plan, handing President Donald Trump his biggest legislative victory but setting up a tough fight in the Senate. With the 217-213 vote, Republicans obtained just enough support to push the legislation through the House, sending it to the Senate for consideration. No Democrats voted for the bill. The bill's passage represented a vital step toward fulfilling a top Trump campaign pledge and a seven-year Republican quest to dismantle Democratic former President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law. But...

Out of touch special interests are manipulating government to their own benefit at the expense of average Americans. This popular sentiment has been leveled at politicians, lobbyists, and big businesses — and many of them are guilty — but there is one culprit in Washington taking advantage of the working-class that is too often ignored: government unions. A new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office confirms that federal government bureaucrats are compensated more generously than average Americans in the private sector, the people who actually fund government. Worse yet, the discrepancy is largest for workers at the lower end...

A 97-year-old woman living in Metairie, Louisiana finally received her high school diploma, which she had previously missed out on by only completing the 11th grade. Katherine Summers Martinson quit high school in Picayune, Mississippi during the Great Depression to help her family, and her education was further delayed by the start of World War II in 1939, according to WDSU. But on Tuesday, she finally got what she's always wanted when Picayune Memorial High School presented her with an honorary degree at her home in Metairie.

The House of Representatives today unanimously passed U.S. Representative Martha McSally’s legislation to prevent Members of Congress and their staff from being exempt from the State waiver provisions of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) as amended

Republican senators say they don’t see a way to get healthcare reform over the finish line, even if the House passes a bill this week. A senior GOP senator said the chances of getting 51 votes for legislation based on the House healthcare bill are less than 1 in 5.

House OKs GOP bill erasing much of Obama's health care law, answering campaign pledge and sending measure to Senate.

Turkey's President Erdogan meets with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow, 4 May 2017. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said Russia’s Vladimir Putin did not look favourably on a Kurdish state in Syria.Responding to questions on his return flight following a meeting with Putin in Moscow, Erdogan said he had told the president of his displeasure at photos of Russian soldiers alongside Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) fighters in northwestern Syria’s Afrin canton.Erdogan claimed that Putin had told him Russian soldiers “cannot be involved in something like this, I will look into the matter.”The Turkish president also added that Putin...

Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks isn't holding back on his feelings about Chelsea Clinton and her reaction to comments he made about healthcare coverage. On Monday, Brooks garnered national attention after he said people who "live good lives" shouldn't have to pay as much for healthcare as others. "Right now, those are the people--who've done things the right way--that are seeing their (health insurance) costs skyrocketing," Brooks said during a CNN interview. Those comments caught Clinton's attention, with the former First Daughter tweeting out a message to the Alabama Republican Tuesday morning.(snip) Speaking to an ABC reporter Tuesday, Brooks said Clinton...

FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai went on with Neil Cavuto on Thursday to discuss Stephen Colbert’s nasty, vulgar attacks on President Trump earlier this week. Ajit Pai told Neil the FCC will investigate Colbert’s comments if they receive complaints. He admitted that he had not yet seen the vulgar comments. On Monday, Colbert, host of CBS’ “The Late Show,” used his opening monologue to take aim at Trump, implying the commander in chief had engaged in fellatio with Putin.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's German lawyer Michael-Hubertus von Sprenger talking to journalists. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s German lawyer Michael-Hubertus von Sprenger has resigned from representing Erdogan in a lawsuit against comedian Jan Bohmermann, who read a poem smearing him on German TV last year.“I don’t want to comment on the reasons behind my decision,” von Sprenger said, but according to the German news outlet Meedia, von Sprenger added that he felt personally attacked by Erdogan’s Nazi comparisons.“Due to his political activities, my father was in prison under National Socialism. He was threatened with deportation to concentration camps,” the German lawyer...