WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the outlines of the health care plan he wants Congress to pass, as Republicans face mounting pressure to address rising health care costs after lawmakers let subsidies expire. The cornerstone is his proposal to send money directly to Americans for health savings accounts so they can … Read more
On Nov. 2, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles told Vanity Fair that land strikes in Venezuela would require congressional approval. She said if Trump “authorized an activity on land, then it’s war, then (we need) Congress.” Days later, Trump administration officials privately told members of Congress much the same thing — that they … Read more
(Evan Vucci/The Associated Press) The Department of Justice is now involved in an open cover-up conducted in direct violation of federal law. Over the weekend, the department quietly removed 16 photos from the Epstein files website it created to comply with a disclosure statute passed by Congress and signed by the president. Donald Trump. The … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told congressional leaders Tuesday that he is still considering whether to release the full video of an attack on a suspected drug boat that killed two survivors, even as he faces intensifying demands from Congress for disclosure. Hegseth gave a secret briefing to congressional leaders alongside Secretary of … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fifty-two-year-old Dinam Bigny went into debt and had to get a roommate this year, in part because of health insurance premiums that cost him nearly $900 a month. Next year, those monthly fees will increase by $200 — an increase significant enough that the program manager in Aldie, Va., is resigned to … Read more