Democrats seek disclosure after Russia-backed political ads
(Reuters) – Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday urged the Federal Election Commission to require transparency for social media advertising after Russians bought U.S. political ads on Facebook Inc in an alleged attempt to influence the 2016 election…
California sues Trump administration over border wall
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California filed a lawsuit on Wednesday over the Trump administration’s plan to construct a wall along the border with Mexico, adding to the obstacles facing one of the Republican president’s key campaign promises.
Top House Democrat looking into HHS secretary’s use of private jets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A high-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Wednesday he is looking into a report that Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price used private jets to travel on government business.
Republican leader plans Senate vote on healthcare next week: media
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell plans to bring his party’s latest legislative effort to replace Obamacare up for a vote in the Senate next week, a number of media outlets reported on Wednesday.
Graham says U.S. Senate to consider healthcare bill next week: NBC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said on Wednesday the Senate would take up the Obamacare replacement bill he co-sponsored next week, an NBC reporter said on Twitter.
U.S. seeks up to 27 months in prison for ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner
(Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday sought a prison sentence of 21 to 27 months for former U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner, who admitted to sending sexually explicit messages to a teenage girl in a “sexting” scandal that played a role in last year’s U.S. presidential election.
Comedian’s sharp criticism detours Republican U.S. healthcare drive
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The latest Republican drive to replace Obamacare was detoured on Wednesday by popular comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s biting criticism of the proposal and accusation that one of its chief sponsors “lied right to my face” about it, while …
White House weighs abandoning estate tax repeal in Republican tax push
((This Sept. 19 story corrects paragraph 9 to say the estimated amounts to be raised are annual figures, not totals for the decade))
Trump endorses Republican healthcare plan amid flap involving comedian
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday endorsed the latest plan by congressional Republicans to gut Obamacare while a sponsor of the bill faced blistering criticism from comedian Jimmy Kimmel who said the senator “lied right to my f…
Late-night TV show host Kimmel blasts senator over healthcare bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Television talk show host Jimmy Kimmel called out a Republican U.S. senator pushing the party’s latest healthcare overhaul plan, saying the lawmaker had “lied right to my face” about efforts to scrap Obamacare by backing a measur…
