Health officials said Saturday that a man in Massachusetts has been infected with the coronavirus after returning from a recent trip to China, bringing the overall reported cases in the United States to eight. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health received confirmation late Friday evening that a Boston man in his early 20s contracted the […]
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Billionaire Bloomberg Plans To Tax The Rich If Elected
Presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg (D) released a tax plan Saturday that seeks to collect $5 trillion over a decade by increasing taxes on the wealthy. In the plan, Bloomberg looks to reverse much of the tax reforms put in place by the Trump administration in 2017. That includes adding […]
Trump Has Senate Votes To Block Witnesses
WASHINGTON — Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced Friday she will vote against hearing from witnesses in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, likely dooming Democrats’ hopes of hearing testimony from witnesses with firsthand knowledge of the president’s conduct. Murkowski’s decision increases the likelihood that Trump’s Senate impeachment trial will be the first in American history with no […]
Trump Officially Expands Travel Ban With Addition Of 6 Countries
The Trump administration is expanding its travel ban by restricting travel from six countries, citing security risks, the Department of Homeland Security announced Friday. The countries — Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania — join seven other nations, five with Muslim majorities, that were already part of a Trump administration’s travel ban announced in […]
Stocks Continue To Slide Over Coronavirus Fears
U.S. stocks took steep losses Friday morning after major domestic airlines canceled flights to China as the country struggles to contain the outbreak of the lethal coronavirus. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost up to 450 points Friday, falling roughly 1.6 percent, after Delta Air Lines and American Airlines announced they would suspend all flights […]
Coronavirus Declared A Global Health Emergency
The World Health Organization declared coronavirus a public health emergency of international concern at a news conference Thursday in Geneva. This is only the sixth time such an emergency has been declared, with past examples including the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Zika virus. The WHO reserves the designation for […]
Longest Smuggling Tunnel Ever Found On Southwestern Border
SAN DIEGO — U.S. authorities this week announced the discovery of the longest smuggling tunnel ever found on the Southwest border, stretching more than three-quarters of a mile from an industrial site in Tijuana, Mexico, to the San Diego area. The tunnel featured an extensive rail cart system, forced air ventilation, high voltage electrical cables […]
Trump Announces Major Overhaul To Medicaid Funding
The Trump administration announced Thursday morning that it would take the largest step to overhaul Medicaid yet, providing an alternative to red states that want to limit spending on the public insurance option and take greater control of the health program. Named the “Healthy Adult Opportunity,” Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma […]
50 US Service Members Diagnosed With Brain Injury From Iran Attack
A total of 50 U.S. service members suffered traumatic brain injury from this month’s Iranian missile attack on Iraqi bases hosting U.S. troops, the Defense Department said Tuesday. Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, can include concussions. Of the 50 patients, 31 were treated in Iraq and have returned to duty, Army Lt. Col. Thomas Campbell, […]
GOP Senators Starting To Break From Trump Impeachment Strategy
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is struggling to maintain control of President Trump’s impeachment trial following news of former national security adviser John Bolton’s bombshell manuscript. McConnell on Monday deflected growing calls, including from fellow GOP senators, to allow testimony from Bolton and other potential witnesses, which could prolong the trial and deal a […]
Budget Deficit To Break $1 Trillion
WASHINGTON — An annual congressional report says the U.S. budget deficit is likely to burst through the symbolic $1 trillion barrier this year despite a healthy economy. Tuesday’s Congressional Budget Office report follows a burst of new spending last year and the repeal in December of several taxes used to help finance the Affordable Care […]
Bolton Claims Trump Is Guilty Of Quid Pro Quo
Former national security adviser John Bolton is adding fresh uncertainty to President Trump’s impeachment trial. Bolton’s accusation, made in a forthcoming memoir, that Trump tied $391 million in aid to Ukraine to the country helping with investigations into Democrats — including former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden — ricocheted across the […]