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Medicare for All Wins Backing of Conservative Southern Democrats
A House bill to expand the publicly-funded Medicare program from just senior citizens to every American is picking up record support.
McConnell’s Latest Health Care Bill Is Even Worse, Gutting Coverage and Raising Costs for Tens of Millions
Comparison of the bills reveal that the GOP hasn't budged an inch in its intention to cut federal subsidies of state-run Medicaid by one-third.
Trump Jr. Emails and Meeting With Russian Lawyer Are Probable Cause of Federal Crime
Soliciting anything from a foreign national for the purpose of influencing an election is a federal crime.
US House Votes to Block US Participation in Saudi War in Yemen
The House approved two amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act that would prohibit US participation in the Saudi war in Yemen.
Justice Neil Gorsuch Ends First SCOTUS Term Voting Consistently on Court’s “Most Conservative Side”
Rewire legal analyst Jessica Mason Pieklo discusses how Neil Gorsuch emerged as one of the Supreme Court's most conservative justices.
Economic Update: Capitalism’s Leaders
This week's episode discusses the Senate's dueling health bills, minimum wage cuts and more.
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Don’t Feed the Nuclear Club
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Yet Another Koch Cadet Hired to Push Fossil Fuels at Trump’s Energy Department
The Koch brothers have landed yet another of their fossil fuel think tank veterans in the Trump administration's Department of Energy.
Courts Must Hold Executive Branch Accountable for Drone Strikes
A case filed by a relative of two Yemeni civilian drone victims should be reinstated by the Supreme Court.