by admin | Jun 30, 2017 | peopleNews
By Doina Chiacu | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON President Donald Trump urged U.S. Republican senators on Friday to repeal Obamacare immediately if they cannot agree on a new healthcare plan to take its place. Struggling to get consensus in the party, Republican leaders have... by admin | Jun 30, 2017 | peopleNews
By Susan Cornwell and Yasmeen Abutaleb | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON A U.S. Senate proposal to replace Obamacare would cut spending on government Medicaid for the poor by 35 percent come 2036, a non-partisan congressional research office said on Thursday, further... by admin | Jun 30, 2017 | peopleNews
Maine was bracing for a possible partial government shutdown on Friday, an outcome Governor Paul LePage warned was increasingly likely if the legislature's final budget deal did not cut income taxes. LePage, a second-term Republican, said he would declare a state of... by admin | Jun 16, 2017 | peopleNews
By Roberta Rampton and Julia Edwards Ainsley | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has hired a lawyer known for defending government officials in high-profile investigations to help him with probes into whether there were ties between the election... by admin | Jun 16, 2017 | peopleNews
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio has turned over an Oscar won by Marlon Brando to U.S. investigators probing alleged money laundering by a state-owned Malaysian investment fund, his representatives said on Thursday. DiCaprio has also initiated the return of other, unidentified... 