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Winning the war against opioids: A military family's personal struggle

Winning the war against opioids: A military family's personal struggle

ormer Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff James "Sandy" Winnefeld advocates for opioid recovery programs after his son died of an opioid overdose  Read more

The Rise And Rise Of Suicide: We Must Remove The Stigma Of Mental Illness

The Rise And Rise Of Suicide: We Must Remove The Stigma Of Mental Illness

Twice this week my heart has ached on hearing news of two incredible people taking their own lives - iconic fashion designer Kate Spade and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain  Read more

Soldier killed in Somalia ID'd as 8-year Army veteran from Arizona

Soldier killed in Somalia ID'd as 8-year Army veteran from Arizona

The U.S. soldier who was killed during an ambush attack in Somalia on Friday has been identifed as an eight-year Army veteran from Arizona who had previously served in Afghanistan  Read more

Donald Trump invites crisis at G7 by attacking allies, embracing Russia

Donald Trump invites crisis at G7 by attacking allies, embracing Russia

President Trump airs grievances in a 'poor, poor pitiful America' finale to G7 summit marked by tension, ultimatums and a suspiciously strong handshake  Read more

Trump Takes His Own Brand of Diplomacy to North Korea Summit

Trump Takes His Own Brand of Diplomacy to North Korea Summit

He hectored Mexico’s leader over border wall funding. Lobbed statistics at the Canadian leader without checking his facts. Cajoled the British prime minister to crack down on protesters  Read more

New shutdown threat looms as Democrats oppose spending bill

New shutdown threat looms as Democrats oppose spending bill

House Democrats are threatening to vote against the first wave of fiscal 2019 spending bills, forcing Republicans into a familiar fight with themselves over government funding that could leave them headed for another government shutdown threat in September  Read more

DOJ watchdog finds James Comey defied authority as FBI director, sources say

DOJ watchdog finds James Comey defied authority as FBI director, sources say

The Justice Department's internal watchdog has concluded that James Comey defied authority at times during his tenure as FBI director, according to sources familiar with a draft report on the matter  Read more

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin regrets endorsing Hillary and is open to backing Trump in 2020

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin regrets endorsing Hillary and is open to backing Trump in 2020

West Virginia's Sen. Joe Manchin is one of the most vulnerable Democratic senators heading into the 2018 midterms and, unlike most members of his party, he is running as someone willing to work with, rather than obstruct, President Donald Trump  Read more

Republicans losing patience with scandal-scarred Pruitt

Republicans losing patience with scandal-scarred Pruitt

‘I thought that Mr. Pruitt would have learned his lesson,’ says Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy  Read more

Social Security now running a deficit; insolvency set at 2034

Social Security now running a deficit; insolvency set at 2034

Social Security will spend more than it collects this year, the program’s trustees said Tuesday, marking the first time in more than 35 years that it will run an annual deficit as it slides toward insolvency by 2034  Read more

 Andrew McCabe Seeks Immunity For Senate Testimony

Andrew McCabe Seeks Immunity For Senate Testimony

Andrew McCabe, the former deputy director of the FBI, is seeking immunity in order to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee, according to documents released Tuesday  Read more

Standing up to the UN shows America’s greatness

Standing up to the UN shows America’s greatness

It happened again last week. When the UN Security Council voted to condemn Israel for what happened along its border with Gaza — without even mentioning Hamas, let alone acknowledging the terror group’s responsibility for the violence — not a single nation joined the United States in opposing the motion  Read more

Obama administration allegedly gave Iran access to US financial system

Obama administration allegedly gave Iran access to US financial system

The Obama administration granted a license letting Iran access the United States financial system despite officials’ pledges that they would prohibit it, according to a draft report from the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations  Read more

Six takeaways from 2018's Super Tuesday

Six takeaways from 2018's Super Tuesday

Voters in seven states cast their ballots Tuesday in what amounts to the most significant primary election of the 2018 season, a Super Tuesday for partisans battling for control of Congress  Read more

China offers Trump $70 billion in purchases to end trade war

China offers Trump $70 billion in purchases to end trade war

China over the weekend offered to buy $70 billion worth of U.S. exports if the Trump administration agrees to drop its threat to impose tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods  Read more

Mitch McConnell cancels Senate's traditional August recess

Mitch McConnell cancels Senate's traditional August recess

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Tuesday that he’s canceled most of the chamber's traditional August recess, citing Democrats' "obstruction" and the need to pass spending bills  Read more

Trump pulls invitation to NFL champions Eagles over anthem

Trump pulls invitation to NFL champions Eagles over anthem

Donald Trump canceled the planned visit on Tuesday of the Super Bowl champions the Philadelphia Eagles to the White House  Read more

Did Bill Clinton really think he could dodge #MeToo?

Did Bill Clinton really think he could dodge #MeToo?

Former President Bill Clinton launched a book tour for his novel co-authored with James Patterson, "The President is Missing," over the weekend  Read more