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Another Blow to House GOP Health Care Bill

The American Health Care Act lost another vote Wednesday night when Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey, an ardent pro-lifer and fiscal moderate, announced his opposition to the bill...  Read more

Taming the medical cost trend (not really)

"This is a conservative wish list," said House Speaker Paul Ryan, as he cheerfully ticked off the main provisions of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), the Republican bill to replace Obamacare, at his press conference last Wednesday...  Read more

On Obamacare, conservatives in familiar fight with GOP leadership

Congressional conservatives who oppose the Republican plan to repeal and replace Obamacare as originally written hope to make history...  Read more

Nunes' announcement marks shift in Trump's 'wiretapping' saga

None of the surveillance described to Trump and reporters on Wednesday appeared to be illegal, Nunes noted...  Read more

Media mangle Comey's Russia testimony

Media reports this week inaccurately played up the idea that FBI Director James Comey said Russia was pushing hard for Donald Trump to defeat Hillary Clinton...  Read more

Puerto Rico's Financial Control Board Has Major Conflicts of Interest

The process of debt restructuring in Puerto Rico has been, if nothing else, an alarming case study in conflicts of interest, cronyism, and putting politics ahead of doing the right thing...  Read more

The Supreme Court goes to the playground

When it comes to playgrounds and religion, the government needs to play fair...  Read more

Eight Senate Republicans still dissatisfied with House bill — enough to sink it

The national spotlight is trained on House Republicans' furious efforts to pass a healthcare bill this week, but the measure faces an even more difficult path in the Senate, where just three GOP senators could sink it...  Read more

Here's what we know about the Russia investigation

The first hearing by the House Oversight Committee investigating Russia's interference with the 2016 elections lasted about six hours on Monday...  Read more

Russia Will Try Meddling with U.S. Elections Again, Comey Says

Russia waged a conspicuous campaign to undermine the American political process and will continue attempting to do so in coming years, top intelligence and law enforcement officials told lawmakers Monday...  Read more

Seoul Survivors

The South Korean capital shrugs off the North's belligerence...  Read more

Senate Democrats prep for aggressive attacks on Neil Gorsuch

Lawmakers will target Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch as an enemy of the "little guy."...  Read more

Complicit in what?

Only when Ivanka Trump is supporting her father does "loyalty" become something quite close to criminal action...  Read more

Rex Tillerson's Asian reminder of why transparency is crucial

To the degree possible, the people should know what their government is doing...  Read more

Shooting drones out of the sky

Legislation in Oklahoma would allow the destruction of a drone flying over someone's private property...  Read more

The Story Behind Arguably the Greatest Recording Ever Made

One of the greatest pianists who ever lived, Dinu Lipatti, was born 100 years ago yesterday, on March 19, 1917...  Read more

5 drug policy positions held by Trump's FDA pick, Dr. Scott Gottlieb

Dr. Scott Gottlieb, President Trump's pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration, would take over the agency at a high-stakes time when drug costs are a top concern to the public...  Read more

Confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court

In many ways, Judge Gorsuch will be the intellectual heir to the late Justice Antonin Scalia...  Read more