Fri Jun 23, 2017 AT 2:26 PM EDT
The current debate over the American Health Care Act (AHCA) and its implications for the Medicaid program goes far beyond CBO scores and procedural maneuvering for the more than five million Americans living with Alzheimer’s, a progressive brain disease that is claiming the lives of women and minorities at alarming rates, reports The Hill.
- Daily Beast: Why Hasn’t Trump Actually Nominated an FBI Director?
- Reuters: Under Pressure, Western Tech Firms Bow to Russian Demands to Share Cyber Secrets
- WashTimes: Sealing and Transfer of Susan Rice Records Angers House Committee Investigating ‘Unmasking’
- WashExaminer: Anti-Abortion Groups Worry That Planned Parenthood Language May Not Survive Senate
- Politico: Trump Loses Patience With His White House Counsel
Thu Jun 22, 2017 AT 2:48 PM EDT
Senate Republicans, who have promised a repeal of the Affordable Care Act for seven years, took a major step on Thursday toward that goal, unveiling a bill to cut Medicaid deeply and end the health law’s mandate that most Americans have health insurance, reports The New York Times.
- Politico: McCabe: FBI Has ‘Great Number of Folks’ Working for Trump-Russia Special Prosecutor
- WashExaminer: Trump: Democrats Should Keep Pelosi and Schumer in Charge to Help GOP
- The Hill: Senate GOP Releases Obamacare Repeal Bill With Deep Cuts to Medicaid
- Free Beacon: Iran Threatens to ‘Depose’ Trump as Military Readies Missile Strikes on US Forces
- The Hill: Supreme Court Limits Government’s Power to Revoke Citizenship
Wed Jun 21, 2017 AT 2:24 PM EDT
Former President Obama’s Homeland Security secretary on Wednesday defended his response to Russian interference in the 2016 election, arguing the last administration’s careful characterization was intended to ensure it was not seen as taking sides in a political fight, reports The Hill.
- The Hill: Trump Jr. Touts Handel as Georgia’s First GOP Woman
- Reuters: Kremlin Calls U.S. Statement on Eastern Ukraine Inappropriate
- The Hill: Bloomberg: Trump Will Win Reelection Because ‘Democratic Party Will Be Torn Apart’
- Politico: Poll: Opposition to GOP Health Bill Is on the Rise
- Reuters: Kremlin Calls U.S. Statement on Eastern Ukraine Inappropriate
