By PATRICK WHITTLE and GEOFF MULVIHILL PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An item in Republicans’ sweeping policy and tax bill intended to block Medicaid dollars from flowing to Planned Parenthood, the nation’s biggest abortion provider, is also hitting a major medical … Continued
By JILL COLVIN NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is lashing out at his own supporters as he tries to clamp down on criticism over his administration’s handling of much-hyped records in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation, which Trump now calls a “Hoax.” “Their … Continued
By ABDELRAHMAN SHAHEEN and KAREEM CHEHAYEB DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government officials and leaders in the Druze religious minority announced Wednesday a renewed ceasefire after days of clashes that have threatened to unravel the country’s postwar political transition and … Continued
The U.S. House Oversight Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services held a hearing recently about diversity, equity and inclusion. Fewer than five of the 90 minutes were spent talking about health care or anything related to money. Instead, conservative … Continued
By JIM MUSTIAN and SARA CLINE BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Three current or former Louisiana police chiefs were arrested following a federal investigation into an alleged scheme that involved false police reports being sold to immigrants lacking permanent legal … Continued
By MELANIE LIDMAN, WAFAA SHURAFA, and JULIA FRANKEL TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Twenty Palestinians were killed Wednesday, most of them trampled in a crowd at a food distribution site run by an Israeli-backed American organization in the Gaza Strip, … Continued