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Welcome to Monday’s Overnight Health Care. Congress is in recess for a second week, but we did get the Medicare and Social Security trustees report! We’ll start with that, followed by new data on health care lobbying spending, and worries about the rising number of measles cases:   Social Security won’t be able to fund […]

Democrats are pressing forward with their investigations into President TrumpDonald John TrumpThorny part of obstruction of justice is proving intent, that’s a job for Congress Obama condemns attacks in Sri Lanka as ‘an attack on humanity’ Schiff rips Conway’s ‘display of alternative facts’ on Russian election interference MORE‘s personal finances well beyond the boundaries of […]

Secretary of State Mike PompeoMichael (Mike) Richard PompeoUS downplays North Korea’s saber rattling Overnight Defense: Pompeo rejects North Korean call for him to leave negotiations | Trump talk with rebel Libyan general raises eyebrows | New setback to Taliban talks The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Dems face tricky balancing act after Mueller report MORE reportedly told […]

The battle over the Trump administration’s efforts to add a question on citizenship to the 2020 census is hitting the Supreme Court. The justices will hear arguments on Tuesday over the administration adding the question, a controversial move that has sparked legal battles throughout the U.S. court system. ADVERTISEMENT The Commerce Department, which administers the […]

The daughter of Earth Day’s founder said in an interview published Sunday that most Republican leaders believe in climate change in public. Tia Nelson, daughter of the late Sen. Gaylord Nelson (D-Wis.) who founded earth day in 1970, told NBC News that leaders in the Republican party oppose government action on climate on “ideological grounds.” ADVERTISEMENT “I […]

North Korea has been steadily increasing its saber rattling as more and more time passes without progress on nuclear talks with President TrumpDonald John TrumpImpeachment? Not so fast without missing element of criminal intent Feds say marijuana ties could prevent immigrants from getting US citizenship Trump approval drops to 2019 low after Mueller report’s release: […]

Public health and anti-tobacco advocates are no longer facing fierce opposition from the tobacco industry in their push to raise the legal purchasing age from 18 to 21. The reversal, prompted in large part by rising youth vaping rates, means tobacco companies such as Altria are now on the front line pushing “Tobacco 21” legislation in […]

Special counsel Robert MuellerRobert Swan MuellerSasse: US should applaud choice of Mueller to lead Russia probe MORE is finished investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, shifting the focus to cases spawned by his 22-month probe. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are investigating President TrumpDonald John TrumpImpeachment? Not so fast without missing element of criminal […]

Prosecutors are seeking an 18-month sentence for Russian agent Maria Butina, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy against the United States. Prosecutors argued in a court filing late Friday that Butina gave Russia information of “immense” value ahead of the 2016 presidential election, according to CNBC.   “She undeniably worked in the United States to gather that information, […]

A Washington state senator faced backlash this week after she remarked that some nurses spend portions of their day “playing cards.” Maureen Walsh (R) made the comments while discussing a bill on the state Senate floor that would require uninterrupted meal and rest breaks for nurses, The Spokane Spokesman-Review reported. Walsh argued in favor of an amendment […]