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Kansas leaders on Thursday announced a bipartisan deal to pave the way for Medicaid expansion, a breakthrough after years of fighting over the issue in the state.  Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly announced the deal at a press conference on Thursday with state Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning, a Republican.  The deal would expand Medicaid to cover as many […]

Facebook on Thursday said that it does not plan to make any sweeping changes to its controversial political advertising policy ahead of the 2020 elections, maintaining that it will continue to allow misinformation in political ads and it will allow campaigns to microtarget those ads to small segments of the population.  The social media giant instead opted to […]

A spontaneous round of applause broke out at Sydney International Airport for a group of American firefighters who arrived this week to help fight the wildfires hitting Australia.  Video posted on Twitter on Thursday by the commissioner of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service showed Australians at the airport bursting into applause and cheers […]

The FBI and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a bulletin to law enforcement groups on Wednesday warning of the potential for Iran to target the U.S. with cyber and physical attacks in the wake of raised tensions following the death of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.  According to CNN, the FBI and DHS wrote in […]

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An Iranian military commander on Thursday said the strikes on Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops this week were not intended to cause casualties, marking the latest sign of Washington and Tehran taking steps to de-escalate tensions. “We did not intend to kill. We intended to hit the enemy’s military machinery,” said Brig. Gen. Amir Ali […]

Reps. Diana DeGetteDiana Louise DeGetteOvernight Energy: Trump moves to rollback bedrock environmental law | Dems, greens blast changes | Trump says ‘nothing’s a hoax’ about climate change | Youth climate group endorses Sanders Bipartisan lawmakers attempt to drum up opposition to proposed changes of environmental law The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Presented by UANI — […]

Lawmakers in the House of Commons agreed Thursday to move forward with legislation to leave the European Union at the end of the month, 10 months after the United Kingdom was first scheduled to exit. The House of Commons in a 330 to 231 vote approved legislation to carry out plans to take the U.K. out the EU by […]

An expected proposal from the Trump administration will relieve agencies from having to consider climate change when they approve projects like pipelines, highways and other big infrastructure projects, according to reporting from The New York Times.  Changes to how agencies must conduct environmental impact statements are expected to be unveiled next week and could drastically […]

The Seattle City Council is scheduled to vote Monday on new campaign finance restrictions that would prevent companies like Amazon from spending money on city elections. The move comes just months after the tech giant, which is headquartered in Seattle, spent millions trying to oust incumbents who wanted to increase its taxes.   A City […]