Category: puck

White House hopeful Michael BloombergMichael Rubens BloombergBloomberg unveils plan to combat climate change, cut emissions by 50 percent in 10 years Krystal Ball rips Warren’s ‘passive-aggressive’ swipes at rivals Vulnerable Democrats swing behind impeachment push MORE on Friday unveiled his plan to combat climate change, setting a series of deadlines he would meet to curb […]

Days after House Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiTrump scramble to rack up accomplishments gives conservatives heartburn Sherrod Brown backs new North American trade deal: ‘This will be the first trade agreement I’ve ever voted for’ Overnight Health Care — Presented by That’s Medicaid — Turf war derails push on surprise medical bills | Bill would tax […]

Happy Thursday and welcome back to On The Money, where we’re getting ready to hibernate after next week. I’m Sylvan Lane, and here’s your nightly guide to everything affecting your bills, bank account and bottom line. See something I missed? Let me know at [email protected] or tweet me @SylvanLane. And if you like your newsletter, […]

Mexico is protesting an added provision to the recently signed trade agreement between itself, the U.S. and Canada that would station U.S. officials in Mexico to track the enforcement of its labor laws and ensure compliance with the new deal. The version of the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) President TrumpDonald John TrumpRepublicans aim to avoid war with […]

The Pentagon’s top official in charge of personnel and readiness resigned from his post on Friday after a little over a year on the job, making him the second top official this week to say they would step down. “Today, I accepted the resignation of Jimmy Stewart, who has been performing the duties of the Under Secretary […]

White House hopeful Andrew YangAndrew YangBooker leads other 2020 Dems in petition urging DNC to change debate qualifications Yang unveils plan to address care for children and adults with disabilities Democrats threaten to skip next debate over labor dispute MORE on Saturday unveiled a plan to address health care for children and adults with disabilities. […]

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam SmithDavid (Adam) Adam SmithBombshell Afghanistan report bolsters calls for end to ‘forever wars’ Overnight Defense: Dems unveil impeachment articles against Trump | Saudi military flight students grounded after shooting | Defense bill takes heat from progressives | Pentagon watchdog to probe use of personnel on border Armed Services chair […]

Business groups are expressing disappointment over the intellectual property (IP) protections in President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate gears up for battle over witnesses in impeachment trial Vulnerable Democrats tout legislative wins, not impeachment Trump appears to set personal record for tweets in a day MORE‘s new North American trade deal, even as they largely urge lawmakers […]

Democrats looking for a health care fight in 2020 have found a key marker with the House drug pricing bill.  The House on Thursday passed the legislation on a largely party-line vote of 230-192. The measure, which would allow the government to negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs, has already been declared “dead on arrival” […]

Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General (IG) Michael Horowitz said during a Wednesday hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee that the dossier prepared by former British spy Christopher Steele did not prompt the original DOJ investigation into members of the Trump campaign. Horowitz appeared to discuss his report, released Monday, which found that the FBI’s decision […]