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House Democrats’ bill to lower drug prices would raise wages for people on employer-sponsored health insurance by $116 billion over 10 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) The CBO and its companion organization, the Joint Committee on Taxation, announced the finding in a letter to House Democrats. “CBO and JCT estimate that Title I […]

The House Ways and Means Committee will hold a markup of President TrumpDonald John TrumpDemocrats ask if they have reason to worry about UK result Trump scramble to rack up accomplishments gives conservatives heartburn Seven years after Sandy Hook, the politics of guns has changed MORE’s proposed North American trade deal update next Tuesday, setting […]

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A shadowy court is emerging as a top target following an inspector general report on the FBI’s probe into Trump campaign associates. Lawmakers are calling for reforms to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA court) and the warrant application process after Justice Department inspector general Michael Horowitz found that the FBI was able to mislead […]

Sen. John KennedyJohn Neely KennedyMORE (R-La.) is calling on President TrumpDonald John TrumpDemocrats ask if they have reason to worry about UK result Trump scramble to rack up accomplishments gives conservatives heartburn Seven years after Sandy Hook, the politics of guns has changed MORE to declassify the record of the FBI’s use of the Foreign Intelligence […]

Happy Friday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I’m Ellen Mitchell, and here’s your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the newsletter.   THE TOPLINE: Former Defense Secretary James MattisJames Norman MattisOvernight Defense: Mattis downplays Afghanistan papers | ‘We probably weren’t that good at’ nation building | Judiciary […]

An internal watchdog investigation on Tuesday found no wrongdoing on the part of Interior Secretary David Bernhardt after he was accused of interfering in an assessment of the effects of pesticides on endangered species. The probe by the Interior Department’s inspector general found that Bernhardt told a Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) team looking at possible effects […]

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Several hundred shouting protesters took to the streets of London on Friday to voice their displeasure over the results of Britain’s general election. The large crowd chanted “Boris Johnson: Not my prime minister” and “Boris, Boris, Boris: Out, out, out,” while holding signs that read, “Defy Tory (Conservative) Rule” and “Refugees Welcome,” Reuters reports. The protesters, according […]

Bipartisan lawmakers Friday introduced a bill that would tax e-cigarette companies and use the funds to pay for anti-vaping programs in schools.  Click Here: liverpool mens jersey Reps. Raja KrishnamoorthiSubramanian (Raja) Raja KrishnamoorthiOvernight Health Care — Presented by That’s Medicaid — Turf war derails push on surprise medical bills | Bill would tax e-cigarettes to […]