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House investigators staged another marathon day of public impeachment hearings on Tuesday, featuring a career military official defending his years of service from GOP questions of loyalty as well as a top diplomat, hand-picked by Republicans, who shifted his testimony to offer a more critical view of President TrumpDonald John TrumpDem senator says Zelensky was […]

The House on Friday passed a bill along party lines to fund and overhaul the Export-Import Bank after a bipartisan agreement crumbled under Democratic opposition. The House voted 235-184 to send the bill to the Senate, where it is unlikely to see action.  Only 13 House Republicans supported the bill Friday after the White House […]

New York State is suing e-cigarette manufacturer Juul, accusing the company of deceptive marketing and deliberately targeting teenagers. New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) on Tuesday said Juul “took a page from Big Tobacco’s playbook” by engaging in deceptive business practices, and illegally sold its products to minors through its website and in third-party […]

Welcome to Tuesday’s Overnight Health Care. New York is suing Juul, a top GOP senator said not to expect action on drug pricing this year, Senate leaders from both parties are trying to hammer out their differences to pass surprise billing legislation, and a new poll finds Iowans want something other than “Medicare for All.”  […]

White House hopeful Andrew YangAndrew YangYang unveils plan to expand voter access Sanders official predicts health care, climate change will be top issues in fifth Democratic debate Panel: Dem candidates fear Tulsi attacks on debate stage MORE released a sweeping plan Tuesday that he says would expand access to the ballot box.  Yang’s multi-pronged approach […]

A federal judge on Monday granted President TrumpDonald John TrumpMost Americans break with Trump on Ukraine, but just 45 percent think he should be removed: poll Judge orders Democrats to give notice if they request Trump’s NY tax returns Trump’s doctor issues letter addressing ‘speculation’ about visit to Walter Reed MORE “very limited relief” in […]

Iran will seek out new fighter jets and tanks from Russia and China when an international arms embargo expires in October 2020, a senior defense intelligence official told reporters on Tuesday. Tehran is expected to “go after fighters” as “their current air force is dated,” the official said at the Pentagon. In addition, the country will aim to […]

A majority of Iowans who will likely attend the state’s 2020 Democratic caucuses want a health care option other than “Medicare for All,” a new poll finds. More than a third of Democratic respondents in a CNN-Des Moines Register-Mediacom poll — 36 percent — support Medicare for All, but nearly as many others — 34 […]

Democrats on Tuesday made the case for a crackdown on private equity firms during a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee. The hearing came as both Democratic lawmakers and many of the party’s presidential contenders take aim at the controversial investment firms. A proposal from Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth Ann Warren2020 Dems slam Trump decision […]

Senate Minority Leader Charles SchumerCharles (Chuck) Ellis SchumerSenate Democrats unveil priorities for federal privacy bill Overnight Health Care: Trump officials making changes to drug pricing proposal | House panel advances flavored e-cig ban | Senators press FDA tobacco chief on vaping ban Chad Wolf becomes acting DHS secretary MORE (D-N.Y.) is pushing the Pentagon for […]