Senate Dems signal they'll support domestic spending package

Top Senate Democrats signaled on Monday that they will support moving a package of four noncontroversial government spending bills, breaking a months-long stalemate.  “The first package of bills, four of the five are not controversial. … On those four moving forward would be fine thing,” Senate Minority Leader Charles SchumerCharles (Chuck) Ellis SchumerTurkey says soldier […]

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Private equity-funded doctors coalition spends $4 million lobbying on 'surprise' medical billing

A coalition of doctors groups owned by private equity firms and investment groups spent more than $4 million lobbying Congress last quarter on legislation that would end “surprise” medical bills. Physicians for Fair Coverage spent $4.1 million between July 1 and Sept. 30, when the debate over surprise medical bills was heating up in Congress, according to lobbying disclosure reports filed Monday. ADVERTISEMENT […]

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Netanyahu announces he can't establish government

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin NetanyahuBenjamin (Bibi) NetanyahuMORE on Monday informed President Reuven Rivlin he has been unable to form a government, according to Haaretz. ADVERTISEMENT “Ever since receiving the mandate [to form a government] I have worked relentlessly … to establish a broad national unity government. This is what the people want,” Netanyahu said in a […]

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State cites 38 people for violations in Clinton email review

A years-long internal State Department review of Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonSanders: ‘Outrageous’ to suggest Gabbard ‘is a foreign asset’ Clinton attacks on Gabbard become flashpoint in presidential race Saagar Enjeti: Clinton remarks on Gabbard ‘shows just how deep the rot in our system goes’ MORE‘s private email server cited 38 people for violations, but […]

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Overnight Energy: Watchdog warns of threats to federal workers on public lands | Perry to step down on December 1 | Trump declines to appear in Weather Channel climate special

A WATCHDOG WARNING: A government watchdog is warning the Trump administration that it must beef up protections of its federal employees overseeing public lands due to numerous instances of threats and assault. According to a report released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Monday, federal employees within the Interior Department’s three public lands agencies experienced […]

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US ban on China tech giant faces uncertainty a month out

Concerns among U.S. lawmakers over Chinese telecom giant Huawei remain heightened one month out from a deadline by the Trump administration for American companies to stop doing business with the firm, with questions lingering about the timing of the ban itself. The Commerce Department added the firm to a prohibited “entity list” in May before issuing temporary extensions […]

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