Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Says The U.S. Should Stop Being The World's Policeman

6:07pm July 09, 2019

by Tamara Keith

Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, the most prominent isolationist Democrat who's running for president, says the United States should stop being the world's policeman.

Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta speaks at an event in Bogotá, Colombia, in May. Acosta is coming under criticism for his actions in a sex trafficking case involving Jeffrey Epstein when Acosta was a U.S. attorney is Florida.

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Trump Defends Labor Secretary Acosta Over Epstein Plea Deal

5:53pm July 09, 2019

by Ayesha Rascoe

President Trump said Alexander Acosta has done a good job leading the Labor Department but will look into his involvement in a decade-old plea agreement with the financier accused of sex trafficking.

Former Vice President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that he and his wife, Jill, had made $15 million since he left office in 2017. That's far more income than the other major Democratic candidates, and it came mostly from the release of his book Promise

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'Middle Class Joe' No More: Biden Earned $15 Million Since Leaving Office

5:41pm July 09, 2019

by Scott Detrow

Former Vice President Joe Biden reported that he and his wife Jill had made millions, mostly from the sale of his book Promise Me, Dad about his late son Beau, and paid speeches.

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Trump Can't Block Twitter Followers, Federal Appeals Court Rules

5:35pm July 09, 2019

by Aarti Shahani

The appeals court upheld a lower court decision from last year that says the president conducts government business on his personal Twitter account, so all Americans must be able to access it.

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The Affordable Care Act Is On Trial Again — This Time In Louisiana

5:29pm July 09, 2019

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Oral arguments wrapped up Tuesday in New Orleans in a closely-watched lawsuit that could eventually decide the fate of the Affordable Care Act.

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Looking Back On The Many Times The Affordable Care Act Has Been Challenged

5:29pm July 09, 2019

The Affordable Care Act is on trial again — this time at a federal appeals court in Louisiana. It's the latest in a string of challenges to the healthcare overhaul since President Obama signed it.

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Labor Secretary Alex Acosta Faces Calls To Resign Over Jeffrey Epstein Plea Deal

5:29pm July 09, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with former federal prosecutor Ken White about the plea deal given to Jeffrey Epstein in 2008 by former U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta, who is now the Labor secretary.

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On Tuesday, a federal appeals court upheld a lower court's ruling that President Trump cannot block people he disagrees with from his Twitter account. Above, Trump's Twitter feed is seen on June 27.

U.S. Appeals Court Rules Trump Violated First Amendment By Blocking Twitter Followers

5:17pm July 09, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

The judges upheld a lower court decision that found Trump used the platform for official purposes, which precludes him from banning users because they disagree with his views.

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Ross Perot, Texas Billionaire Businessman And Former Presidential Candidate, Dies At 89

4:43pm July 09, 2019

by Brian Naylor

Ross Perot, the colorful Texas billionaire businessman who twice ran for president as a third-party candidate, died early Tuesday at his home in Dallas. He was 89.

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Diplomatic Spat Continues Between Trump And British Ambassador To Washington

4:43pm July 09, 2019

by Michele Kelemen

President Trump has renewed his attacks on the British ambassador to the U.S., tweeting that Sir Kim Darroch is "a very stupid guy".

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