The law restricts a major government public health agency's research into gun violence, which kills or injures more people than many other infectious diseases.
The Senate plan would make tax cuts for individuals temporary and canceling out Obamacare's individual mandate. Wisconsin's Ron Johnson became the first Republican senator to come out against it.
Even before he returned from his nearly two-week in Asia, President Trump began teasing he'd make a "major" statement about the trip when he got back. Wednesday afternoon, he shared what he views as his overseas accomplishments.
Senate Republicans have proposed attaching a repeal of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate as a way to pay for tax cuts. Health policy consultant Robert Laszewski tells NPR's Kelly McEvers that doing so would increase the cost of insurance for many Americans.
The Justice Department is prosecuting nearly 200 cases of felony rioting, and the defendants could face decades of jail time if convicted. Jury selection for six defendants started today.
For the first time in decades, Congress re-examines a president's unilateral authority to launch a nuclear attack — but the Pentagon says no changes are needed.
The embattled director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says he will resign by the end of November. Cordray was a frequent target of Republican lawmakers for his tough stance on banks
Conservative economist Peter Morici of the University of Maryland and Jared Bernstein of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities debate the merits of the Republican tax plans in Congress.
Special counsel Robert Mueller is interviewing current aides about the Russia matter. The White House says it is cooperating — but that doesn't mean the process isn't stressful.