Politics: Issues

The Department of Health and Humans Services is adding a Division of Conscience and Religious Freedom to protect doctors, nurses and other health care workers who refuse to take part in some kinds of care because of moral or religious objections.

Trump Admin Will Protect Health Workers Who Refuse Services On Religious Grounds

4:48pm January 18, 2018

by Alison Kodjak

The Division of Conscience and Religious Freedom is being established to aid health workers with objections rooted in conscience or religion to treating certain people and performing some procedures.

President Trump and House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., support reviving earmarks as a way for Washington to find more compromise.

Politics & Government

Lawmakers Testify At Hearing: Bring Earmarks Back

5:00am January 18, 2018

by Susan Davis

There is strong bipartisan support in the House to overturn the 7-year-old earmark ban in order to give lawmakers a greater say in directing federal dollars.

As Trump Enters Year Two In Office, Mueller Looking At Money Laundering

6:14pm January 17, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

Special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating Russian influence in U.S. elections. While his probe's details are unknown, one focus may be links between President Trump and Russian money launderers.

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U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is appealing a court ruling that reinstated DACA renewals.

DOJ Plans To Ask The Supreme Court To Intervene On DACA

6:41pm January 16, 2018

Attorney General Jeff Sessions wants the high court to reverse a decision out of California forcing the government to resume accepting DACA applications. He said the ruling defies common sense.

A century ago, many new immigrants to the United States ended up returning home. And it often took a while for those who stayed to learn English and integrate into American society.

The Huddled Masses And The Myth Of America

8:59pm January 15, 2018

The United States has always thought of itself as a nation of immigrants. So why has immigration been such a controversial topic throughout our nation's history?

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Washington, D.C., attorney Jeffrey Lovitky has taken it upon himself to sue President Trump.

For 1 Attorney, A Lonely Legal Fight To Make Trump Comply With Rules

4:24pm January 15, 2018

by Peter Overby

Attorney Jeffrey Lovitky took it upon himself last year to sue Trump. "It is intimidating," he says. Still, he's suing again, saying he has a duty to push for compliance with various ethics rules.

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In the Philippines, an advertisement for Manila's Trump Tower, featuring Ivanka Trump.

After A Year In Office, Questions About Trump's Foreign Deals Go On. And On

4:58am January 15, 2018

by Jackie Northam

When preparing to take the oath of office, President Trump promised to make no new foreign business deals. But a year later, ethics experts say the problems have not been solved in any meaningful way.

The GOP's New Tax Plan Will Affect Everyone, But Will It Grow The Economy?

7:00am January 14, 2018

by Danielle Kurtzleben

You asked, we answered: Will the GOP tax plan boost economic growth? Not much (if at all), say many economists.

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, R-Ky., has said he thinks that Medicaid recipients should have "skin in the game."

Kentucky Gets OK To Require Work From Medicaid Recipients

5:40pm January 12, 2018

by Alison Kodjak

The move comes one day after the Trump administration said it would let states add work requirements to their Medicaid programs, which provide health coverage for people with low incomes.

President Trump presides over a meeting about immigration with Republican and Democratic members of Congress at the White House on Tuesday. Congress and the White House are trying to work out an immigration deal prior to Jan. 19.

Trump Uses Vulgar Language To Refer To African Countries, Sources Say

7:42pm January 11, 2018

by Brian Naylor

The president made the comment during an Oval Office discussion of U.S. visa and immigration policies as he was meeting with a group of senators about a bipartisan plan pertaining to the DACA program.