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Pentagon receives more freedom to carry out counterterror raids

9 years 7 months ago
President Donald Trump has granted the Pentagon additional authority to carry out counterterrorism missions in Yemen and the White House is talking to the Pentagon about providing similar leeway in Libya and Somalia as terror activities there grow, a US defense official told CNN Monday.

The Republican health care struggle is real

9 years 7 months ago
Republicans on Tuesday struggled to climb out of a political hole opened up by a non-partisan report that concluded that 24 million more Americans would be uninsured over the next decade under the party's Obamacare repeal plan.

White House warns against derailing health bill

9 years 7 months ago
The White House cautioned Republican lawmakers Tuesday against abandoning their own party's health care plan, warning skeptics that the measure presents the best -- and, potentially, only -- chance to repeal Obamacare.

EPA cuts may be deeper than previously reported

9 years 7 months ago
Cuts at the Environmental Protection Agency could be more significant than originally thought, meaning deeper cuts than the up to 25% of the agency's budget that's already been reported, according to a source close to the EPA.

OMB director: The CBO is 'terrible at counting coverage'

9 years 7 months ago
The Congressional Budget Office's prediction that millions of Americans would be uninsured under the Republican plan to replace Obamacare is an example of how the office is "terrible" at making such calculations, the director of the Office of Management and Budget told CNN on Tuesday.

Defense officials see potential difficulty in prosecuting nude photos

9 years 7 months ago
As the Marine Corps prepares to brief Congress Tuesday on the emerging scandal over websites containing photos of naked female Marines and other service members, defense officials are privately saying it may be very difficult to bring criminal military charges against those involved, even if they can be found.
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