Okla. governor vetoes bill to make performing abortions a felony
Sarah Ferris - 05/20/16 04:54 PM EDT
Mary Fallin said the bill was "vague and would not withstand a ... legal challenge."
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CDC: Nearly 300 pregnant women infected with Zika
Sarah Ferris - 05/20/16 10:21 AM EDT
About half of the infected women so far live in Puerto Rico.
Time runs short on House GOP bill tackling mental health, mass shootings
Peter Sullivan - 05/20/16 06:00 AM EDT
House Republicans are circulating a revised draft of long-stalled mental health legislation.
Pelosi: ‘I don’t support’ Senate funding deal for Zika
Sarah Ferris - 05/19/16 04:39 PM EDT
Pelosi delivered her strongest rebuke yet Thursday against the Senate’s emergency funding package.
House votes to let VA doctors recommend medical marijuana
Cristina Marcos - 05/19/16 01:36 PM EDT
Rep. Earl Blumenauer's proposal narrowly failed last year.
Senate approves Zika funds
Jordain Carney - 05/19/16 12:13 PM EDT
The $1.1 billion funding is more than the House approved a day earlier.
House GOP vows 'hundreds of millions' more for Zika response
Sarah Ferris - 05/18/16 04:13 PM EDT
Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) tried to downplay differences between House and Senate bills.
Embattled drugmaker to award $10.8M in executive bonuses
Sarah Ferris - 05/18/16 02:31 PM EDT
Valeant Pharmaceuticals hopes to retain executives during a major debt crisis.
Insurer sues feds over ObamaCare losses
Sarah Ferris - 05/18/16 11:17 AM EDT
Highmark Inc. says the federal government owes it about $220 million.
Clash in GOP over Zika funding
Peter Sullivan - 05/18/16 06:00 AM EDT
The House and Senate are on a collision course over funding to deal with the Zika virus.
Standoff in GOP over Zika funding
Peter Sullivan - 05/17/16 05:48 PM EDT
The House and Senate are at odds over what to do.
White House rejects House GOP’s funding package for Zika
Sarah Ferris - 05/17/16 01:26 PM EDT
House Republicans' proposal covers less than one-third of the administration's request.
Obama to Congress: Give me Zika funding or skip recess
Peter Sullivan - 05/20/16 01:02 PM EDT
"Congress needs to get me a bill,” Obama said.
Poll: Most ObamaCare enrollees satisfied with plans
Peter Sullivan - 05/20/16 09:02 AM EDT
However, dissatisfaction with premiums and deductibles is growing.
GOP lawmakers unveil ObamaCare replacement bill
Peter Sullivan - 05/19/16 05:08 PM EDT
The bill comes as a task force from Speaker Paul Ryan continues its work.
New analysis finds Sanders's plans would add $19 trillion to debt
Naomi Jagoda - 05/19/16 03:45 PM EDT
A fiscal think tank raised its cost estimate of Sanders's plans.
Okla. Senate approves bill barring doctors from performing abortions
Sarah Ferris - 05/19/16 12:33 PM EDT
If the bill is approved by the governor, it is all but certain to wind up in court.
House approves $622M Zika funding bill
Sarah Ferris - 05/18/16 09:31 PM EDT
The White House is likely to veto the bill, which it says is insufficient.
Senate Republicans block standalone Zika bills
Jordain Carney - 05/18/16 03:16 PM EDT
"Our Democratic colleagues won't take yes for an answer," Sen. John Cornyn said.
House Dems object to abortion limits in Zika bill
Peter Sullivan - 05/18/16 01:57 PM EDT
The Democrats object to inclusion of the longstanding Hyde Amendment.
Trump on abortion: 'I’m saying women punish themselves'
Jessie Hellmann - 05/18/16 09:00 AM EDT
Trump seeks further distance from his call for "punishment" for women who get illegal abortions.
DC ranked fittest US city for third year straight
Peter Sullivan - 05/18/16 12:01 AM EDT
Minneapolis-St. Paul comes in second, with Denver in third.
Zika funding overcomes key Senate hurdle
Jordain Carney - 05/17/16 03:46 PM EDT
The Senate is inching closer to a showdown with the House over Zika funding.
House Dems give mixed reviews to Obama Medicare plan
Peter Sullivan - 05/17/16 12:11 PM EDT
The drug-pricing proposal has been controversial.
