Rep. Laura Gillen (D-N.Y.), while defending her vote to censure Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) on Thursday, urged her fellow Democrats to hold themselves to a higher standard. Pointing to Congress’s low approval ratings, Gillen argued that the decision was "not unprecedented." “There is a certain level of decorum and civility that should be adhered to...
SPONSORED BY: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (AMA) As baby boomers age, the demand for doctors who care for seniors and accept Medicare insurance is skyrocketing. At the same time, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed an almost 3 percent reduction in physician payments this year, making it the fifth consecutive year of...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) weighed into the conversation around President Trump's tariffs on Mexico and Canada, signaling that he's "worried" about the relationship with the U.S.'s top trading partners. Despite the concern, Kennedy said he believes the president will reconsider if the tariffs spur inflation. “I think President Trump on economics and otherwise is doing...
A South Carolina convict who brutally killed his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat in 2001 is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on Friday – the first execution of its kind in U.S. in 15 years.