This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2017, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.Washington • Senate Republicans released their long-awaited bill Thursday to dismantle much of Barack Obama's health care law, proposing to cut Medicaid for low-income Americans and erase tax boosts that Obama imposed on high-earners and medical companies to finance his expansion of coverage.The bill would provide less-generous tax credits to help people buy insurance and let states get waivers to...…This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2017, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.Washington • Senate Republicans released their long-awaited bill Thursday to dismantle much of Barack Obama's health care law, proposing to cut Medicaid for low-income Americans and erase tax boosts that Obama imposed on high-earners and medical companies to finance his expansion of coverage.The bill would provide less-generous tax credits to help people buy insurance and let states get waivers to...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/house-vote-coronavirus-relief-package-33f4902ca9a2aed4e76274af6bb2ea5cClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/house-vote-coronavirus-relief-package-33f4902ca9a2aed4e76274af6bb2ea5cClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — A Congress riven along party lines approved the landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Democrats claimed a major triumph on legislation marshaling the government’s spending might against twin pandemic and economic crises that have upended a nation. The House gave final congressional approval...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/house-vote-coronavirus-relief-package-33f4902ca9a2aed4e76274af6bb2ea5cClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/house-vote-coronavirus-relief-package-33f4902ca9a2aed4e76274af6bb2ea5cClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — A Congress riven along party lines approved the landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Democrats claimed a major triumph on legislation marshaling the government’s spending might against twin pandemic and economic crises that have upended a nation. The House gave final congressional approval...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/kevin-mccarthy-174d52d81c1c985ad30f10996e4e855eClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/kevin-mccarthy-174d52d81c1c985ad30f10996e4e855eClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Matt Gaetz, under federal investigation for sex trafficking allegations, is “innocent until proven guilty” and Republicans don’t plan to punish him unless charges are filed, the House GOP leader said Thursday.House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., also told reporters that in a private conversation, the Florida Republican told him he’s innocent of the accusations he’s...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/kevin-mccarthy-174d52d81c1c985ad30f10996e4e855eClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/kevin-mccarthy-174d52d81c1c985ad30f10996e4e855eClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Matt Gaetz, under federal investigation for sex trafficking allegations, is “innocent until proven guilty” and Republicans don’t plan to punish him unless charges are filed, the House GOP leader said Thursday.House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., also told reporters that in a private conversation, the Florida Republican told him he’s innocent of the accusations he’s...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-politics-bills-legislation-immigration-6473456708357fc5e151218fa2820f25Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-politics-bills-legislation-immigration-6473456708357fc5e151218fa2820f25Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Thursday to unlatch a gateway to citizenship for young Dreamers, migrant farm workers and immigrants who’ve fled war or natural disasters, giving Democrats wins in the year’s first votes on an issue that faces an uphill climb in the Senate. On a near party-line 228-197 vote, lawmakers approved one...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-politics-bills-legislation-immigration-6473456708357fc5e151218fa2820f25Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-politics-bills-legislation-immigration-6473456708357fc5e151218fa2820f25Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Thursday to unlatch a gateway to citizenship for young Dreamers, migrant farm workers and immigrants who’ve fled war or natural disasters, giving Democrats wins in the year’s first votes on an issue that faces an uphill climb in the Senate. On a near party-line 228-197 vote, lawmakers approved one...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/house-vote-coronavirus-relief-package-33f4902ca9a2aed4e76274af6bb2ea5cClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/house-vote-coronavirus-relief-package-33f4902ca9a2aed4e76274af6bb2ea5cClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — A Congress riven along party lines approved the landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Democrats claimed a major triumph on legislation marshaling the government’s spending might against twin pandemic and economic crises that have upended a nation. The House gave final congressional approval...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/house-vote-coronavirus-relief-package-33f4902ca9a2aed4e76274af6bb2ea5cClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/house-vote-coronavirus-relief-package-33f4902ca9a2aed4e76274af6bb2ea5cClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — A Congress riven along party lines approved the landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Democrats claimed a major triumph on legislation marshaling the government’s spending might against twin pandemic and economic crises that have upended a nation. The House gave final congressional approval...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/gun-politics-traverse-city-mi-state-wire-gretchen-whitmer-michigan-ac8d3b26574d3c11b81ad488c408c815Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/gun-politics-traverse-city-mi-state-wire-gretchen-whitmer-michigan-ac8d3b26574d3c11b81ad488c408c815Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — Laura Herd says she sleeps better because her state’s governor, Michigan Democrat Gretchen Whitmer, imposed one of the nation’s strictest stay-at-home orders to combat the coronavirus pandemic. President Donald Trump’s actions are another story.“His goal is to get the economy...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/gun-politics-traverse-city-mi-state-wire-gretchen-whitmer-michigan-ac8d3b26574d3c11b81ad488c408c815Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/gun-politics-traverse-city-mi-state-wire-gretchen-whitmer-michigan-ac8d3b26574d3c11b81ad488c408c815Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — Laura Herd says she sleeps better because her state’s governor, Michigan Democrat Gretchen Whitmer, imposed one of the nation’s strictest stay-at-home orders to combat the coronavirus pandemic. President Donald Trump’s actions are another story.“His goal is to get the economy...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-ap-top-news-legislation-coronavirus-pandemic-joe-manchin-298ad8c447e9a121ece9529221e83136Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-ap-top-news-legislation-coronavirus-pandemic-joe-manchin-298ad8c447e9a121ece9529221e83136Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — An exhausted Senate narrowly approved a Saturday as President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies notched a victory they called crucial for hoisting the country out of the pandemic and economic doldrums.After laboring all night on a mountain of amendments — nearly all from...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-ap-top-news-legislation-coronavirus-pandemic-joe-manchin-298ad8c447e9a121ece9529221e83136Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-ap-top-news-legislation-coronavirus-pandemic-joe-manchin-298ad8c447e9a121ece9529221e83136Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — An exhausted Senate narrowly approved a Saturday as President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies notched a victory they called crucial for hoisting the country out of the pandemic and economic doldrums.After laboring all night on a mountain of amendments — nearly all from...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-ap-top-news-legislation-coronavirus-pandemic-joe-manchin-298ad8c447e9a121ece9529221e83136Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-ap-top-news-legislation-coronavirus-pandemic-joe-manchin-298ad8c447e9a121ece9529221e83136Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — An exhausted Senate narrowly approved a Saturday as President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies notched a victory they called crucial for hoisting the country out of the pandemic and economic doldrums.After laboring all night on a mountain of amendments — nearly all from...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-ap-top-news-legislation-coronavirus-pandemic-joe-manchin-298ad8c447e9a121ece9529221e83136Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-ap-top-news-legislation-coronavirus-pandemic-joe-manchin-298ad8c447e9a121ece9529221e83136Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — An exhausted Senate narrowly approved a Saturday as President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies notched a victory they called crucial for hoisting the country out of the pandemic and economic doldrums.After laboring all night on a mountain of amendments — nearly all from...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/house-gop-votes-greene-d00c46241478d39db3996a36f5cbf91eClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/house-gop-votes-greene-d00c46241478d39db3996a36f5cbf91eClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — A fiercely divided House tossed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene off both her committees Thursday, an unprecedented punishment that Democrats said she’d earned by spreading .Underscoring the political vise her inflammatory commentary has clamped her party into, nearly all Republicans voted against the Democratic move but none defended her lengthy history of outrageous...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/house-gop-votes-greene-d00c46241478d39db3996a36f5cbf91eClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/house-gop-votes-greene-d00c46241478d39db3996a36f5cbf91eClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — A fiercely divided House tossed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene off both her committees Thursday, an unprecedented punishment that Democrats said she’d earned by spreading .Underscoring the political vise her inflammatory commentary has clamped her party into, nearly all Republicans voted against the Democratic move but none defended her lengthy history of outrageous...WW…