The Health 202
Analysis The president tweeted that the Senate should vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act without a replacement lined up, but that tactic is precisely what he had persuaded GOP leaders not to use earlier this year. House Speaker Paul Ryan, who had urged an incremental change, has now joined in calling for a return to a two-step process of repealing first.
The president often speaks out against Obamacare but has done little to sell the public on Republican alternatives. The lackluster sales job, combined with recent controversial tweets, has diminished the focus on the legislation, analysts say.
Wonkblog
Caught between Trump's promises and an unyielding reality, White House officials are doing a juggling act. They highlight positive trends while also jawboning Congress into enacting key parts of their agenda.
The Christie family and guests were the only people Sunday at Island Beach State Park. (Andrew Mills/NJ Advance Media via AP)
The New Jersey Republican pointed out that as governor, he and his family have access to a state-owned beach house. But after he said, “I didn’t get any sun today,” photographs contradicted him.
The terminally ill British boy’s case has captured worldwide attention after European courts decided that he could be removed from life support against his parents’ wishes.
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The incident near a taxi stand at Logan Airport was believed to be “a case of operator error,” not terrorism, a law enforcement official familiar with the situation said.
The Fix
Analysis The jurist is reportedly telling potential clerks for the term beginning in October 2018 that he might retire. His stepping down would open the Supreme Court to another conservative Trump nominee.
The surprise move to fire Jamie Horowitz came one week after the network eliminated nearly its entire digital writing staff.
In contrast with the NRA’s stark imagery, Everytown for Gun Safety’s video response opts for a softly lighted B-roll and images of families.
Two years after the drug was legalized, puffing in public remains prohibited. But the distinctive smell can often be detected in unexpected places.
The longtime TV personality left her job after undergoing surgery to remove a golf-ball-size tumor. She initially mistook the symptoms for an ear infection.
“There are no words to describe, like, how devastating and, yeah,” she said in the interview room, her sentences trailing off. A 78-year-old passenger died 13 days after Williams was involved last month in a collision with his vehicle in Florida.
Perspective
She printed one of the most famous copies of our founding document. To do it, she had to face down the equivalent of Twitter trolls in 1776.
