Politics
- Matt Bai
Russia debacle destroys the last rationale for Trump, the myth of the genius CEO
There’s nothing wrong with the notion of a CEO president. But what the revelations around Russia prove is that Trump doesn’t actually run things well.
- Caitlin Dickson
Under Sessions, who will keep tabs on the cops?
In a handful of cities, citizens and federal monitors struggle to continue police reforms as the Justice Department shows signs of backing off.
- Liz Goodwin
Senate GOP updates health care bill to include 6-month lockout for uninsured
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday updated the health care bill he is whipping votes for to penalize people who do not have insurance and wish to purchase it on the exchanges. The new bill says that people who have lacked insurance coverage for 63 days or more must wait six months before reentering the marketplace. The Senate health care bill gets rid of Obamacare’s individual mandate that requires everyone to purchase health insurance or pay a fine.
Dylan StablefordAl Franken: Democrats ‘gotta stop riding in limousines’
The Minnesota senator admits his party has a public perception problem — but not as big as the GOP’s when it comes to health care.
- Julia Munslow
GOP lawmakers scramble to defend health care bill
Yahoo News' continuing coverage of the Republican efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare. We’ll combine our own reporting with the best insights from around the Internet to give you the latest on the future of health care in America.
- Gabby Kaufman
‘He colluded or obstructed’: Trump turns Russia suspicions against Obama
Continuing a theme he has pushed lately, the president took issue with his predecessor’s lack of response to Russian interference in the election.
Dylan StablefordWhite House adviser Ivanka Trump: ‘I try to stay out of politics’
Ivanka Trump told “Fox & Friends” that she speaks up when she disagrees with her father on certain issues — but does not “profess to be a political savant.“
Yahoo News Photo StaffNew York City gay pride parade
Tens of thousands of marchers paraded through New York streets Sunday in a huge Gay Pride parade, with many proudly carrying rainbow flags or waving virulently anti-Trump signs.
- Liz Goodwin
CBO likely to say millions lose coverage under Senate health care bill
Experts from across the spectrum expect the CBO to predict widespread coverage loss when it scores the Senate version of the health care bill.
- Caitlin Dickson
As Trump tries to fix VA, GOP health care bill threatens coverage for millions of vets
The president signed a bill to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs while a health care bill he supports threatens the care of countless vets.
- Caitlin Dickson
Trump complains about Democrats’ rallying cry to ‘resist’
President Trump admitted that he likes divisive rhetoric as a campaign tactic, but now finds it frustrating when it is used by Democrats to counter his agenda.
- Jon Ward
Ed Gillespie is not interested in the latest Trump tweets
Ed Gillespie has a tricky road ahead of him as he campaigns for Virginia governor this year. The Republican nominee wants to talk about state issues, not President Trump, not Russia and certainly not what’s on Twitter. The latest sign is that former President Obama has already decided to campaign for the Democratic nominee, Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam.
- Colin Campbell
Hillary Clinton: ‘If Republicans pass this bill, they’re the death party’
Hillary Clinton didn’t mince words Friday when it came to the Senate Republicans’ health care legislation unveiled the day before.
- Olivier Knox
White House wants more ‘outrage’ over Johnny Depp comments
The White House spoke against suggestions of violence by an actor and a play but said less against similar remarks last year by a campaign supporter.
- Andrew Bahl
Key GOP senator on health care law: ‘This bill is not the answer’
Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., announced at a Friday press conference that he’d vote against the Republican bill to repeal Obamacare.
- Andrew Bahl
Health Care Declassified No. 4: Was the Obamacare process really more transparent?
Yahoo News peeks behind the curtain of secrecy surrounding the Republican health care bill to learn what we can about what it may contain.
Taylor RogersBlack off-duty cop shot by colleague while responding to car crash
A complex situation involving a car crash and three sets of police led to the shooting of a black officer by a white one in St. Louis.
Ash GallagherMosul’s 800-year-old Great Mosque of al-Nuri destroyed as Iraqi troops close in on ISIS
The Great Mosque of al-Nuri, a revered symbol of Islamic history, is destroyed, a victim of clashes between the Iraqi Army and an increasingly embattled ISIS.
- Ethan Wolff-Mann
Medical groups diagnose GOP health care bill: It’s not well
Medical groups reacted strongly to the Senate's healthcare bill that was released on June 22, 2017.
- Michael Walsh
Obama approved ‘cyber weapons’ in response to Russian attacks: report
President Barack Obama’s team reportedly debated dozens of options for making Moscow pay for attempting to influence and discredit last year’s presidential election.
Gabby KaufmanTrump: I bluffed Comey on ‘tapes’ to keep him honest
President Trump’s warning last month that his conversations with former FBI Director James Comey might have been taped was an attempt to affect Comey’s public statements and his testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, the president admitted in an interview Friday morning. After refusing to comment for nearly six weeks, Trump finally acknowledged Thursday that he has no such tapes. “When he found out that I, you know, that there might be tapes out there, whether it’s governmental tapes or anything else, and who knows, I think his story may have changed,” Trump said of Comey in a “Fox & Friends” interview.
- Julia Munslow
Ex-Homeland Security head: Trump is ‘sending signals’ that Russian hacking is tolerated
Former Homeland Security Chief Jeh Johnson said that President Trump is “sending signals” that Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. election is acceptable.
- Jon Ward
In just a year, Republicans became far more skeptical of claims of racism
Only 32 percent of Republicans in 2016 said they believe African-Americans face “a lot of discrimination,” a significant drop from just a year earlier.
- Julia Munslow
Obama: ‘The Senate bill, unveiled today, is not a health care bill’
Former President Barack Obama decried the Senate Republicans’ health care bill on Thursday in a lengthy Facebook post.
- Hunter Walker
White House concedes Russia meddled in campaign, but denies it changed the result
The White House Thursday addressed the joint intelligence report that found Russia had attempted to interfere with the 2016 presidential election, more than five months after the report’s conclusions were made public. First, on Twitter, President Trump dismissed the concerns about Russia as a “big Dem HOAX” and suggested that his predecessor, President Barack Obama, did little to confront the problem. White House aides then clarified Trump’s remarks and said he believes there was Russian meddling but is certain it did not affect the outcome of the race.
