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.
- Jon Ward
Defend Trump? ‘Not my job,’ says GOP’s Gillespie in Virginia race
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.
Andrew BahlFour GOP senators: We won’t vote for new health care bill
In a potentially game-changing move, four conservative senators quickly announced Thursday afternoon that they oppose the health care bill rolled out by Republican Senate leadership earlier in the day. Ted Cruz, R-Texas and Ron Johnson, R-Wis. said in a statement that the proposal did not go far enough to overhaul the current system. “There are provisions in this draft that represent an improvement to our current health care system, but it does not appear that this draft as written will accomplish the most important promise that we made to the Americans: to repeal Obamacare and lower their health care costs,” the group said in the release.
Yahoo News Photo Staff‘Die-in’ protesters dragged away from McConnell’s office
Dramatizing fears that Senate Republican’s Better Care Reconciliation Act’s cuts to Medicaid would prevent millions of low income Americans from accessing life-saving care, activism group ADAPT dramatized what those deaths could look like — in front of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office doors.
- Michael Walsh
‘American democracy is under attack’: Sanders urges vigilance against Trump’s ‘authoritarianism’
Bernie Sanders delivered his scathing critique of the Trump administration in a speech discussing the threat of authoritarianism in the U.S. and elsewhere.
- Taylor Rogers
Police drag protesters away from McConnell’s office in ‘die-in’ against Medicaid cuts
Police forcibly removed protesters who had pretended to die in Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's office after he unveiled the Better Care Reconciliation Act on Thursday morning.
- Liz Goodwin
Paul Ryan: It’s ‘premature’ to say whether House would pass Senate health care bill
House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., declined to say Thursday whether the House would take up Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s health care bill if the Republican leader manages to push it through the Senate. “They’re just beginning their process,” Ryan said, adding he believes it will be a “lengthy” one. McConnell declared on the Senate floor Thursday that he believes the Senate could pass the sweeping legislation as soon as next week.
- Gabby Kaufman
Trump admits he has no tapes of Comey meetings
After threatening to release tapes of conversations with former FBI Director James Comey, President Trump said Thursday he does not have such recordings.
- Andrew Bahl
Senate GOP health care bill looks a lot like ‘mean’ House one
After weeks of secret negotiations, Senate Republicans on Thursday released their much-anticipated proposal to repeal Obamacare, unveiling a plan that would cut Medicaid and reduce penalties for not buying insurance. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the House plan would result in 23 million fewer people covered than under current law. “From what I understand their bill tracks in many ways along the lines of the House bill,” said House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis.
Gabby KaufmanTrump fumes on Twitter after ex-Homeland Security chief testifies about Russian cyberattacks
Former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson testifies about Russian meddling in the 2016 election before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill June 21, 2017. President Trump fired off a barrage of tweets Thursday morning, hammering away at the “big Dem scam” and “big Dem HOAX!” in the aftermath of former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson’s testimony the day before about Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 U.S. election. In particular, Trump seized upon Johnson’s comment that the Democratic National Committee was among those who rebuffed his department’s offer for assistance during the Russian attack.
- Dylan Stableford
Democratic congressman: Our ‘toxic’ brand under Pelosi makes it hard to win
Rep. Tim Ryan says the party’s “toxic” brand under House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is making it difficult for Dems to connect with voters.
Christopher WilsonBuoyant Trump spouts boasts, proposals — and falsehoods — at Iowa rally
President Trump recapped his campaign's greatest hits and offered new policy ideas as well as blatant misstatements during a rally Wednesday night in Iowa.
