Tag: Robert King

A group of lawmakers say that the Trump administration's work requirements rules are out of line with the plain meaning of the Medicaid law, as well as with congressional intent. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

House lawmakers charge Medicaid work rules violate federal law

Robert King · January 26, 2018 8:21 pm

The federal lawsuit charges that the loss in federal funding jeopardizes programs that provide more than 800,000 low-income people with access to healthcare. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

New York, Minnesota sue Trump over more than $1 billion in health funding cuts

Robert King · January 26, 2018 5:04 pm

Cecile Richards said in a statement, "Planned Parenthood has been a trusted resource in this country for more than a century, and I will be leaving the organization well-positioned to serve and fight for our patients for a century more." ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Planned Parenthood confirms Cecile Richards stepping down

Robert King · January 26, 2018 3:32 pm

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., the main sponsor of a bill meant to ban abortion after 20 weeks, said he hopes to drum up more Democratic support than the last time the ban was brought up for an unsuccessful vote in 2015.

GOP looks to increase Democratic support for 20-week abortion ban

Robert King · January 25, 2018 10:59 pm

The CDC found that areas with local transmission of Zika saw a 21 percent increase in births with outcomes linked to the mosquito-borne virus in the last half of 2016 from the first half of 2016. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

CDC finds more birth defects in areas affected by Zika

Robert King · January 25, 2018 6:36 pm

"If we have an attitude that this doesn't matter, then we are going to continue to get this poison coming through our mail system," said Sen. Rob Portman, chairman of a subcommittee that found it is easy to buy fentanyl over the Internet. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Senators criticize lack of ‘urgency’ in keeping opioids out of US

Robert King · January 25, 2018 5:29 pm

On Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell moved to start debate on a Senate bill to pass the Pain-Capable Childhood Protection Act, which would ban abortions after 20 weeks. (Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., pictured above, is the lead sponsor.) The House passed its own version last year. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate sets up vote for 20-week abortion ban

Robert King · January 25, 2018 1:13 am

Congressional investigators posed as first-time buyers of fentanyl and found six online sellers able to easily ship the drug from overseas to the U.S. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Powerful opioid easy to buy online, Congress finds

Robert King · January 24, 2018 10:06 pm

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that 42,000 recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program would still be eligible for Medicaid even if the DACA program is changed or terminated. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

New York allows Dreamers to keep using Medicaid

Robert King · January 23, 2018 11:29 pm

Senators predict more money to fight opioids, but no details on how much

Robert King · January 23, 2018 9:58 pm

This amendment, if enacted, would restrain Congress from recklessly adding to the fiscal pressures entitlements cause. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Delayed Obamacare taxes will increase the debt by $31 billion

Robert King · January 23, 2018 4:49 pm

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., leader of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, has said there is little support in the lower chamber for two bipartisan Obamacare stabilization bills, favored by more moderate GOP lawmakers. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

House Republicans want more concessions in Obamacare bills

Robert King · January 23, 2018 9:00 am