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Trump's HHS Pick: Right to Medicaid May Not Be Guaranteed Under Block Grants

President Trump's health secretary pick acknowledged Tuesday that Medicaid may cease to be an entitlement for the nation's low-income residents if Republicans turn it into a block grant, sending a fixed amount of funding to each state.

New Yorkers Start Debate On Free Tuition

New York's ambitious tuition-free plan was debated for more than six hours Tuesday at the state legislature's first public hearing on the matter.

Armed Prisoners Who Killed 2 Officers Are Still On the Run In Georgia

A bus carrying prisoners was making its way through central Georgia when two inmates stormed the driver's compartment. They overpowered and disarmed two corrections officers, fatally shot them, and vanished.

UT Stabbing Suspect May Have Had Mental Health Issues, Police Say

Kendrex J. White, the suspect in a hunting knife attack that left one student dead and three others wounded at the University of Texas at Austin, may have been "suffering from mental health issues," UT Austin Police Chief David Carter said Tuesday.

5 Things for Friday, January 6, 2017: Russia Hacking, Border Wall, Facebook Live

Good Friday morning. And thank you. Why? Because 5 Things just hit 50,000 subscribers! It's a great way to start the year, and we appreciate the support. Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

Here's a List Of All The Town Halls On Tuesday

As Congress starts its two week recess this week, lawmakers in some states are holding town halls with their constituents to discuss issues ranging from health care and tax reform to anything else that concerns -- or enrages -- their voters.

5 Things for Thursday, March 16: Travel ban, Yahoo hack, Trump budget, Syria

It's déjà vu all over again: A federal judge has blocked President Trump's new travel ban. This judge, Derrick Watson, is from Hawaii, and yesterday he issued a scathing, 43-page takedown of the order, just hours before it was supposed to go into effect. Watson called the order legally weak and said the Trump team's comments about it on TV prove it's meant to specifically exclude Muslims.

5 Things for Wednesday, March 8, 2017: Women's Day, Health Care, CIA Leaks

Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

In 60 seconds, AOC shows she's the future of the Democratic Party

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is good at doing more with less. She won her congressional race with way less money than her incumbent opponent and none of the institutional support. She took the demeaning behavior she was shown as a lawmaker and used it to give voice to all the women who are called derogatory names. She built an IKEA bookstand on her own Instagram Live, making do when she didn't have the proper tools.

Biden campaign highlights historic nature of Harris nomination in new ads ahead of VP debate

Joe Biden's presidential campaign on Tuesday released a set of nationwide ads featuring only California Sen. Kamala Harris, the Democratic ticket's vice-presidential candidate, ahead of her face off with Vice President Mike Pence at the debate in Salt Lake City.

Trump has the worst job losses on record heading into the election

Heading into the November election, the US jobs recovery is running out of steam. The economy added 661,000 jobs in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday. The unemployment rate stood at 7.9%.

Will African American Studies Course be Offered During Pandemic?

In the midst of public mayhem caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the State Board of Education unanimously approved African American studies in Texas during a virtual board meeting in April.

Why Donald Trump's dishonesty might actually matter in 2020

It's beyond debate that Donald Trump has stretched -- and broken -- the truth in ways no past president even contemplated.

20,000 absentee ballots are being mailed by Connecticut town clerks one week before primary

A week ahead of the Connecticut primary election, 20,000 absentee ballots were in the process of being mailed or still needed to be mailed to voters who had requested them by town clerks across the state, officials told CNN on Tuesday.

No, Sarah Sanders, reporters aren't trying to 'tear' you down. They want you to do your job.

There was an exchange between press secretary Sarah Sanders and reporters in Tuesday's White House daily(ish) briefing that boggled my mind in its dishonesty and lack of self-awareness.

Lovell's Food For Thought - The Lost of Elders & Their Oral History

The need to create an oral history of leaders in the health disparities movement

The lost of our elders and their oral history and its impact on addressing health inequities. With the lost of two dear friends (Frank Talamantes & Gil Friedell); friends and colleagues on the battlefield in addressing health inequities, the question comes to mind, will we remember the knowledge they gained or will it be lost as we remain in our silos and continue to reinvent the wheel. Therefore, such will dooms us to continue to repeat the errors of the past and addressing inequities will remain an elusive target.

There's a big push in 2018 to get young people to register to vote

In 2018, Beyoncé fans can register to vote at the On The Run II Tour, high schoolers can register from their classrooms and shoppers can register at a participating Levi Strauss location.

JPMorgan Chase and other big banks take center stage

Stocks have gyrated wildly in the past month, mainly because of headlines about possible trade wars and not because of any real data about how companies are doing. That's about to change.

Trump move to defund Planned Parenthood fulfills a promise -- and promises a battle

Before the Trump administration even announced a rule to stop Title X family planning program sites from providing abortions or even sharing information about where to receive the procedure, the responses from advocates on both sides of the issue began pouring in.

John Legend and Rashad Robinson: End money bail now

No one should have to stay in jail because they lack the money to buy their freedom. Yet every night, according to the Justice Department's statistics, nearly 450,000 people who have not been convicted of a crime sit in jail, a large number trapped there simply because they don't have enough money to post bail.

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