Government Shutdown Set as Rand Paul Protests Budget Deal Senate leaders, facing the implacable Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, adjourned the chamber until just after midnight, conceding they could not prevent at least a short-term government shutdown, which will begin Friday morning. Senators are still expected to vote in favor […]

Senate Democrats: Tax cuts benefit shareholders over workers U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday said corporations are funneling savings from December’s sweeping Republican tax overhaul into nearly $100 billion in share buyback programs that promise little benefit to American workers. In a report unveiled weeks after President Donald Trump enacted the […]

Russia meddled in U.S election, George W. Bush says Former U.S. president George W. Bush accused Russia on Thursday of meddling in the U.S. 2016 presidential election, calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a “brilliant tactician”. Bush, interviewed on stage at a business conference in the capital of the United Arab […]

U.S. Senate leaders reach $300 billion federal spending deal The U.S. Senate, in a rare display of bipartisanship, on Wednesday reached a two-year budget deal to raise federal spending by almost $300 billion, in an attempt to end the kind of squabbling over fiscal issues that has plagued Washington for […]

Cholesterol drug prevents heart attacks — but costs $14K a year For the first time, research shows that a pricey new medication called Repatha not only dramatically lowers LDL cholesterol, the “bad” kind, it also reduces a patient’s risk of dying or being hospitalized. Repatha, a man-made antibody also known […]