Food stamp rolls plummet in states that restore work requirements
After the food stamp rolls swelled for years under the Obama administration, fresh figures show a dramatic reduction in states that recently have moved to restore work requirements...
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EPA moves to nix Obama's 'waters of the US' regulation
The Trump administration Tuesday announced plans to scrap an Obama-era environmental rule that had been attacked as federal overreach by farmers and property-rights groups.
Nikki Haley says she and son were booed at NY restaurant during gay pride parade
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley took to Twitter Sunday to claim that she and her son were heckled as they left a New York City restaurant while the city's annual ...
Joe Biden to LGBT gala: 'Hold President Trump accountable'
Former Vice President Joe Biden, warning of transgender Americans "under attack" in Republican-led states, on Wednesday challenged the nation's LGBT community to push back against ...
Trump in Iowa: President calls for barring immigrants from welfare for five years
President Trump announced Wednesday night that he will soon ask Congress to pass legislation banning immigrants from accessing public assistance within five years of entering the U...
Congressional Black Caucus rejects Trump invitation for second meeting
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) said Wednesday that its members had voted to reject an invitation to meet with President Trump, claiming that the administration's policies are...
Getting hot in here: Why the media hate Trump's climate deal exit
It was a very Trumpian announcement yesterday in the Rose Garden.
Paris Agreement on climate change: Pence says Trump 'fighting for American jobs'
Vice President Mike Pence praised President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, telling Fox News' "Hannity" Thursday that the president was "fighting for Am...
Leaked Trump administration birth control rule would expand religious exemption
Women's groups are threatening to take the Trump administration to court after a leaked, draft regulation revealed a plan to let employers opt out of providing no-cost birth contro...
Trump expands ban on funding abortions overseas
President Trump has moved to broaden a ban on federal dollars going to international groups that perform abortions or provide abortion information, senior administration officials ...
