In a wide-ranging interview, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also said she opposes the efforts of leading 2020 Democratic presidential candidates to enact a government-run health care system.
Read more ...James Verini's book will stand up with some of the best war reporting, as he takes an unblinking look at the dirtiest kind of battle — urban combat — and the human wreckage it leaves in its wake.
Read more ...Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Shuts Down News
The plant is best known for the partial meltdown of one of its nuclear reactors in 1979. The remaining reactor stopped producing electricity on Friday. Decommissioning the site will take decades.
Read more ...Pelosi Says Congress Should Pass New Laws So Sitting Presidents Can Be Indicted News
"I do think that we will have to pass some laws that will have clarity for future presidents. [A] president should be indicted, if he's committed a wrongdoing," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told NPR.
Read more ...Texas Cities Try To Assess Scope Of Damage In Imelda's Aftermath News
The National Weather Service in Houston said the amount of rainfall in Houston and Galveston on Thursday was "one for the record books." At least four deaths have been blamed on the storm.
Read more ...Trump: Reports Of Alleged Improper Conversation With Foreign Leader Are 'Ridiculous' News
The president blamed a "partisan whistleblower," whose identity he said he didn't know, for an allegation that Trump had an improper conversation with a foreign leader.
Read more ...A New Way Of Paying For Maternity Care Aims To Reduce C-Sections News
Instead of paying doctors piecemeal for prenatal appointments and delivery of the baby, some insurers now offer medical practices one lump sum to cover it all.
Read more ...Why GM Workers Are Striking News
As negotiations continue between the automaker and the union, workers express what motivates them to join the picket line. "One fight, we all fight," one worker says.
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