Top five facts about the GOP health care bill

Top five facts about the GOP health care bill

The GOPs American Health Care Act would roll back the individual mandate for people to buy insurance, reverse most Obamacare taxes, introduce a new, smaller system of tax credits based on age rather than income, and overhaul Medicaid, the government health insurance program for the poor. Mar 10, 2017
House Committee approves Trumpcare bill

House Committee approves Trumpcare bill

The House of Ways and Means Committee approved the House Republicans American Health Care Act. The bill, which was introduced a few days prior to its committee approval, is drawing criticism for being too similar to its predecessor.  Mar 10, 2017
House of Lords reject Article 50 Brexit trigger again

House of Lords reject Article 50 Brexit trigger again

The House of Lords voted on 7 March to give lawmakers more power to reject the final terms of Britains exit from the European Union. The vote, which passed by 366 to 268, attaches an extra condition to the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill, which will allow a meaningful parliamentary vote before Prime Minister Theresa May triggers Article 50. The peers voted 366 to 268 in favour of an amendment which would allow both the House of Commons and Lords to have a final say on the deal on how Britain will leave the EU. Brexit minister David Davis said the government would seek to overturn the changes when the bill is presented for approval to the lower chamber.The British government already suffered a defeat in the House of Lords last week, with peers calling for the rights of EU nationals living in the UK to be protected after Article 50 is triggered. Mar 8, 2017