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The vote was 245-182, with 17 Democrats joining 228 Republicans to send the measure to the Senate. Eight Republicans voted against the package, alongside 174 Democrats. That bill now heads to the Senate where the minimal expectation is for Democrats…
The Trump administration said Tuesday “there will be no gaps in service” in the nation’s $260 million family planning program, even as it acknowledged missing a deadline last fall for providing critical grant information to local agencies. The Health and…
U.S. health authorities say an herbal supplement promoted as an alternative pain remedy contains the same chemicals found in opioids, the addictive family of drugs at the center of a national addiction crisis. The Food and Drug Administration analysis, published…
A policy intended to deter the illegal trade of ivory and items made with the parts of endangered or threatened animals led the online sales website Etsy to remove such artwork sold by Alaska Native artists, who can legally use…
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The White House told US government agencies on Thursday to prepare for a possible end of funding at midnight after a budget deal ran into opposition in Congress. John Czwartacki, the spokesman for the White House Office of Management…
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a phone talk Thursday on topics ranging from Afghanistan and the refugee crisis in Myanmar to the North Korean nuclear program, the White House said. “Affirming…
