Banks leading GOP meeting with Trump in New Jersey day after raid
Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), chair of the Republican Study Committee, is leading a group of the conservative House caucus’s members for a meeting with former President Donald Trump on Tuesday in Bedminster, N.J. The trip was planned several weeks ago, but happens to fall just one day after the FBI executed a search warrant on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. It is likely members will discuss the FBI search, which has enraged Republicans and prompted House Republicans to vow investigations into the Department of Justice if they win the House majority in this year’s midterm electio
Read MoreFewer synthetic cannabinoid poisonings seen in states with legalized cannabis
Story at a glance Synthetic cannabinoids are dangerous illegal substances, sometimes used in place of traditional cannabis. Although tracking these substances is challenging, new research suggests poisonings from synthetic cannabinoids decreased in states with legalized marijuana. Researchers emphasize more data is needed and the repo
Read MoreOlder Americans ready for fall COVID-19 boosters, poll finds
Story at a glance Overall, 61 percent of adults over 50 are very likely to get an updated booster. The number is higher among particularly vulnerable groups as 68 percent respectively of people over 65, Black adults over 50 and people with low incomes are very likely to do so. About 17 percent of adults over 50 said t
Read MoreSchumer: Senate will vote again on $35 insulin cap after GOP blocked it
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Monday night that he is going to bring a $35 cap on patients’ insulin costs back up for a vote this fall after Republicans blocked it over the weekend. “They blocked a $35 price for insulin for non-Medicare people,” Schumer said on MSNBC’s "The Rachel Maddow Show." “We're going to come back and make them vote on that again.” The move can help put pressure on Republicans and highlight what Democrats view as a winning issue ahead of November’s midterm elections. Democrats hammered Republicans for
Read MoreDoes the House of Representatives need so many rules?
The other week I found myself testifying before the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress. Someone on the committee had seen my column grousing about the crazy process used to pass a half billion debt increase last autumn. I was as
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