In a Facebook posting, Obama said Republican replacement health care plans "rushed through" the GOP-run House and Senate "would raise costs, reduce coverage, roll back protections, and ruin Medicaid as we know it". Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) wrote in a New York Times op-ed that the current bill from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) "leaves in place the pre-existing-condition rules that drive up the cost of insurance for everyone". Read More »

Eid al-Fitr is the holy festival that brings joy and happiness. According to the Vice President, "this is indeed a great occasion to show gratitude to the Almighty Allah for taking us through a very successful period of fasting and to show kindness to our fellow human beings". Read More »

Time will tell, with the second Test team announcement later this week. "I am sure everyone will be looking forward to that already". The Cork Constitution blindside flanker was delighted with the amount of chances his side created in the first half but was disappointed that they weren't able to finish off more of them. Read More »

A 15-member ITF demonstration team, all North Koreans, plans to conduct joint performances with WTF athletes, mostly South Koreans , at the WTF-organized world championships, which is set to open Saturday in the southern South Korean town of Muju . Read More »

Among members of the delegation were Ri Yong-son, president of ITF, and Chang Ung, former ITF chief and the only North Korean member on the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Plans were also laid out for a staged coup to secure a friendly puppet-regime in North Korea , it has been reported. South Korea considered sharing some events at the Seoul 1988 Olympics with the North. Read More »

A popular megachurch pastor has described the acquittal of the Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile last July, as "dirty" and "demonic". Reynolds's 4-year-old daughter was in the backseat. This is the only video that actually shows the shooting. A fellow officer speaks repeatedly to Officer Yanez to get him away from the auto: "I'm going to take your spot". Read More »

Moon's office did not disclose the details of the missile being tested, but South Korea has been working to develop ballistic missiles with a range of 800km, a voluntary cap under an agreement with the US. "The result is the reality you see today - North Korea continuing to advance its nuclear and missile program". There was no exchange of fire between the two sides when the North Korean soldier, a private, smuggled himself across the border to the south, the Yonhap report said. Read More »

Nagpur: Thousands and thousands of Muslim families celebrated Eid ul-Fitr, a festival celebrated to bolster peace and brotherhood marking the end of month-long Ramzan fasts on Monday. In the Philippines, fighting between government forces and Islamist rebels in the southern town of Marawi eased on Sunday as the military sought to enforce a temporary truce to mark the Eid holiday. Read More »

He emphasised that close to 7,000 big and small steps have been taken by his government for ease of doing business in a bid to attract investments and make it easier for foreign companies. "Greatly look forward to my meeting and discussions with you @realDonaldTrump", the PM tweeted . Responding to a question about the H-1B visa program whose biggest recipient is India, the White House official said there are no plans to discuss the visa issue and that the United States administration ... Read More »

Washington , Jun 26 Prime Minister Narendra Modi today heaped praise on External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj , saying she and her ministry have set an example of effectively using social media to deliver good governance and help Indians in distress in any corner of the world . Read More »

The efficiency gap formula compares the statewide average share of the vote a party receives in each district with the statewide percentage of seats it wins, taking into account a common political expectation: For each 1 percentage point gain in its statewide vote share, a party normally increases its seat share by 2 percentage points. Read More »

Both the deputy chief ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya , Dinesh Sharma, Union minister Uma Bharti and most of the cabinet ministers and BJP MLA and state assembly Speaker Hridya Narayan Dikshit were present at the chief minister's residence. Read More »

Here are three thorny issues that could make for an uncomfortable visit. In his conference with US business honchos, Prime Minister Modi stressed that the whole world is looking at India today adding that growth for New Delhi also presents a win-win partnership for the United States. Read More »

US Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, of NY, said Democrats would be working hard to defeat the bill, having already made clear they would co-operate with Republicans if they agreed to drop a repeal of the Affordable Care Act and instead work to improve it. Read More »

The apartments were evacuated overnight after fire inspectors concluded that the buildings, in north London's Camden area, were unsafe because of problematic fire doors, gas pipe insulation, and external cladding similar to that blamed for the rapid spread of a fire that engulfed Grenfell Tower on June 14. Read More »

Despite his ambitions, the prince has faced criticism for the Saudi-led war in Yemen, which has failed to dislodge Iranian-allied rebels known as Houthis from the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and has had devastating effects on the impoverished country. Read More »

But with AAP backing the candidate, the loss has been more or less compensated, as the party has 86 MLAs and four Lok Sabha MPs. " Meira Kumar , former Lok Sabha Speaker with a fine record in public service, is a distinguished presidential contender in her own right". Read More »

Senator Dean Heller of Nevada said on Friday he opposes McConnell's plan, becoming the fifth Republican to say he won't vote for the measure in its current form. Sens. Dean Heller of Nevada, facing a competitive 2018 re-election battle, Rob Portman of OH and Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia expressed concerns about the bill's cuts to Medicaid and drug addiction efforts. Read More »

Wisconsin's other golfer in the U.S. Open , Mequon's Jordan Niebrugge, also had a successful week. "I've got a busy summer, so I'm excited to play a lot of golf ". "The scoring was so good this morning". "But I'm a pretty happy man". The leaders still had another two hours before they teed off. Oosthuizen, the former British Open champion at St. Read More »

They paint her as a reminder of why even if they may like their individual member or candidate, a vote for that Democrat would be a step toward putting Pelosi back in the speaker's chair. In fact, running against Pelosi does not move voters, and meanwhile, she keeps Democrats on point in the House. A typical competitive House race sees a total of about US$5 million spent, and the previous record for the most expensive House race ever was $ 20 million . Read More »

U.S. President Donald Trump says he and his Republican colleagues in the Senate are facing "a very narrow path" in their seven-year effort to overhaul the national healthcare reforms championed by former President Barack Obama . Medicaid is a health insurance program for low-income children and adults, pregnant women, seniors in nursing homes and people with disabilities. Read More »

Luis Figo says "nobody is indispensable" amid heavy speculation that his compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo could leave Real Madrid . FILE - In this Wednesday, May 24, 2017 file photo, Manchester manager Jose Mourinho waits for the beginning of the soccer Europa League final between Ajax Amsterdam and Manchester United at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. Read More »

It would phase out Obamacare's expansion of the Medicaid program for the poor more gradually, waiting until after the 2020 presidential election, but would enact deeper cuts starting in 2025. One of them was John Baackes. The biggest change may be the reduction in the rate of growth of Medicaid spending. Earlier on Sunday, GOP Senator Susan Collins - who also has a few qualms with the Senate rewrite of the healthcare bill - said "It's hard for me to see the bill passing this week". Read More »

Casey and others say the bill poses a bigger threat to Pennsylvania's health care system than many other states, partly because of Pennsylvania's relatively generous Medicaid program and partly because of its relatively older and costlier population. Read More »

Nevada Republican Dean Heller didn't mince words about the GOP's new health care bill in the Senate: "It's going to be very hard to get me to a yes". An outside political group aligned with the White House , America First Policies, said it is planning an advertising campaign targeting Heller for his opposition to the bill. Read More »

Parmley played in 60 games (187 at-bats) before getting the big-league call. With the W the Boys in Blue are above.500 for the first time this season. The loss foiled an outstanding start from Happ, who left after 6.2 innings in which he had given up just four hits and one run and his team leading 2-1. Read More »

The White House has said it was "seeking to roll out the red carpet" for PM Modi. "There is a lot of positive energy and enthusiasm about India's relations with the US". While progress is expected in defense trade and cooperation, there are frictions elsewhere. A closer partnership with a democratic and economically vibrant India that shares numerous United States' interests in East Asia would be a clear win for the administration. Read More »

Yet 80 percent of Medicaid recipients are children, the handicapped and the elderly. "So, we have 142 pages to go through", she said. "There's been no indication from the current administration , or from Congress, that the subsidies that are now going to insurance companies will continue", said Vilsack. Read More »

One steady trend from both teams all year has been consistent starting pitching. We thought they had a great team. "Now, we move on with a chance to play for a championship". Florida coach Kevin O'Sullivan said he didn't know whether ace Alex Faedo could come back to pitch in relief if the finals goes to a Game 3. Jared Poche' (12-3, 3.33) will pitch Tuesday, and Alex Lange would be the likely starter in a Game 3. Read More »

Her party shed 63 House seats when she was majority leader in 2010 and lost more than 900 races at the state level. And then she continued : "At some point we have to be willing to say that yes, lots of conservative voters are hateful and willing to embrace bigots". Read More »

Malacañang said the humanitarian pause was a "sincere gesture" of respect for Filipino Muslims. "We need to balance this because this is very precarious", said Gen Hermoso. "Somehow, we could have influenced (the actions of) this radical people, however our voices were never recognized by the government to negotiate with them", read a three-page letter-manifesto signed by the traditional leaders, most of whom sought refuge in Iligan. Read More »

However, as there were 4 more ODI including this and either Team India or West Indies has to manage 3 matches for achieving the Match Trophy from England on the way back Home. "One of the most important things about our team is that everybody is very hungry ... and they want to do well in global cricket", he pointed out. Rahane was announced to be the Man of the Match for his brilliant knock of 103 off 104 balls. Read More »

F-18 Super Hornet downed a Syrian government SU-22 fighter-bomber on Sunday. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the incidents could be "very dangerous" and lead to an escalation of the war. When asked about Syrian regime forces and Iranian-backed militias who, like the USA -led coalition, were advancing on Islamic State-held territory, Dillon responded: "We're here to fight ISIS , and if others want to fight ISIS to defeat them, we have no problem with that". Read More »

The Democrats' special-election losses this week showed that what they have in free-floating anti-Trump money and angst they lack in strategy, message and candidates. She said she feels "very confident" in the support she has from her caucus, but claimed ownership over the "timing" for her role as minority leader. Read More »

On Thursday, former US President Barack Obama took to Facebook to write , "This bill will do you harm". Former members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) spoke to BuzzFeed News Thursday about Senate Republicans' new health care bill. Read More »