All posts by Alec Siegel
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Senate Republicans Inch Closer to Repealing Obamacare
A full repeal could come in the next few weeks.
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What Happened at Senator Jeff Sessions’ Confirmation Hearing?
Will Senator Sessions get confirmed?
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South Korean Prosecutors Name Samsung Exec as a Suspect in a Bribery Case
The tech company has had a rough couple of months.
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Councilman David Grosso Proposes Bill to Tax and Regulate Marijuana in D.C.
He is well aware his proposal is flouting Congress.
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Is Trump’s Appointment of Jared Kushner Legal?
Ethics experts are divided.
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Pro-Marijuana Group Gives Jeff Sessions an Earful Before Confirmation Hearing
They're not happy.
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Who Will Trump Nominate to the Supreme Court?
These are five names to look out for in the coming weeks.
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What Will Health Care Look Like After Obamacare is Repealed?
At least some parts of the Republican plan will be similar to the existing one.
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Obamacare: Republicans and Democrats Lay Out Their Strategies
The GOP has taken the first step in repealing the health care law.
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U.S. Intelligence Officials Testify at Senate Hearing on Russian Hacking
A report on the cyberattack will likely be released next week.
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Cannabis Group to Hand Out Thousands of Free Joints on Inauguration Day
4,200 joints will be handed out as protesters march to the National Mall.
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Why Did House Republicans Withdraw Their Ethics Measure?
The measure would have stripped power from an independent watchdog.
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Bristol Palin Says Artists Who Won’t Perform at the Inauguration Are “Sissies”
Trump just wants "we the people" to be in attendance, Palin said.
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South Carolina Lawmaker Introduces Medical Marijuana Bill
Seventy-eight percent of South Carolinians support medical marijuana.
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Obama Responds to Russian Cyberattack with Sanctions and Ejections
Will Trump reverse the move in three weeks?
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Putin Announces Ceasefire for Syrian Government and Rebel Groups
Could this one actually succeed?
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House Lawmakers May Be Fined if They Take Photographs in the Chamber
If Paul Ryan's newly proposed bill passes on Jan. 3.
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AP Investigation: In Venezuela, the Military Profits as People Starve
Nearly 90 percent of Venezuelans can't afford to eat.
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Shinzo Abe Offers Condolences to “Victims of the War” During Pearl Harbor Visit
The visit came nearly 75 years after the deadly attack in Hawaii.
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U.S. Topped 2015 Arms Market With $40 Billion in Weapons Deals
American arms made up about half the total market.
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Israel Issues New Settlement Permits, Defying UN Resolution
Last week's resolution condemned Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
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With U.S. Abstention, UN Passes Resolution Condemning Israeli Settlements
Despite Trump's push for a veto.
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U.S. Returns 10,000 Acres of Land to Okinawa
The largest land transfer since 1972.
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Obama Moves to Prevent Trump from Enacting Muslim Registry
He dismantled a visitor registry that hasn't been used in over five years.
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Trump Taps Vocal China Critic Peter Navarro to Head Trade Council
Peter Navarro, 67, is also an economics professor at UC-Irvine.
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Texas is Ending Medicaid Funding for Planned Parenthood
The ruling is set to go into effect in January.
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Obama Protects Millions of Acres from Future Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling
Trump will have a hard time rolling back Obama's actions.
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As Drug Violence Rises, Copenhagen Pushes Legal Cannabis Proposal
Some lawmakers hope legalizing the drug will help stem the violence.
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Obama Grants Clemency to 231 Prisoners; Most Ever in a Single Day
78 of the convicts were pardoned, 153 had their sentences commuted.
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How Does Secondhand Marijuana Smoke Affect Children?
But THC's effects on children have not been widely studied.
