Evening Edition: Trump promises health-care overhaul that never arrives
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President Trump's latest promise comes amid the pandemic which has caused more than 150,000 deaths and cost Americans their work and the health benefits that often come with jobs.
By Anne Gearan, Amy Goldstein and Seung Min Kim ●Read more »
After struggling to reach agreement among themselves on an overall bill, Republicans and administration officials have been pushing for a short-term fix to address the expiration of $600 weekly enhanced unemployment benefits.
The end of July meant the end of the initial round of federal emergency pandemic assistance. No matter what future aid looks like, for hundreds of people like Daniel Vought, the damage has been done.
The weekend brought none of the large-scale tear gas and firework-fueled clashes that marked the previous two months of unrest, a potential sign of calming tensions after the Trump administration pulled back federal law enforcement officers.
Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, who spent two months on the International Space Station, completed the first crewed launch from U.S. soil since the end of the space shuttle program in 2011.
By Jacob Bogage and Christian Davenport ●Read more »
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