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House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas (from left) and House Energy and Commerce Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., answer questions about the American Health Care Act.

GOP Health Bill Faces Criticism As Committee Work Begins

Fending off attacks from the left and the right, House GOP leaders begin the process of amending their American Health Care Act, which would replace Obamacare.

Edith Fuller, 5, outlasted much older competitors in a regional spelling bee, earning a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May.

At 5, Girl Becomes Youngest To Qualify For National Spelling Bee

The folks at Scripps are already calling Edith Fuller the latest "spellebrity." She beat eighth-graders and other students in Tulsa., Okla., to advance to the big bee.

Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price compares a copy of the Affordable Care Act (right) and a copy of the new House Republican health care bill during a White House press briefing on Tuesday.

House Health Bill Is Just The Beginning: Overhaul Promised In 3 Phases

A Republican bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, currently being marked up in House committees, is the first step of GOP plans to overhaul the nation's health care system.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, shown here at a December news conference, is being urged to look into whether President Trump's businesses violate the Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

Ethics Watchdogs Want U.S. Attorney To Investigate Trump's Business Interests

They say Trump is violating the Constitution's Emoluments Clause by doing deals with entities linked to foreign governments.

House Speaker Paul Ryan holds a copy of the American Health Care Act, the House Republican leadership's plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, which is already facing opposition from conservatives in the House and Senate.

5 Charts That Explain The CBO Report On The Republican Health Plan

See how the new health care bill would affect the uninsured, the cost of coverage and the federal deficit, according to a budget analysis.

House Democrats lost seats in the 2016 elections. They're looking to narrow their 24-seat deficit in 2018, when the president's party typically loses seats in his first midterm elections.

Democrats Eye Georgia Special Election To Test 2018 Messages

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is upping its commitment in the suburban Georgia district, funding three focus groups to test anti-Trump messages ahead of next year's midterms.

At Urumqi's Grand Bazaar, a police officer chats with a local vendor while a video promoting China's ethnic minorities plays on a big screen overlooking the square. This was the site of Uighur protests in 2009 that sparked citywide riots, leading to the death of hundreds. Since then, the city has become one of China's most tightly controlled police states.

Wary Of Unrest Among Uighur Minority, China Locks Down Xinjiang Region

Following riots and attacks in past years, residents of Urumqi, the capital of the western region, now live and work under intense surveillance, and are subject to detention after traveling abroad.

Amid a low unemployment rate, Target and other retailers must use better pay and perks to attract workers for the holiday season.

Target Raises Its Base Pay, Tries To One-Up Its Competition

In an attempt to hire and retain the best retail employees, Target Corp is raising its minimum hourly wage for workers to $11 next month and then to $15 by the end of 2020.

White House Reiterates Email Policy After News Of Officials Using Private Accounts

Private email use by public officials was a hot topic in the 2016 presidential race — and one which then-candidate Donald Trump used to accuse rival Hillary Clinton of breaking federal laws.

Carmen Rivera (at left in the orange dress) sits on a cot at the Cataño shelter. She suffers from severe asthma and knee pain and has had to be rushed by ambulance to the hospital for asthma treatment twice since the hurricane. She says she feels forgotten by authorities.

Desperation In Puerto Rican Town Where 60 Percent Are Now Homeless

In Cataño, near San Juan, the storm left hundreds living in a shelter where conditions are becoming increasingly dire.

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