Months away David Schaper n.p.r. News health care dot gov has reopened enroll meant Web site glitches we ve ended thousands from signing up for health coverage on the final day as N.P.R. s Linda Simmons Duffin reports the new window for signing up stays open for just 36 hours the new deadline is Wednesday December 18th at 3 am Eastern That means people who had problems on Sunday or who missed the original deadline all together still have a chance to sign up it also means a busy extra few days for navigators who help people through the enrollment process for free Melanie Hall is one she s with the family Healthcare Foundation in the Tampa Bay area creativity to occur in an appendix today or tomorrow we will have the availability to still make sure that they get enrolled if that s what they choose to do she s already called back several panicked people to help them finish signing up Selena Simmons deafen n.p.r. News on Wall Street the Dow closed up 100 points today the Nasdaq rose 79 po
Don t root for one team over another and switches sides at half time back in Washington the full House is gearing up for a Wednesday vote on whether to impeach Trump China and the u.s. Are touting the Phase one trade deal that averts a new round of tariffs that were set to go into effect tomorrow N.P.R. s genuine reports though the agreement is light on details the deal announcement cuts tariffs and a half 120000000000 dollars worth of Chinese imports in exchange for the tear for leave China says it will increase its foreign purchases and complete some unspecified reforms u.s. China Business Council president Craig Allen says the interim agreement is good news for American businesses but specific commitments from China are needed to encourage u.s. Investment it s important for business to have clarity to have transparency and to have a definitive view of the future here the administration says China has committed to protecting intellectual property but so far it s offered no details g
Ates a shocking Department of Homeland Security memo obtained by Buzz Feed News reveals how inadequate medical care contributed to the deaths of at least 4 immigrants in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement or ice the memo includes revelations from an ice whistleblower about how one man died from meningitis after grossly negligent care the whistleblower also said official reports on one of the 4 deaths were very misleading the d.h.s.s. Memo also includes reports of immigrants being administered incorrect medication or being given such grossly and adequate medical care they had to have preventable surgeries one of the victims of medical neglect was an 8 year old child whose rare infection inside his skull was misdiagnosed as an ear infection he was given only eardrops a few weeks later after the infection spread the child had to have his frontal bone surgically removed. And President Trump as a tax Swedish 16 year old climate activists give it to Betty who has just been n
And with a break overnight for lawmakers asleep Judiciary Committee chairman Gerry nab are open the hearing I hope that we are able to work together oh this president or any president accountable for breaking his most basic obligations to the country to its citizens the Judiciary Committee will spend these hours proposing and fighting over amendments to the document but the articles of impeachment are not expected to fundamentally change the accuse President Trump of abusing his power and obstructing Congress and they re expected to reach the full House floor for a vote next week Miles Parks n.p.r. News the Capitol the Justice Department s internal watchdog testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee today telling lawmakers he is concerned that so many basic and fundamental errors were made by the f.b.i. In obtaining permission from the court for surveillance of a trumpet ministration campaign advisor Carter page Inspector General Michael Horowitz saying no one should view the re
And he did it with Ukraine he s a serial solicitor the House is expected to vote on the impeachment articles next week that would send them to the Senate for a 2020 trial Green Peace activists scaled one of the European Union s main buildings in Brussels and unfurled a huge banner warning of a climate emergency the action took place hours before leaders from the e.u. Nations gather to discuss a European Union Green New Deal the e.u. Leaders will debate ways for the 28 nation bloc to become carbon neutral by 2050 European Commission vice president funds Timmerman said achieving that goal will require systemic change you can t just change a few things and turn knobs and to make sure that you get where you are we really need to rethink the way economies organize our societies organize we have to look at all elements of our economy our industry our agriculture our transport systems the way we build the way. We organize our agriculture the way we move around Europe and in the world a large