Prosecutor launches criminal investigation in connection to Missouri Gov. Greitens' affair - ABC News

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A criminal investigation has been launched by the St. Louis circuit attorney to ascertain if Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens committed any crimes associated with the 2015 extramarital affair he admitted this week to having with a hair stylist. Greitens admitted late Wednesday night that he was unfaithful to his wife Sheena in 2015. The 43-year-old Republican lawmaker's admission was comes after St.
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State Department overhauls travel warning system for Americans abroad - ABC News

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The State Department is overhauling its travel warning system for Americans abroad for the first time in years in an effort to streamline information on threats overseas and present it in a clearer, more direct fashion, it said. The changes come at a time of global upheaval that’s difficult for many travelers to keep tabs on, but also a time of increased travel –- 2017 was on track to be a record year for the number of Americans traveling abroad.
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Trump administration to allow states to enforce work requirements for Medicaid - ABC News

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The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) today released new policy guidance that allows states to enforce work requirements on the millions of low-income people who receive Medicaid. The move by the Trump administration paves the way for states to start programs that deny health coverage through Medicaid unless people demonstrate they work or are participating in "community engagement activities" like volunteering. The guidance explains what is needed for states to get federal approval for programs
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Capital - The week in politics and issues

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capital source Jay Gonzalez has hired Healey’s pollster. Healey has repeatedly affirmed she is running for reelection as attorney general.  That fund-raising cements his status as a serious contender for the seat that US Representative Niki Tsongas is vacating.   Capital Source Joseph Gargan, Kennedy’s close cousin, died Dec. 12 at age 87 at his Virginia home.  capital source He’s back, and he is not letting a stretch in a federal penitentiary get in the way of his political activities.   For pols who shunned Donald Trump’s candidacy, 2017 has been an annus horribilis.
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Politics - The Boston Globe

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Many could be forced to return to El Salvador after the White House announced it will end their Temporary Protected Status.  Some conservative Christians expressed support for the president, while others called him racist.   Yvonne Abraham Imagine how you’d feel if your family’s future lay in the hands of our racist president, and of those who share and enable his bigotry.
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Politics - The Boston Globe

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Many could be forced to return to El Salvador after the White House announced it will end their Temporary Protected Status.  Some conservative Christians expressed support for the president, while others called him racist.   Yvonne Abraham Imagine how you’d feel if your family’s future lay in the hands of our racist president, and of those who share and enable his bigotry.
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Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onJanuary 14, 2018
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Many could be forced to return to El Salvador after the White House announced it will end their Temporary Protected Status.  Some conservative Christians expressed support for the president, while others called him racist.   Yvonne Abraham Imagine how you’d feel if your family’s future lay in the hands of our racist president, and of those who share and enable his bigotry.
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