“We have the technology, we have the expertise, to prevent HIV and allow those who unfortunately contract it to live healthy and productive lives,” said Nicole Roebuck, executive director of AID Atlanta, an agency that has provided HIV/AIDS-related services and care since 1982. “But the funding is never enough, and the stigma in the South is still a debilitating factor, especially for people of color.” … [Read more...] about Halting HIV by 2030 is a challenge. Here’s why it’s especially tough in the South
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Trump’s choice for U.N. ambassador bows out of consideration
The nomination had been considered a tough sell in the Senate, where she would have faced questions about her relative lack of foreign policy experience, according to congressional aides. Another potential issue involving a nanny whom she and her husband had employed may also have been a factor in her decision to withdraw, according to one aide. That issue, first reported by Bloomberg on Saturday, centered on a foreign nanny who was legally in the U.S. but did not have legal status to work, said the aide, who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. … [Read more...] about Trump’s choice for U.N. ambassador bows out of consideration
Alec Baldwin is back as an emergency-declaring Trump on ‘Saturday Night Live’
And indeed, Alec Baldwin was back portraying President Trump on Saturday night, this time wearing the blue tie and overcoat seen with the president’s remarks on Thursday justifying his decision about the border, or, as Baldwin’s Trump said, “the brown line as many people have asked me not to call it.” … [Read more...] about Alec Baldwin is back as an emergency-declaring Trump on ‘Saturday Night Live’
House Dems want White House to hand over Trump-Putin meeting notes
House Democrats are laying the legal groundwork to force the White House to cough up notes on President Trump’s one-on-one meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Politico reported. Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) are leading the charge, according to the news site, and could demand testimony from Trump’s interpreter or issue subpoenas for documents. “All we want is for the American people to know the truth,” Engel was quoted as saying. “I’m not out at all to get the president. I’m out to get the truth.” The White House is expected to cite executive privilege to fend off the Democrats’ demands. That argument that could hold up to legal scrutiny, experts say, and change the understanding of executive privilege. Politico noted that courts have held privilege to extend to talks between a president and his close advisers. Applying executive privilege to exchanges with foreign … [Read more...] about House Dems want White House to hand over Trump-Putin meeting notes
The Obama primary: Which Democrat can claim his legacy in 2020?
Booker, who is also black and, like Obama, has a background as a community organizer, has a campaign message that is often likened to Obama’s because of his focus on love and unity. In his first news conference as a candidate, he made a joke that appealed to voters’ affection for the former president and wife Michelle: … [Read more...] about The Obama primary: Which Democrat can claim his legacy in 2020?