WASHINGTON (AP) — The possible choice of Nevada Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval for the Supreme Court vacancy would give President Barack Obama a shot at breaking Senate Republicans' planned blockade of any election-year confirmation.
Sandoval, Nevada's first Hispanic governor and a supporter of abortion rights, would test the unified GOP caucus' insistence that voters in November and the next president make the lifetime appointment to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia. The White House is considering the 52-year-old Sandoval, two people familiar with the process said Wednesday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — At first blush, many Americans like the idea of "Medicare for all," the government-run health system that's a rallying cry for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.
But mention some of the trade-offs — from higher taxes to giving up employer coverage — and support starts to shrivel.
