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Democrat O'Rourke proposes 'war tax' on affluent U.S. families without military members

TIM REID

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke on Monday proposed taxing affluent American families who do not have members in the U.S. military as a way to fund healthcare for veterans.

What's behind the citizenship question on the 2020 census

Mounting evidence suggests the push to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census began as little more than a political power grab by Republicans.

Trump says other countries should do more to protect oil tankers

REUTERS EDITORIAL

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that other countries, including China and Japan, should protect their own oil tankers in the Middle East.

Your questions about the Dominican Republic tourist deaths, answered

Is it safe to travel to the Dominican Republic?

Pompeo arrives in Saudi Arabia as Iran threatens US drones

Iran warned wouldn't hesitate to shoot down more U.S.drones.

Opinion: Jared Kushner's peace plan is dead on arrival

In 2007, Jared Kushner's family company purchased 666 Fifth Avenue, a Manhattan office building, for a then-record $1.8 billion at the height of the real estate boom. It was widely regarded as one of the worst deals in Manhattan real estate history, since Kushner could never secure enough tenants to cover his mortgage payments.

California Today: Tell Us About Your Best California Road Trip

JILL COWAN

Monday: Tell us about your routes, destinations and stops. Also: A potentially big district attorney race and the reality of electric cars.

Trump sexual assault accuser: He pinned me against the wall

E. Jean Carroll recounts her alleged encounter with Donald Trump, who she says sexually assaulted her in a dressing room 23 years ago.

Wall St. opens higher on tech boost

REUTERS EDITORIAL

U.S. stocks opened slightly higher on Monday, boosted by technology shares, while investors pinned their hopes on a meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping later this week to de-escalate trade tensions.

No Easy Answers on Reparations

ADEEL HASSAN

A much-delayed discussion of how to make amends for slavery has taken center stage, but it’s only a start.

U.S. Supreme Court takes up insurers' $12 billion Obamacare dispute

REUTERS EDITORIAL

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether the federal government must pay insurers $12 billion under an Obamacare program aimed at encouraging them to cover previously uninsured people after the healthcare law was enacted in 2010.

Bristol-Myers plans to divest Celgene's psoriasis drug

REUTERS EDITORIAL

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co on Monday offered to divest Celgene Corp's psoriasis treatment Otezla to allay concerns raised by the U.S. competition regulator, and pushed back the closing of their $74 billion deal.

Pompeo discusses Iran with Gulf allies amid escalating crisis

STEPHEN KALIN

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed Iran and maritime security with rich Gulf Arab allies during a trip to the region on Monday after President Donald Trump called off a military strike to retaliate for Tehran's downing of a U.S. drone.

SCOTUS to consider lawsuit over Obamacare payments to insurance companies

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal from health insurance companies who say the federal government owes them $12 billion from losses sustained under the Affordable Care Act.

Oman denies conveying U.S. message to Iran over downed drone

REUTERS EDITORIAL

Oman on Monday denied reports that it had conveyed a message from the United States to the Iranian government over the downing last week of an American unmanned drone.