House Dems question Flynn disclosures of Middle East travel

Two top House Democrats are questioning whether former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn failed to report a 2015 trip to the Middle East to security clearance investigators. Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings and New York and Rep. Eliot Engel say in a letter Monday that they believe Flynn may have violated federal law by failing to disclose the trip, which they believe involved a proposal to develop nuclear power plants in Saudi Arabia.

In spite of tweet, lawyer says Trump not under investigation

A member of the president's outside legal team says Donald Trump is not under federal investigation, days after Trump appeared to confirm he was with a tweet about being the target of a "witch hunt." Appearing on a series of morning news programs, attorney Jay Sekulow repeatedly stressed Sunday that "the president has not been and is not under investigation."

Two years ago, Trump supporters couldn’t look away. Now they’re tuning out

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In Georgia, key U.S. House race comes down to its final days

In this June 6, 2017 file photo, candidates in Georgia's 6th Congressional District race Republican Karen Handel, left, and Democrat Jon Ossoff prepare to debate in Atlanta. Handel and Ossoff are making their last push this weekend before voters in Georgia's 6th Congressional District cast ballots Tuesday, June 20, to replace Tom Price in Washington, a contest seen as an early political test for the Trump administration.

President Trump not under investigation, according to his Lawyers

A member of the president's outside legal team said Sunday that Donald Trump is not under federal investigation, days after Trump appeared to confirm he was with a tweet about being the target of a "witch hunt." Appearing on a series of morning news programs, attorney Jay Sekulow repeatedly stressed that "the president has not been and is not under investigation."

Illinois congressman displays shrapnel as he urges: ‘Tone down this rhetoric’

Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., describes for reporters on Capitol Hill the scene during a shooting at a congressional baseball game in Alexandria, Va., on June 14, 2017. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., describes for reporters on Capitol Hill the scene during a shooting at a congressional baseball game in Alexandria, Va., on June 14, 2017.

Rep. Schiff: WH’s Attacks on Mueller Won’t Stop Probe

The investigation into collusion between Russia and President Donald Trump's campaign is unchanged, ongoing, and "just getting started," despite the White House's "besmirchment" attempts against special counsel Robert Mueller, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said Sunday. "Newt Gingrich and the president would like us to shut it down before it is really underway," Schiff, the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, told ABC's "This Week" "We're far closer to beginning the investigation than we are to the end.

Before the gunfire in Virginia, a volatile home life in Illinois

An undated handout photo from the FBI of James Hodgkinson, who wounded four after he opened fire on a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Va. In the days since the shooting, much has been made of Hodgkinson's strong left-leaning political views, but another aspect of his personality may have also presaged the shooting: his troubled home life.

Lawmakers consider boosting security after Virginia attack

Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-La., the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, met last week with House Speaker Paul Ryan to express concern about security for members. The meeting, along with a letter to leadership, came after Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, started receiving death threats after calling for President Trump's impeachment on the House floor.

84-year-old Sen. Dianne Feinstein not retiring

In this June 13, 2017, file photo, Senate Intelligence Committee member Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., right, with Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., listens as Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Feinstein, who turns 84 June 22, 2017, is showing no signs of slowing down and is raising lots of campaign money, even if she hasn't declared her intention to run again in 2018. California's Dianne Feinstein turns 84 on Thursday and is displaying signs that she's headed for a re-election campaign, not a retirement party.