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The "COVFEFE" Act, introduced by Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., Monday, aims to preserve tweets from the president's personal twitter account, ensuring that Trump's social media posts are archived as presidential records.
The blockade against Qatar by Gulf states was a "very complex situation" and an area where common ground had to be found, Mattis spoke on Monday ahead of talks between the US and Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel Al Jubeir in Washington, DC, as the Gulf crisis entered its second week. The former general told the House Armed Services Committee that Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani had inherited a difficult situation and was moving in the right direction.
The latest confirmation of the Obama administration's support of Iran's terrorist activities was provided to the House Foreign Affairs Committee on June 8, 2017 by David Asher, who for many years worked with the United States government on counter-terrorist financing-related issues. According to Asher, "[i]n narrow pursuit of the P5+1 agreement, the administration ... systematically disbanded any ... action ... to dismantle Hezb'allah and the Iran 'Action Network' ... [for fear these would] derail the administration's policy agenda focused on Iran.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis declared Monday that he was "shocked" upon his return to the Pentagon by the poor state of the U.S. military's readiness for combat. He put most of the blame on Congress for its inability to approve budgets on time or repeal a law that strictly limits defense spending.
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis described the diplomatic spat between Qatar and several other American allies in the Middle East as a "complex situation" that the United States needed to help solve. "I believe that Prince Thani inherited a difficult, very tough situation, and he's trying to turn the society in the right direction," Mattis told lawmakers at a House Armed Services Committee hearing late Monday.
Senate Republicans and Democrats reached agreement late Monday on a new package of sanctions on Russia amid the firestorm over Russia's meddling in the presidential election and investigations into Moscow's possible collusion with members of President Donald Trump's campaign. Top lawmakers on two committees - Banking and Foreign Relations - announced the deal, which would require a congressional review if a president attempts to ease or end current penalties.
Financial reform is now being reformed, and consumers could feel some of the proposed changes almost immediately. So what do the changes mean for your money? Let's take a closer look, but first, a quick history lesson.
Mayor Emanuel today announced the City of Chicago is intensifying its efforts at saving lives and preventing serious injuries through a three-year Vision Zero Chicago Action Plan. The data-driven, multi-agency approach looks at traffic safety as a public health challenge and is designed to improve traffic safety for all road users.
While Republicans in Congress craft a bill to move the Federal Aviation Administration's air traffic control services into a private nonprofit organization, Democrats on the House Transportation Committee have already introduced their own measure to reform the agency. The Aviation Funding Stability Act has goals similar to those laid out in a statement of principles signed by President Trump last week : upgrade air traffic control technology faster and stabilize the FAA's funding.
A Democratic lawmaker introduced legislation Monday to specifically require that all of the president's social media posts be archived, following an unusual typo from President Donald Trump. The COVFEFE Act, which stands for Communications Over Various Feeds Electronically for Engagement Act of 2017 and is named after Trump's May 31 tweet featuring that strange word, would update the laws requiring the White House to archive all presidential communications.
A photo shows official White House photographer for then president Barack Obama, Pete Souza, during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Oct. 21, 2013. Former president Barack Obama has officially blessed a book by his White House photographer.
Top Democrat calls for investigation of Loretta Lynch's Clinton probeMore WASHINGTON - The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee called Sunday for a congressional investigation into former Attorney General Loretta Lynch's handling of the Hillary Clinton email probe.
U.S. Rep. Jared Polis announced Sunday that heA s running for governor of Colorado in next yearA s election, shaking up an already crowded Democratic primary field. Colorado Politics learned Polis plans to launch his campaign Monday with stops up and down the Front Range, including in Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Denver and Boulder.
Nancy Pelosi on Friday said she didn't think it was 'such a big deal' that former Attorney General Loretta Lynch directed former FBI Director James Comey to refer to Hillary Clinton's criminal email investigation as a "matter." When a reporter asked Pelosi if it was a big deal that Comey was directed by former AG Loretta Lynch to use Hillary Clinton's campaign verbiage and refer to her criminal email investigation as a 'matter', here was her response: "I think that President Clinton was probably paying a courtesy visit.
During more than two hours of testimony, Comey also said he believed Trump had directed him in February to drop an FBI probe into the Republican president's former national security adviser Michael Flynn as part of the broader Russian Federation investigation. At a Rose Garden press conference with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis this afternoon, Trump was asked why he felt vindicated by Comey's testimony and if White House tapes exist.
The Latest on President Donald Trump and the investigation into his campaign's potential ties to Russia : Fellow Republicans are pressing President Donald Trump to come clean about whether he has tapes of private conversations with former FBI Director James Comey. And if he does, they want the president to hand them over to Congress or else possibly face a subpoena.
Marchers celebrate during the Los Angeles LGBTQ #ResistMarch, Sunday, June 11, 2017, in West Hollywood, Calif. A marcher listens to speakers at the end of the Los Angeles LGBTQ #ResistMarch, Sunday, June 11, 2017, in West Hollywood, Calif.
Tens of thousands of people dressed in rainbow attire and waving protest signs walked en masse through Los Angeles on Sunday in a "Resist March" against U.S. President Donald Trump, an event that took the place of the city's annual Pride parade. People participate in a Resist March that replaced the annual Pride Parade in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 11, 2017.