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Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., leaves the Capitol after speaking on the Senate floor, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo Credit: AP / Andrew Harnik He became the first television comedian to win a U.S. Senate seat.
The analysis looked at hashtags the lawmakers used on Facebook and Twitter. Other hashtags that also were popular in legislators' posts included #aca, #taxreform, and #protectourcare.
There will likely be more revelations of bias and improper conduct by the Department of Justice, Rep. Trey Gowdy said Thursday, and he wants to know how the department and the FBI will restore Americans' confidence. "I think there will be other revelations of bias, prejudice, and improper conduct on behalf of the Department of Justice," the South Carolina Republican, who heads the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, told Fox News' "America's Newsroom."
The year is winding down, but the tax reform bill will be complete and on President Donald Trump's desk before 2017 ends, Sen. John Thune said Thursday. "There is a sense of urgency about it," the South Dakota Republican told Fox News' "America's Newsroom" program, explaining that there are already informal discussions occurring between House and Senate negotiators.
Here were Senate Republicans, poised for their first real legislative victory of the year. Tax overhaul, they knew, would be their main shot at shaping public perceptions of the GOP in the Trump era.
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said Thursday that another special counsel ought to be appointed to investigate the warrant against Carter Page, former adviser to President Donald Trump's campaign. "The only logical way to get to the answers for the American people is to appoint a second special counsel.
Let's get one thing out of the way: Very few Americans want or even understand the sweeping tax bill Republicans are right now conspiring to ram through Congress. The bill has never polled particularly well and it's not getting better Just shy of 3 in 10 Americans said they supported the legislation in a new poll by Quinnipiac University.
A bill co-sponsored by Nevada County's Congressman Doug LaMalfa to ease gun restrictions has passed the House. H-R 38, also known as the 'Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act', would allow a qualified individual to possess a concealed handgun in another state that allows individuals to carry concealed firearms.
On Thursday morning, FBI Director Christopher Wray was grilled by the House Judiciary Committee on the merits of a recent Trump tweet, where he declared the FBI in tatters. This was in response to news that an FBI agent working with Robert Mueller's investigatory team addressing Russian interference in the 2016 election had sent anti-Trump tweets to a girlfriend.
North Dakota's U.S. senators voted with a bipartisan majority to confirm Kirstjen Nielsen as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Tuesday. "During Kirstjen Nielsen's nomination process, she committed to me that she would prioritize security improvements along our Northern Border - including quickly implementing the new Northern Border Strategy that came as a result of my bipartisan bill being signed into law," "Nielsen also brings important expertise on cybersecurity to her new position.
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A resignation by Sen. Al Franken amid a growing cloud of sexual misconduct allegations would trigger a short-term appointment to replace him and a mad-dash special election in 2018 to finish the Minnesota Democrat's term.
This isn't complicated. The rich only want their fair share. Since their view is that they create all of the wealth, the fairness issue is quite simple to them.
Wray testified Thursday that "there is no finer institution than the FBI, and no finer people than the men and women who work there and are its very beating heart." The comments come days after Trump took to Twitter to slam the FBI as a biased institution whose reputation is in "tatters."
China is more of a problem than a partner for the United States on dealing with nuclear-armed North Korea, a leading Republican senator and ally of President Donald Trump told the Associated Press during a wide-ranging interview Thursday. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said China has been "lying for 25 years" about wanting to eliminate North Korea's nuclear capability.
Two U.S. senators wrote to the Justice Department's inspector general on Wednesday requesting more information about the FBI agent who was removed from special counsel Robert Mueller's team over private text messages he allegedly sent during the election that were critical of President Donald Trump. Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson and Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley asked the Justice Department's inspector general, Michael Horowitz, to answer a series of... WSJ's Gerald F. Seib explains what have we learned after Special Counsel Robert Mueller unveiled his first two big actions in his investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 campaign.
In a boost for Democrats looking to expand the 2018 Senate midterm battlefield, former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen on Thursday said he is running for the seat opened by the retirement of Republican Sen. Bob Corker.
FBI Director Chris Wray is poised to face a grilling from Republican lawmakers on Thursday morning at a time when the bureau is under mounting scrutiny from the right and outright attacks from the White House.
Minnesota Democratic Sen. Al Franken is set to make a statement Thursday about his future in office, following a raft of allegations he touched women inappropriately and dozens of his Democratic colleagues calling for him to step aside. "Senator Franken is talking with his family at this time and plans to make an announcement in D.C. tomorrow.
"The specter of a government shutdown is looming once again, since funding of the federal government expires on Friday, December 8. But in a recent appearance on Fox News Sunday , Sen. John Thune , the third-ranking Republican senator, stated, 'There shouldn't be any discussion about shutting down the government. We can make this thing work.'