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Capitol Hill's top moneyman is taking his budget savvy to K Street after more than two decades years on the job. Will Smith, who has led the House Appropriations Committee's Republican staff for the last three years of his congressional career, will be joining Cornerstone Government Affairs, a lobbying firm that handles a slew of appropriations work.
Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate and the House reintroduced legislation Thursday intended to impede the offshore outsourcing of call centers. The bills, called the U.S. Call Center and Consumer Protection Act, if approved, would create a list of firms that shift work overseas.
Fort Campbell says it's expecting three members of Congress to visit the post this week to learn about military readiness and budget effects. A news release from the post on the Kentucky-Tennessee border said Republican U.S. Reps.
Republican U.S. lawmakers expect to unveil this week the text of long-awaited legislation to repeal and replace the Obamacare healthcare law, one of President Donald Trump's top legislative priorities, a senior Republican congressional aide said on Sunday. Since taking office in January, Trump has pressed his fellow Republicans who control Congress to act quickly to dismantle former Democratic President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act and pass a plan to replace it, but lawmakers in the party have differed on the specifics.
President Donald Trump turned to Congress on Sunday for help finding evidence to support his unsubstantiated claim that former President Barack Obama had Trump's telephones tapped during the election. Obama's intelligence chief said no such action was ever carried out, and a U.S. official said the FBI has asked the Justice Department to dispute the allegation.
The Latest on President Donald Trump's claim that then-President Barack Obama had Trump's telephones tapped during last year's election : Congressional Democrats are seeking details about reports of contacts between the White House and the Justice Department concerning the FBI's ongoing review of efforts by the Russian government to unlawfully influence the U.S. presidential election. House Judiciary Committee Democrats plan a letter to White House counsel Donald McGahn noting the contacts were inappropriate.
Counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway can be seen kneeling on a couch in the Oval Office near a group of presidents of historically black colleges and universities. apologizing for a joke he made at a recent dinner that many have criticized as offensive and sexist.
James Comey turns on Trump: FBI director 'asks the Justice Department to publicly REJECT Donald's claim Obama wire-tapped Trump Tower' as the President returns to DC amid growing scandal Are relations that bad? Video emerges of Trump's 'furious Oval Office argument' with Steve Bannon as Ivanka and Jared look on Towergate WILL be investigated: Congress to probe Trump's claims Obama bugged his Manhattan home after White House request - as former intelligence director James Clapper 'absolutely denies' it is true EXCLUSIVE Undercover lover: Hunter Biden and his brother's widow Hallie step out together for the first time since their romance was revealed - but arrive and leave separately to avoid detection Have scientists FINALLY found the key to successful weightloss? Experts create new 'science based' low carb diet they say is 'easy to stick to' Kim Jong Un rattles the sabre: North Korea ... (more)
Former DNI James Clapper says Trump claim of wiretap is false Trump's accusation of Obama wiretap at Trump Tower is disputed Check out this story on thetimesherald.com: http://usat.ly/2n2Vfp8 James Clapper, the former director of national intelligence, says there was no court order to monitor Donald Trump's phones. WASHINGTON - Former Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper said Sunday he would have known and that there were no wiretaps at Trump Tower or against Donald Trump or his campaign during his tenure.
President Donald Trump has promised a new strategy for fighting terrorism, including ISIS. This week in his congressional address he signaled a big change when he used a phrase President Barack Obama refused to utter for eight years.
The Republican chairmen on intelligence committees responded Sunday to the White House demand for a probe on whether former President Barack Obama abused his executive powers by allegedly ordering a wiretap of Trump Tower. "One of the focus points of the House Intelligence Committee's investigation is the U.S. government's response to actions taken by Russian intelligence agents during the presidential campaign," California Rep. Devin Nunes, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said in a statement Sunday.
Vice President Mike Pence demanded an apology from the Associated Press on Saturday for releasing his wife's private email address in a story on his use of a personal email account while he was the Indiana governor. Pence then released a letter drafted by his lawyer who called on Associated Press CEO Gary Pruitt to remove the email address form the story.
In the next few months, Georgia and Montana will hold special elections to fill newly vacant House seats, and what happens in those races may tell us a lot about the broader state of the Democratic and Republican parties in the distant 2018 midterms.
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Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine says that there is currently no consensus on efforts to replace or reform the Affordable Care Act. "It is very complicated and we shouldn't rush it," the Republican Senator adds.
Democrats have a long way to go to rebuild their party after brutal losses across the board last November. But they're seeing glimmers of hope in recent and upcoming special elections where they argue the backlash to President Trump is resulting in change at the ballot box.
"Weekend Update" anchor Michael Che, above, delivers a joke about the Henagar Drive-In Theater's refusal to screen "Beauty & the Beast" on "Saturday Night Live" on March 4, 2017. During the weekly "Weekend Update" segment, anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che landed several jokes at the expense of Sessions and then the Henagar Drive-In Theater in DeKalb County for announcing its ban on the new "Beauty and the Beast" film .
At a circular booth in the middle of the Trump International Hotel's balcony restaurant, President Donald Trump dined on his steak - well-done, with ketchup - while chatting up British Brexit politician Nigel Farage.
President Donald Trump has declared that the media are the "enemy of the people," but his administration is willing to joke around with reporters - and poke fun at itself - in a venerable Washington tradition. Vice President Mike Pence was the featured speaker Saturday night at the 132nd annual Gridiron Dinner, a comedic white-tie affair featuring skits, songs and speeches.
U.S. Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham both got emotional at times during the CNN town hall. CNN video still U.S. Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham both got emotional at times during the CNN town hall.