Russian ambassador in eye of storm over Trump campaign ties
In this Sept. 6, 2013, file photo, Sergey Kislyak, Russia's ambassador to the U.S. speaks with reporters at the Center for the National Interest in Washington.
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7 things to know now: Sessions recuses himself; Pence’s email; Switch ina
Attorney General Jeff Sessions pauses during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington on March 2, 2017. Sessions said he will recuse himself from a federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 White House election.
Sessions used campaign funds for travel that included Russian meeting: reports
Jeff Sessions Sessions used campaign funds for travel that included Russian meeting: reports Chris Hayes spars with former Trump aide over Russian ambassador meeting Sessions: Meetings with Russian ambassador not 'improper or unwise' MORE used funds from his Senate reelection campaign account to cover travel expenses at last year's Republican National Convention in Cleveland, according to multiple reports, where he met with the Russian ambassador. Sessions, who was then a GOP senator from Alabama and frequent surrogate for President Trump, has defended his meeting with Sergey Kislyak as perfectly normal for a member of the Armed Services Committee.
Our Views: Beware of future road, bridge cuts
DOTD Secretary Shawn Wilson discusses the governor's task force recommendations to boost state aid for roads and bridges by $700 million per year Monday Feb. 20, 2017, in Baton Rouge, La. While the experts have devices to measure pavement quality, Louisiana drivers are apt to describe their experiences in more personal terms, in the part of the anatomy where the wallet is located.
Today: Sessions Under Fire, but Trump Has His Back. Live Next to a Freeway? You Won’t Breathe Easy.
President Trump with then-Sen. Jeff Sessions at a February 2016 campaign rally for Trump in Madison, Ala. I'm Davan Maharaj , editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Times.
A Closer Look at Trump’s 10% Defense Spending Increase
Reports surfaced this week that President Donald Trump's administration plans to increase fiscal 2018 defense spending significantly. The administration's initial statements coupled with the budget and political environment confirm our forecast of around $650 billion in defense spending for fiscal 2018, of which $625 billion-$630 billion will go to the Department of Defense.
What is Trump-Russia controversy about? Who all are involved? All your questions answered
US President Donald Trump arrives aboard Air Force One at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia. Officials in the Donald Trump administration are being investigated ever since reports surfaced that Donald Trump's aides colluded with Russia to get ahead in the US Presidential Elections surfaced last year.
‘When We Rise’ Hates on Republican Presidents, Shows Love to Hillary
The slander of President Ronald Reagan's legacy by liberal gay activists continues. After ignoring his influence in stopping California's Prop 6 as governor, President Reagan is painted as a homophobe unwilling to acknowledge or help gays during the height of the AIDS crisis.
Pence Used Personal Email When He Was Indiana’s Governor
Vice President Mike Pence routinely used a personal AOL account for sensitive state business, including discussions about homeland security issues, while he was governor of Indiana, the Indianapolis Star reported Thursday. One of the emails, obtained through a public records request, relayed an update from the FBI regarding the arrests of several men on federal terror-related charges, the newspaper reported.
The GOP’s secret plan to repeal Obamacare won’t work
The basic political problem he faces is simple: Republicans are in agreement that Obamacare should be repealed and replaced, but their agreement breaks down over what it should be replaced with . A bill that keeps too much of Obamacare's spending will alienate conservatives who believe they were sent to Washington to pass a "full" repeal.
Ohio Democrats Call for Sessions’ Resignation; Republicans Say Recusal Is Enough — Or Remain Silent
Ohio's congressional delegation split - largely along party lines - on whether Attorney General Jeff Sessions did enough by recusing himself from any investigation into Russian interference in the U.S. elections last fall. WKSU's M.L. Schultze has more on the reaction to confirmation that Sessions met with the Russian ambassador twice, then told Congress he had not.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) Earns “Neutral” Rating from the Susquehanna
TX held its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. accounts for about 3.7% of Capital International Ltd. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited NYSE has an Earning Per Share for the upcoming year at 9.00%.
Sessions recuses himself from future investigations into Trump campaign
Donald Trump has thrown his support behind his beleaguered Attorney General - saying he has total confidence in Jeff Sessions even as the lawyer rescued himself from an ongoing investigation into Russia's alleged interference in the U.S. election. Franken had asked Sessions during his Senate confirmation hearings whether he knew of any contacts between the Trump campaign and Russian Federation - and the Alabama Republican had volunteered that he had not.
Republicans OK separate 20-week abortion ban amid deadline
An Iowa bill that would have recognized unborn babies as people and banned abortions failed to make it out of a state Senate committee on Thursday. The first bill, SF 253 , asserts that life begins at conception, and would be meant to take the issue to the courts to decide.
Nevada senators turn up heat on Sessions
Both of Nevada's senators turned up pressure today on Attorney General Jeff Sessions as news of Sessions' contact with a Russian official during the presidential campaign continued to garner national attention. U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto joined fellow Democratic lawmakers, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, in calling on Sessions to resign his post after revelations Wednesday showed Sessions might have lied under oath during his Senate confirmation hearing by denying contact with Russian officials.
Ap Fact Check: Democrat forgets her own Russian meetings
Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill was one of many Democrats taking umbrage Thursday at the revelation that Attorney General Jeff Sessions had twice met with the Russian ambassador to the U.S. during last year's presidential campaign, during a furor over that country's alleged interference in the election, and misled his colleagues about it during his confirmation hearing. But she went too far when she said she'd had no similar contacts in the decade that she'd been, like Sessions, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee .
March 2, 2017 – Senate confirms Perry to head Energy Department The…
The Senate voted March 2 to confirm former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, President Trump's nominee for secretary of energy. The vote was 62-37, with Perry winning support from every Republican member of the Senate who voted, as well as from 10 Democrats and one Independent.
Rand Paul, a copy machine and a ‘secret’ Obamacare bill
Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Somewhere, in an undisclosed room in the U.S. Capitol, there is legislation that will ostensibly repeal and replace Obamacare. On Thursday, Sen. Rand Paul went on a high-profile, somewhat quixotic crusade to find it.
Questions and answers about perjury, Sessions’ statements
Attorney General Jeff Sessions twice spoke with the Russian envoy to the U.S. during the 2016 presidential campaign, a fact that seemingly contradicts sworn statements he made to Congress during his confirmation hearings. The revelation prompted calls for Sessions to resign or recuse himself from a probe into Trump campaign contacts with Russia.
AG Jeff Sessions recuses himself from Russia investigation
Attorney General Jeff Sessions will recuse himself from any investigations of ties between Trump campaign officials and Russia, he announced in a hastily organized press conference on Thursday. "I never had meetings with Russian operatives or Russian intermediaries as part of the Trump campaign," he said, seeking to stop the bleeding after a brutal day.