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The top Senate Republican said Monday that Congress will investigate a CIA assessment that Russia interfered in the November election on behalf of Donald Trump, an intelligence conclusion that the incoming commander in chief has called "ridiculous." Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters that an inquiry would be conducted by the Senate intelligence panel.
ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson speaks during the IHS CERAWeek 2015 energy conference in Houston, Texas April 21, 2015. REUTERS/Daniel Kramer/File Photo The central question facing Exxon Mobil Corp Chief Executive Rex Tillerson if he becomes U.S. secretary of state is whether a lifelong oil man with close ties to Russia can pivot from advancing corporate interests to serving the national interest.
President Barack Obama has directed U.S. intelligence agencies to conduct an investigation into hacking attacks related to the U.S. election and issue a report before he leaves office next month, White House counterterrorism adviser Lisa Monaco said. The report, which will be provided to Congress but not necessarily made public, will examine what impact hacking by Russia may have had on the election last month, Monaco said Friday at a breakfast in Washington hosted by the Christian Science Monitor.
A major threat to liberty is the assault on the right to discuss political issues, seek out alternative information sources, and promote dissenting ideas and causes such as non-interventionism in foreign and domestic affairs. If this ongoing assault on free speech succeeds, then all of our liberties are endangered.
Many U.S. citizens have spouses or parents who are undocumented. Under Trump, they fear they will be forced to choose between splitting up the family or leaving the country.
The price of a lifetime pass for seniors to national parks could quadruple as Congress considers establishing a fund to finance "signature" projects and programs to enhance the National Park System. Legislation is pending in the Senate after House passage of H.R. 4680 by U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, which would establish the National Park Centennial Challenge Fund.
President-elect Donald Trump will nominate ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson for secretary of state, according to two sources close to the transition. The sources warned that nothing is official until the president-elect announces it, which is likely to come over the next few days.
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After helping dash Democrats' hopes of retaking a Senate majority this year, Donald Trump's election as president could strike at least one additional blow to the caucus if he appoints a red-state Democratic senator to his cabinet. Democratic Sens. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota and Joe Manchin of West Virginia both spoken with Trump since his election, fomenting speculation that either one could be offered a slot in Trump's cabinet.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a "Thank You USA" tour rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Dec. 9, 2016. Two Senate Republicans joined demands for a bipartisan probe into Russia's suspected election interference allegedly designed to bolster Donald J. Trump as questions continue to mount about the president-elect's expected decision to nominate a secretary of state candidate with close ties to Russia.
Appearing on ABC News' "This Week" today, Sen. Rand Paul gave interviewer George Stephanopoulos a glimpse of some of the challenges that President-elect Donald Trump will face in the coming year. When Stephanopoulos asked him about his impressions of the CEO of EXXON, Rex Tillerson, Paul said that he would Tillerson during any prospective confirmation hearings, "Do you understand that the Iraq war was a failure, a strategiic mistake?" Paul said that he would reserve judgement about Tillerson's nomination.
About 1 million people in Pennsylvania are receiving government-subsidized health insurance under Democrats' 2010 health care law that is facing an uncertain future as Republican President-elect Donald Trump takes office next month with a pledge to repeal it. Leaders of the Republican-controlled Congress that Trump will share power with also say they are also intent on abolishing President Barack Obama's signature law.
Homeowner adds hilarious 'Mission: Impossible' music to CCTV footage of foiled burglary that shows idiot suspect getting busted by Dallas police Trump confirms he WILL live in the White House - and wants daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner to join him in Washington Uber driver clocks 'longest ride in history' after taking customer on 400-mile trip from Virginia to New York - and it only cost $300 Teen, 19, whose foot was blown off by a homemade explosive in Central Park finally wins battle with insurer to cover prosthetic leg - but they still refuse to pay for his wheelchair SNL gets around Alec Baldwin's absence with surreal skit in which Donald Trump imagines his ideal self as WWE wrestler John Cena with giant hands Trump stirs Taiwan controversy again by saying he might change US 'one China' policy if America doesn't get a better deal 'We want to fill this nation with red, ... (more)
US President-elect Donald Trump has rejected the CIA's reported conclusion that Russia intervened to help him win the election, saying the idea is "ridiculous." In an interview with Fox News yesterday, Trump said: "I think it's just another excuse.
Members of the public will be given eight hours Friday to pay their respects to John Glenn as the late astronaut-hero lies in state at Ohio's capitol building. A spokesman said Saturday that Glenn would lie in repose in the Statehouse Rotunda from noon to 8 p.m. under a proposal set for final approval by the building's advisory board Monday.
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus , who is slated to become President-elect Trump's chief of staff, today praised ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson , who has emerged as the likely pick for secretary of state. But Priebus cautioned that it's a "little premature to be claiming" the secretary of state choice for the incoming Trump administration is a "done deal."
Dr. Jen Gunter was listening to the third and final debate between Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump, when a comment by Trump made her livid: “In the ninth month, you can take the baby and rip the baby out of the womb of the mother.” “There is no such thing as a ninth month abortion - I'm a doctor who trained in late term abortions #debate2016,” she tweeted to her 34,200 followers. “Every single ob/gyn, every single woman's health-care provider should be standing up for facts.
A bipartisan quartet of high-profile senators said Sunday that "recent reports of Russian interference in our election should alarm every American." "Congress's national security committees have worked diligently to address the complex challenge of cybersecurity, but recent events show that more must be done," said Sens. Chuck Schumer, the incoming Senate Democratic leader, Sen. John McCain, the Armed Services Committee chairman, fellow Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, and Sen. Jack Reed, the top Armed Services Committee Democrat, in a Sunday morning statement."
A bipartisan quartet of high-profile senators said Sunday that "recent reports of Russian interference in our election should alarm every American." The group - two Republicans and two Democrats - called for an investigation into American intelligence agencies' conclusion that Russian hacking was intended to help President-elect Donald Trump defeat Hillary Clinton.
In 1986, then-Sen. Joe Biden declared he couldn't support Jeff Sessions as a federal judge, determining the US attorney's alleged racist remarks were disqualifying. Now, the outgoing vice president is willing to give Sessions - a former Senate colleague and President-elect Donald Trump's choice to become attorney general - a second chance.