After opposing Trump in 2016, Heller feeling closer to president
Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., readily admits he "wasn't one of the biggest supporters" of President Donald Trump during the 2016 election. "I didn't know him.
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The GOP fights for its own voters to stop the next Roy Moore
Republicans who hope their Senate disaster in Alabama will scare voters away from other outsider, longshot conservatives should spend some time with Michele Evans. Three thousand miles from the scene of Republican Roy Moore's stunning defeat, the Nevada Republican doesn't see a connection between Moore and her preferred Senate candidate, Danny Tarkanian, who is trying to unseat incumbent Dean Heller after several failed election attempts.
Will voters listen as GOP tries to stop the next Roy Moore?
In this Oct. 17, 2017, file photo, former Republican Arizona state Sen. Kelli Ward smiles as she is greeted by supporters at a campaign fundraiser, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Some Republican Party leaders warn that conservative candidates with problematic track records like Danny Tarkanian In Nevada or Arizona state Sen. Kelli Ward can't win general election battles and will lead the GOP to lose seats in 2018.
Post-Alabama, Democrats See A Slim Path To A Senate Majority, But Challenges Remain
Democrats have a path to a Senate majority in 2018 after an upset win by Doug Jones in last Tuesday's Alabama Senate special election. The win in Alabama now gives Democrats the elusive third target seat they had been looking for, which they needed given they're defending 10 incumbents who sit in states that Trump won last November.
Democrats just won Alabama – and their clearest path yet to taking back the Senate
Supporters celebrate after media began to call the election for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Doug Jones, at his election night party in Birmingham, Alabama, Dec. 12, 2017. Democrats didn't just win Alabama on Tuesday night.
Young Immigrants Hold Sit-in At Heller’s Office
Young immigrants from four states sat in at U.S. Sen. Dean Heller's office in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, advocating for passage of a clean DREAM Act. The group of about two dozen advocates came from Oregon, Kentucky, Florida and Tennessee.
Republicans Lead the Way on Ending Taxpayer-Funded Animal Torture
An organization that is fighting to stop wasting tax money on unnecessary painful animal testing has named the top 15 members of Congress that have been the best on the issue in 2017 - and eleven of them are Republicans. found that while the majority of Americans across party lines care about ending painful animal testing - right wing voters care 5% more.
Officials Explain How Senate’s Tax Bill Affects Nevadans
The Senate passed a major "tax reform bill" on Saturday morning, the likes of which haven't been seen since the Reagan era. This tax bill barely made it through.
Pompeo: Trump tweets actually ‘help’ CIA
Emails Dispute White House Claims That Flynn Acted Independently on Russia - WASHINGTON - When President Trump fired his national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, in February, White House officials portrayed him as a renegade who had acted independently in his discussions Trump Tweets He Knew Flynn Lied to FBI When He Asked Comey to 'Let Flynn Go' A day after Trump's former national security advisor, Michael Flynn, pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with special prosecutor Robert Mueller, who is investigating the Trump team's alleged ties to the Kremlin, Trump tweeted about Flynn: Oops: Trump's latest tweet about Michael Flynn could strengthen Mueller's case against president, experts say - On Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted that he'd fired Flynn because he lied to the FBI.
How Trolls Locked My Twitter Account For 10 Days, And Welp
Emails Dispute White House Claims That Flynn Acted Independently on Russia - WASHINGTON - When President Trump fired his national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, in February, White House officials portrayed him as a renegade who had acted independently in his discussions Was Michael Flynn asked to wear a wire in Mueller hunt for evidence on Russia? - Plea agreement includes clause showing Flynn consented to participate in 'covert law enforcement activities" if required - The least-noticed sentence in Michael Flynn's plea agreement with special counsel Robert Mueller Trump Tweets He Knew Flynn Lied to FBI When He Asked Comey to 'Let Flynn Go' A day after Trump's former national security advisor, Michael Flynn, pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with special prosecutor Robert Mueller, who is investigating the Trump team's alleged ties to the Kremlin, Trump tweeted about Flynn: ... (more)
ABC Suspends Reporter Brian Ross Over Erroneous Report About Trump
Emails Dispute White House Claims That Flynn Acted Independently on Russia - WASHINGTON - When President Trump fired his national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, in February, White House officials portrayed him as a renegade who had acted independently in his discussions Was Michael Flynn asked to wear a wire in Mueller hunt for evidence on Russia? - Plea agreement includes clause showing Flynn consented to participate in 'covert law enforcement activities" if required - The least-noticed sentence in Michael Flynn's plea agreement with special counsel Robert Mueller Trump Tweets He Knew Flynn Lied to FBI When He Asked Comey to 'Let Flynn Go' A day after Trump's former national security advisor, Michael Flynn, pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with special prosecutor Robert Mueller, who is investigating the Trump team's alleged ties to the Kremlin, Trump tweeted about Flynn: ABC ... (more)
GOP Senator Heller has stage 4 cancer victim booted from town…
Republican Senator Dean Heller had his security officials remove a stage 4 cancer victim from a town hall after she tried to question him about the future of the Affordable Care Act. In video posted to Twitter by Battle Born Progress , Laura Packard can be seen addressing the GOP senator about the implications of the Senate's tax plan on healthcare only to have two men accost her and remove her from the room.
Here’s what’s in the Senate tax bill – and how it differs…
Emails Dispute White House Claims That Flynn Acted Independently on Russia - WASHINGTON - When President Trump fired his national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, in February, White House officials portrayed him as a renegade who had acted independently in his discussions ABC News statement on Michael Flynn report - We deeply regret and apologize for the serious error we made yesterday. The reporting conveyed by Brian Ross during the special report had not been fully vetted through our editorial standards process.
Democrats, advocacy groups launch blitz of ads attacking tax plan
The tax overhaul pushed by President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans is prompting a slew of attack ads by Democrats and progressive groups that say the legislation would lavish benefits on corporations and the rich, while harming the middle class. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence depart the U.S. Capitol after meeting with House Republicans ahead of their vote on the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" in Washington, U.S. on November 16, 2017.
AGA pursues full interest deductibility in tax reform legislation
President and CEO of the American Gaming Association Geoff Freeman, left, leads a panel discussion with gaming leaders, including Everi president Michael D. Rumbolz, at the Special Events Stage at the Global Gaming Expo, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. @EliPagePhoto The American Gaming Association has joined a coalition of business-related organizations emphasizing the need to maintain full interest deductibility for growth investments in tax-reform legislation being debated in Senate and House committees.
Trump distances himself from Ed Gillespie after Virginia election loss
President Trump tried to distance himself from Republican gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie on Twitter late Tuesday, after Democratic candidate and Virginia Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam won the state's highly contested governor's race .
Bipartisan health care plan would reduce deficit, experts say
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., the ranking member, and Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, meet before the start of a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, the morning after they reached a deal to resume federal payments to health insurers that President Donald Trump had halted. A bill that would fund health care payments that have been called "bailouts" by President Donald Trump would drive down the deficit, according to congressional budget experts.
Ivanka Trump Promotes Expansion of Child Tax Credit at Capitol
Ivanka Trump teamed up Wednesday with Republican legislators to try to ensure the tax overhaul package under construction on Capitol Hill includes an expansion of the child tax credit. The White House adviser and presidential daughter, appearing at a Capitol Hill news conference with GOP lawmakers, framed the tax credit as crucial for working families.
Bannon’s war exposes GOP donor divisions
Deep-pocketed supporters of Trump's agenda are divided over how best to spend their dollars to advance the Trump agenda.
Bannon Attacks George W. Bush After Ex-President Decried ‘Nativism,’ ‘Bigotry’
Then-White House chief strategist Steve Bannon speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference in the Washington, D.C. area on February 23, 2017. Since leaving the president's staff Bannon is spearheading an effort to take on the GOP establishment.