US Sen. Nelson to Spirit Airlines CEO: ‘Get this thing fixed and get it fixed quick’
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is threatening congressional action after a string of disturbing incidents involving airlines and their passengers made national news.
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Vermont lawmakers back at work
Lawmakers are back at work in Montpelier. There are two main issues they will be working on today.
Republican party closes ranks, mostly protects Trump over shock FBI firing
The Republican party is mostly closing ranks around its president, shielding Donald Trump against attacks over the historic firing of an FBI director who was investigating his campaign's ties to Russia. Wednesday's circling of conservative wagons following the firing of FBI director James Comey extended from cable-news chatter to the party brass.
Republicans: No outside investigation into Russian meddling needed
Key Republicans Wednesday emphatically resisted growing calls for an outside, independent investigator or a special panel in the wake of President Donald Trump's abrupt firing of FBI Director James Comey. Republicans control the Senate with 52 of its 100 seats.
The Latest: Trump says Comey ‘was not doing a good job’
The termination letter from President Donald Trump to FBI Director James Comey is photographed in Washington, Tuesday, May 9, 2017. Trump abruptly fired Comey, ousting the nation's top law enforcement official in the midst of an investigation into whether Trump's campaign had ties to Russia's election meddling.
Trump firing Comey shrouds Russia probe in doubt, turmoil
President Donald Trump's stunning firing of FBI Director James Comey throws into question the future of a counterintelligence investigation into the Trump campaign's possible connections to Russia and immediately raised suspicions of an underhanded effort to stymie a probe that has shadowed the administration from the outset. Democrats likened Tuesday's ouster to President Richard Nixon's "Saturday Night Massacre" and renewed calls for the appointment of a special prosecutor, and some Republicans also questioned the move.
New Mexico lawmakers speak out on firing of James Comey
Democratic U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich told MSNBC Tuesday night "This sends the message that the president thinks he is above the law and that people should be deeply concerned." Meanwhile, Democratic Representative Michelle Lujan Grisham says "Now more than ever, we have to have an independent, non-partisan investigation."
Senate confirms Scott Gottlieb as FDA commissioner
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Dr. Scott Gottlieb as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration despite Democratic questions about his financial ties to medical companies the agency regulates. Gottlieb is a physician-turned-health consultant who has criticized many FDA regulations as unnecessary and has faced criticism from Democrats over his financial entanglements.
Elizabeth Warren Pushes Trump to Destroy Wall Street’s Megabanks
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren is eager to pursue legislation that would break up Wall Street megabanks and has pushed the issue with members of the Trump administration. "We're certainly reaching out to the administration," Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, said in an interview with Bloomberg Television airing Wednesday.
Markets stumble after Trump fires Comey
PIC: All eyes will be on Wall Street's reopening to gauge US reaction to Trump's bombshell announcement. World stock markets and the dollar wobbled on Wednesday, shaken by overnight news that US President Donald Trump has fired FBI director James Comey.
These Republicans are standing up to Trump over James Comey firing
President Donald Trump's firing of former FBI Director James Comey has split his party into two factions - those scrambling to defend their leader and those who find themselves unable and/or unwilling to do so. I've spent the last several hours trying to find an acceptable rationale for the timing of Comey's firing.
GOP congressman: Republicans were ‘irresponsible’ to celebrate AHCA passage at White House
A 15-year-old boy left a suicide note before he was killed by officers after pointing a BB gun at them in a high school parking lot in the dark, police said Monday. Making matters worse, the House plan would kill off the individual mandate's requirement that all Americans buy health insurance, which could lead more young and healthy men and women to go without.
‘Baloney’: Dianne Feinstein Rips ‘Sanctimonious’ Comey for Actions in Clinton Probe
In his most detailed public comments on the explosive episode, the FBI director told the Senate Judiciary Committee that his decision to disclose the preliminary investigation into newly discovered Clinton emails 11 days before the election was "one of the world's most painful experiences", but that he would do it again. In January, the Justice Department's inspector general said he would investigate whether Comey violated department guidelines in his handling of the case.
Author of memo about Comey is overseeing Russia-2016 probe
In the wake of President Trump's surprise firing of FBI director James Comey, Democrats are redoubling their calls for an independent investigation into Russian election interference, including any potential ties between the Trump campaign and Russi. In March, Comey revealed that the agency is investigating Russian interference in last year's presidential election and notably Moscow's possible collusion with President Donald Trump's campaign.
AP Analysis: Trump thrusts US presidency into perilous area
The White House is seen in Washington, Tuesday night, May 9, 2017. President Donald Trump abruptly fired FBI Director James Comey on May 9, 2017, ousting the nation's top law enforcement official in the midst of an investigation into whether Trump's campaign had ties to Russia's election meddling.
Timeline – U.S. FBI Director Comey’s year of controversy ends in firing
President Donald Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey followed a turbulent year for Comey in which he became embroiled in controversy over his handling of investigations involving both Trump and former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Comey announced he had recommended no criminal charges filed against Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for her handling of classified information while she was secretary of state but called her "extremely careless" for using a private email server.
Blumenthal: – We are facing a constitutional crisis’
In this Dec. 9, 2015 file photo, FBI Director James Comey prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump abruptly fired Comey May 9, 2017, dramatically ousting the nation's top law enforcement official in the midst of an FBI investigation into whether Trump's campaign had ties to Russia's election meddling.
Comey firing draws comparisons to ‘Saturday Night Massacre’
The "Saturday Night Massacre" was one of the most dramatic turns of events in the Watergate scandal -- the political drama that rocked the United States in June 1972 and led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon months later. President Nixon and the Attorney General's office were locked in a political standoff over Nixon's refusal to comply with orders to release recordings of White House conversations.
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"The American Health Care Act as it reads now is a high cost, high risk health care bill," says South Dakota AARP Director of Communications Leah Ganschow. "There is the age tax which is the piece of the bill that we particularly take opposition to," says Ganschow.
What now for the FBI’s Trump-Russia probe?
President Donald Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey throws a huge cloud of doubt over the bureau's investigation into allegations of Trump campaign ties to Russia. The FBI and three congressional committees have been investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 election and possible Trump connections.