Scalise makes emotional return to Capitol Hill months after shooting

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who was at "imminent risk of death" when he was rushed to the hospital with a gunshot wound 15 weeks ago, made a dramatic return to the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. Scalise entered the House chamber on crutches to a roar of bipartisan applause, embraced several of his colleagues and delivered his first floor remarks since the June 14 shooting.

Cheers, tears and hugs as wounded Scalise returns to Capitol

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Why President Trump’s tax cuts won’t fire up the US economy

When the Tweeter of the Free World, Donald Trump, recently announced his administration would be proceeding with large corporate tax cuts, he accompanied it with a 140-character announcement that suggested it was the 'right tax cut at the the right time'. President Trump and Republicans are proposing a $5 trillion plan that would cut taxes for corporations and individuals, though questions into the cost remain.

Three Months After Shooting, Republican Congressman Steve Scalise Returns To Congress

Walking gingerly and on two canes, Representative Steve Scalise, the Republican whip , made an emotional return to the Capitol on Thursday, more than three months after a gunman nearly took his life during practice for a charity baseball game. "It shows you if you fight and persevere, you can overcome anything," Mr. Scalise told reporters as he entered the House chamber to thundering applause from his colleagues, who were awaiting his return.

Steve Scalise speaks out for first time since shooting: It was like ‘rebuilding Humpty Dumpty’

Rep. Steve Scalise, the House majority whip who was critically wounded when a gunman opened fire at a congressional baseball team practice on June 14, said in his first interview since the shooting that his doctors "put me back together again." When the Louisiana Republican arrived at the hospital after being hit with a single bullet in the hip, he was at " imminent risk of death ."

Judge rejects Sarah Palin lawsuit against The New York Times

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Salena Zito

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Ryan describes ’emotional’ phone call with Scalise

A conference call between House Majority Whip Steve Scalise -- recovering from a June shooting -- and House Republicans on Monday was "very emotional," House Speaker Paul Ryan says. "It was really, very emotional for us," Ryan said at a CNN town hall in Racine, Wisconsin, on Monday night.

Whataboutism

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New York Times Editor Testifies in Sarah Palin’s Defamation Lawsuit

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Lefty Young Turks Raise $20M Hoping to Become ‘Largest News Network’

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