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A Democratic lawmaker introduced legislation Monday to specifically require that all of the president's social media posts be archived, following an unusual typo from President Donald Trump. The COVFEFE Act, which stands for Communications Over Various Feeds Electronically for Engagement Act of 2017 and is named after Trump's May 31 tweet featuring that strange word, would update the laws requiring the White House to archive all presidential communications.
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler was the ninth lawmaker in history to have a baby while serving in Congress. Their unborn baby had Potter Syndrome, a condition that develops in utero when there are no kidneys.
They're trying to scale back major benefit programs being used by millions of people. And they're trying to do it even though much of the public is leery of drastic changes, and there's no support outside the GOP.
U.S. Rep. Jared Polis announced Sunday that heA s running for governor of Colorado in next yearA s election, shaking up an already crowded Democratic primary field. Colorado Politics learned Polis plans to launch his campaign Monday with stops up and down the Front Range, including in Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Denver and Boulder.
Nancy Pelosi on Friday said she didn't think it was 'such a big deal' that former Attorney General Loretta Lynch directed former FBI Director James Comey to refer to Hillary Clinton's criminal email investigation as a "matter." When a reporter asked Pelosi if it was a big deal that Comey was directed by former AG Loretta Lynch to use Hillary Clinton's campaign verbiage and refer to her criminal email investigation as a 'matter', here was her response: "I think that President Clinton was probably paying a courtesy visit.
From left, Collin Kennedy, field representative for Congressman Blake Farenthold, and Ron Wideman, congressional District 27 liaison for the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, meet to discuss resolutions in Congress. - House Resolution 15 expresses the sense of the House that the U.S. Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of six-day delivery.
Marchers celebrate during the Los Angeles LGBTQ #ResistMarch, Sunday, June 11, 2017, in West Hollywood, Calif. A marcher listens to speakers at the end of the Los Angeles LGBTQ #ResistMarch, Sunday, June 11, 2017, in West Hollywood, Calif.
Tens of thousands of people dressed in rainbow attire and waving protest signs walked en masse through Los Angeles on Sunday in a "Resist March" against U.S. President Donald Trump, an event that took the place of the city's annual Pride parade. People participate in a Resist March that replaced the annual Pride Parade in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 11, 2017.
A surprising dynamic to the Senate's negotiations on a new health care bill. Questions about the President's political and legal strategy regarding the Russia investigations.
Brianna Keilar brought up Speaker Paul Ryan 's "he's new to this" defense of the president, and David Urban --who worked on Trump's campaign--dismissed that and said the big question here is why Comey wasn't more forthright if he thought what Trump was saying was inappropriate. Congressman Luis Gutierrez said the fact that Trump asked others to leave the room shows he knew what he was doing, and when Urban pushed back he said, "I know a con artist when I see one."
In this March 24, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump with Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price are seen in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. For Republicans, health care is becoming a big political gamble.
FBI Director James Comey is sworn in before testifying at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on the ''Oversight of the State Department'' in Washington U.S. on July 7, 2016. REUTERS/Gary Cameron/File Photo There's no lack of comments by ex-FBI Director James Comey that President Trump sought to end the FBI's investigation into Michael Flynn, his former national security adviser, over unreported contacts with Russia.
Jeff Sessions, a longtime senator until President Donald Trump picked him as U.S. Attorney General, heads to Congress next week where he could face a grilling about his Russian interactions. Sessions, among the earliest high-profile backers of Trump's election campaign, will appear before his former colleagues on June 13, days after explosive testimony by ousted FBI director James Comey, whose removal he recommended.
Mitt Romney is re-emerging as an important piece to the Republican puzzle for the 2018 midterm elections and beyond, fueling even more speculation he might be positioning himself for another run for office, according to a Politico report. "All I can tell you is that the number of requests that Mitt has gotten in the last month to come to a district or to come to a state for a sitting senator - it's like he's a presidential candidate again, which I was surprised by," Spencer Zwick, a top political aide to House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis.
Plagiarizing phrases from Obama's talking points on the Normalization Circus, some pro-Castro Republicans are asking the Trumpinator to keep that Circus alive. One would think that Republicans might want to find some arguments in favor of the Normalization Circus that haven't come straight out of the mouths of "progressives" in the Democratic Party or from the editorial staff of the major news outlets that support the Castro regime.
Trump is preparing to tighten at least some of Obama's changes, including restricting business with the Cuban military and U.S. travel that resembles tourism. Those type of revisions have been endorsed by Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Miami Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, the only two local GOP members of Congress who backed Trump and as a result have pressured his administration on the issue.
"We're committed to participating in debates moderated by members of the metro Atlanta press corps, so unfortunately Jon will not be attending the proposed debate on June 13th", Mesner wrote. The June 20 election is still two weeks away, but Federal Election Commission reports reviewed by Bloomberg BNA showed a total of more than $20.1 million in independent campaign expenditures in the race so far.
Deutsche Bank has refused to release information on loans to Donald Trump and any possible connections to Russia requested by members of the House Financial Services Committee. Democrats on the committee, led by ranking member Maxine Waters , last month sent a letter to the German bank requesting details about an estimated $340 million in loans to Trump since 2012, along with any related information concerning the bank's Russian accounts.
Rep. Walt Leger III, D-New Orleans, stands at the lectern asking the House to vote to direct the committee to report HB1 as House Speaker Rep. Taylor Barras, R-New Iberia, right, watches during the closing minutes of the last day of the regular legislative session Thursday June 8, 2017, in Baton Rouge, La.. In the 2017 Legislature, passing the budget bills for the fiscal year beginning July 1 was supposed to be the easy part.