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The investigation into alleged ties between President Donald Trump's election campaign and Russia is threatening to dampen already flagging momentum for the president's legislative agenda of rolling back Obamacare and overhauling the tax code. With the Senate convening on Monday and the House of Representatives on Tuesday for a legislative sprint leading up to an August recess, the spotlight is on James Comey, the FBI director fired by Trump on May 9. Comey, who will appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday, will be grilled on whether Trump tried to get him to back off an investigation into alleged ties between the president's 2016 campaign and Russia.
It would be an understatement to say the Democrats are under pressure to win Georgia's open House seat in just over two weeks. The DNC and the cheer-leading, left-leaning, media have made it that way.
Russian President Vladimir Putin claims that he had limited personal interaction with former U.S. National Security Adviser Michael Flynn , when asked by NBC's Megyn Kelly in an exclusive interview about the nature of their relationship - and a widely circulated December, 2015 photo that shows the two sitting next to each other at dinner during an event to celebrate Russian TV network RT . Putin suggested that skilled hackers anywhere, including the USA, could shift the blame for hacking onto Russian Federation.
The Latest on President Donald Trump and the investigation into possible ties between his campaign and the Russian government : Russian President Vladimir Putin is dismissing as "a load of nonsense" the idea that Russia has damaging information on President Donald Trump. U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that Russia meddled in the presidential election.
Did Rep. Maxine Waters shove a reporter after an interview that quickly became confrontational? That certainly has been the subject of back-and-forth Twitter conversations between reporter Michael Tracey and several others. Tracey tweeted that Waters "shoved" him after he asked a question that seemed to have angered the California Democrat.
Democrat Jon Ossoff declined to participate in a debate with his Republican opponent Karen Handel ahead of their closely watched special election for a Georgia House seat. The Atlanta Press Club announced Sunday Ossoff declined the invitation for a CNN/Press Club debate with Handel on June 13. Handel previously agreed to participate on May 31. "We regret Jon Ossoff has declined to be a part of this debate, which would have helped inform the voters of Georgia's 6th Congressional District and engaged viewers around the country," the Atlanta Press Club said in a statement.
In defending the unpopular and flawed House bill to replace Obamacare, a common Republican refrain is that it fully protects health-insurance coverage for people with pre-existing medical conditions. "Under this bill, no matter what, you cannot be denied coverage if you have a pre-existing condition," insisted House Speaker Paul Ryan, a talking point echoed by President Donald Trump.
Watch Atlanta television long enough and you're bound to see a young congressional candidate pledging to cut "wasteful spending" and make "both parties in Washington" be "accountable to you." Yet follow Jon Ossoff in Georgia's 6th Congressional District and you'll see the 30-year-old Democrat joining fellow millennials for happy hour, convening a group of women's health advocates and hosting specific minority groups across Atlanta's northern suburbs.
In recent weeks, the story of a New Jersey lawyer whose off-hours political activism was brought to the attention of her employer went viral because of the unusual way it happened: A congressman's letter flagged her as a "ringleader" of a group in New Jersey aimed at making him more accountable and accessible to his constituents. In a fundraising letter sent to a board member of the bank for which Saily Avelenda worked, Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, R-N.J., attached an article that quoted her, warning in a handwritten postscript that a member of one of the groups challenging him worked in his bank.
Sen. Debbie Stabenow, of Michigan, answers questions from members of the media after speaking at a press conference about her American Jobs Agenda at Rogers Foam Automotive Corporation on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, in Flint. Stabenow aims to revitalize Michigan's job force with her proposed Make It In America Act and Bring Jobs Home Act, and by promoting stronger trade enforcement with other nations.
Illinois' two Democratic U.S. senators are taking steps to ensure they have a voice in choosing the state's new U.S. attorneys. President Donald Trump's administration told U.S. attorneys nationwide in March to resign, including then-head Chicago U.S Attorney Zachary Fardon.
Vice President Mike Pence waves to supporters Saturday as U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks during her annual fundraiser in Boone. Vice President Mike Pence speaks during an annual fundraiser for U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Saturday, June 3, 2017, in Boone, Iowa.
I was all over the place this past week on my political travels, and I was curious about one thing: Is the talk about impeaching President Trump really serious, or is it just partisan chatter? Let's "brunch" on that this week. "To Impeach; or Not To Impeach?" When this started brewing a few weeks ago, with little-known Members of Congress calling for impeachment and obscure city councils passing resolutions, I thought the talk was crazy.
Perhaps the worst sports in America, White House officials refuse to accept that their health-care plan is a huge, stinking, hopeless failure. A month ago, House Republicans - at the White House's urging - shoved a terrible health-care bill through to a vote.
President Donald Trump and his GOP allies on Capitol Hill have made it through nearly half their first year in power without a single major legislative achievement. If that's going to change, it will have to start soon, a reality that Republican lawmakers will confront when they return to the Capitol on Monday from a weeklong break.
Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday reassured Iowa conservatives, some of them cool to Donald Trump, that the president will deliver on his campaign promises to boost the economy. Speaking at the annual fundraiser of Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst, Pence told more than 1,400 Iowa Republicans that, thanks to Trump, "American businesses are growing again, they are investing in America again."
A 64-year-old woman was dragged through the parking lot of a Broward County gas station on Friday, June, 2, 2017, after two men stole her purse and pinned her arm in their car door, according to Davie police. Unless more Cuban Americans register for the Gift of Life bone marrow registry, Manny Valdes may lose his battle with acute myeloid leukemia.
Hundreds rallied in downtown Portland on Saturday at Terry Schrunk Plaza and called for answers about whether President Donald Trump or his associates have improper ties to Russia as part of "March of Truth" demonstrations nationwide. Gatherings were held in many major American cities, including Washington D.C., New York, Los Angeles and Seattle.
Gov. Kim Reynolds, left, and Sen. Joni Ernst wave to the crowd as Reynolds takes the stage during the governor's Inaugural Celebration hosted by the Republican Party of Iowa, Friday, June 2, 2017, in Des Moines, Iowa. The unofficial inaugural event raises money for the Republican Party, a strategic move that highlights the GOP's focus on the upcoming midterm election and Reynolds' anticipated gubernatorial run.
"No 1 believes u meant 2 threaten Trump," tweets Baldwin, who also resurrects his insane Henry Hyde rant from the '90s Alec Baldwin, a survivor of public scorn and a notorious liberal, has shared some encouraging words with embattled comedian Kathy Griffin. Because Alec Baldwin.