Mike Flynn probed over payments from Russian government-linked firms: Pentagon

Rep. Elijah Cummings just released three damning new documents on former Trump administration National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. Flynn's lawyer, Robert K. Kelner, has argued that the retired general briefed the Defense Intelligence Agency, from which he retired in 2014 , before and after his 2015 Russian Federation trip.

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.

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.

Kansas City Tuesday Night Link Look

Dozens of retired teamsters held a rally Tuesday just outside the government agency tasked with overseeing retirement funds. Congressman Emanuel Cleaver joined the rally near Union Station at the Employee Benefits Security Administration Offices to raise the profile of a bill introduced Tuesday by Senator Bernie Sanders and co-sponsored by Missouri Sen. Oak Street, which lines up with the Heart of America Bridge and goes by the federal courthouse, the City Hall and Sprint Center, has seen unending construction over the years.

OPINION: Congress’s heuristic hypocrisy

"[H]euristic: involving or serving as an aid to learninga or problem-solving by experimental and especially trial-and-error methodsa ; also: of or relating toa problem-solving techniquesa such as the evaluation of feedback... OPINION: Congress's heuristic hypocrisy Merriam Webster -- "[H]euristic: involving or serving as an aid to learninga or problem-solving by experimental and especially trial-and-error methodsa ; also: of or relating toa problem-solving techniquesa such as the evaluation of feedback... Check out this story on ldnews.com: http://ldne.ws/2pt0X4E Merriam Webster -- "[H]euristic: involving or serving as an aid to learninga or problem-solving by experimental and especially trial-and-error methodsa ; also: of or relating toa problem-solving techniquesa such as the evaluation of feedback..." [Emphasis added] Democratic officeholders engage, hypothetically, at least, in ... (more)

Republican congressmen send fiery response to HHS

Two influential Republican congressmen are blasting a Department of Health and Human Services memo to division heads as a "potentially illegal and unconstitutional" infringement on whistleblowers' rights to call attention to waste, fraud and abuse in the executive branch. The May 3 memo from HHS Secretary Tom Price's chief of staff, Lance Leggitt, instructed employees not to have "any communications" with members of Congress or their staffs without first consulting the department's assistant secretary for legislation.

Greg Sargent: How Democrats can unmask Trump’s populist scam

Now that Senate Republicans are plunging into a protracted, divisive debate over the monstrous House GOP health bill, top Democratic strategists are consumed with questions. How can the party seize on this moment to hold GOP lawmakers accountable in 2018, keep the grass roots engaged, and, more broadly, bring about a period of Democratic renewal? In a new memo to fellow Democrats, two senior Democratic strategists are arguing that the party must highlight the fact that the GOP health bill would not only leave many millions of people stranded without coverage - but, crucially, it would do this while delivering an enormous tax cut to the rich.

After Yates, more questions for the Trump White House

Sally Yates didn't bring a smoking gun to the latest episode of the long-running political melodrama entwining the White House and Russia. But in a Senate hearing on Monday, the former acting attorney general produced just enough fresh intrigue to offer Democrats a new opening in the war of attrition they are waging against Donald Trump's presidency.

Legislative forum turns testy on climate change

State Sen. Bill Cowsert, R-Athens, left, speaks during a Monday forum hosted by the Athens-Clarke County Federation of Neighborhoods at Cine in downtown Athens. The Republican contingent of the local legislative delegation, comprising Sen. Frank Ginn, R-Danielsville, second from left, Rep. Regina Quick, R-Athens, and Rep. Chuck Williams, R-Watkinsville, addressed issues ranging from climate change to redistricting.

Jimmy Kimmel returns after newborn son’s surgery and emotional plea for affordable healthcare

Jimmy Kimmel returned to his late-night TV show Monday a week after an emotional monologue about his newborn son's heart condition and surgery. Last week he proclaimed to his " Jimmy Kimmel Live " audience, through tears, that all children in this country deserve affordable healthcare.

Sen. Kamala Harris on Idaho congressman’s healthcare claim: ‘What the … is that?’

California Sen. Kamala Harris had some heated words this week for an Idaho congressman's assertion at a town hall that "nobody dies because they don't have access to healthcare." "Like this guy, this congressman, you might as well say, 'People don't starve because they don't have food.'

Senate Dems ask GOP to drop their plan to repeal Obamacare

Senate Democrats asked Republicans Tuesday to drop their bid to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law, offering to help improve the nation's health care system if they did. On television talk shows and congressional town hall meetings, the GOP drive showed no signs of fading from public view.

‘Melrose Place’ actor Antonio Sabato Jr. is running for Congress

Actor Antonio Sabato Jr., an actor best known "General Hospital" and "Melrose Place" and who rose to political prominence after he spoke at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland last year, is running for Congress in California, according to the Republican operative who will act as his top fundraiser in the 2018 race.