Kentucky governor: Clinton presidency may lead to bloodshed

Speaking to the annual Values Voter Summit on Saturday in Washington, Bevin said he was asked if the country could ever recover if Clinton were elected president. "I do think it would be possible, but at what price? At what price? The roots of the tree of liberty are watered by what? The blood, of who? The tyrants to be sure, but who else.

Congress right to press VA on Aurora hospital

Taxpayers in Colorado and across the nation have been kept in the dark far too long about what went so disastrously awry with the mushrooming cost to build the still-under-construction veterans hospital in Aurora. One would think a billion-dollar overrun for a facility originally slated to cost $604 million would demand a timely explanation.

Lee urged Trump campaign to denounce David Duke

Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence was urged by a GOP senator Tuesday to use the word "deplorable" to describe white supremacist David Duke and to "denounce the alt-right movement." Pence, the governor of Indiana, made the rounds in the U.S. Senate with an eye on smoothing over frayed relations between Donald Trump and some conservative lawmakers.

Veterans advocates, lawmakers fight for protection in NDAA against less-than-honorable discharges

Veterans service organizations are pressuring lawmakers working on the National Defense Authorization Bill to include an amendment protecting servicemembers with mental illness from less-than-honorable discharges. Veterans advocates and lawmakers said Tuesday at a news conference outside the Capitol that about 22,000 veterans with mental illness have received less-than-honorable discharges, called "bad paper," since 2009.

Democrats call for probe of Trump check to Florida AG

House Democrats are calling for a federal criminal investigation into an improper $25,000 donation Donald Trump's charity made to a political group supporting Florida 's attorney general after her office said it was weighing legal action against Trump University . The Associated Press first reported in June that Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi personally solicited the money during a 2013 phone call that came after her office received complaints from former students claiming they were scammed by Trump's namesake get-rich-quick real estate seminars.

John Koskinen: Conservatives begin impeachment process for IRS commissioner

House conservatives pulled the trigger Tuesday on the process to begin impeachment of IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, rejecting appeals from fellow Republicans and from the commissioner himself to set the matter aside. Rep. John Fleming, Louisiana Republican, made the move, kicking off a process that will put fellow GOP lawmakers on the spot.

Ex-Clinton aide refuses to answer questions

A former State Department IT staffer who was involved in setting up and servicing Hillary Clinton's private email server refused to answer questions from a second congressional committee Tuesday, sparking anger among Republican committee members. Bryan Pagliano, who worked for the State Department during Clinton's tenure but was also paid separately by the Clinton family to manage the private email server she used while in office, did not appear at the hearing before the House Oversight Committee despite receiving a subpoena to appear late last week.

Paul Ryan super PAC benefits from Trump worries

Republican donors worried Donald Trump's campaign is putting the House of Representatives in play are writing checks to the super PAC aligned with House Speaker Paul Ryan, fueling a record-breaking haul this cycle. "There is uncertainty at the top of the ticket and we have a significant group of donors who want to make sure that the House is a firewall," Mike Shields, president of the Congressional Leadership Fund, told CNN.

2 Republicans Looking to Take Over 112th Assembly Seat

Two Republicans, including one who unsuccessfully ran for Congress two years ago, are looking to take over the Assembly seat Tedisco is giving up to run for Senate. Michael Howard takes a closer look at the 112th Assembly District primary.

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House Republicans are keeping up their attacks on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's emails by calling for testimony the tech expert who set up her private server and representatives from the company that maintained the system. Bryan Pagliano, a former information resource management adviser at the State Department , is scheduled to appear Tuesday at a hearing before the Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Barack Obama, Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi

President Barack Obama will hit the campaign trail Tuesday to rally support for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in Pennsylvania, a state that has served as a firewall for her party in the past six general elections but is now viewed as competitive. Obama is scheduled to appear without the candidate herself.

Trumps Donated To Pols Pushing Hotel BidBy Gideon Resnick

The family made its first and only contributions to D.C. politicians to a pair of powerful Democrats who pushed hard for the deal. The Trump Organization opened its latest property in Washington D.C. on Monday, four years after they first secured the rights - after Donald Trump and his children all donated as much as they could to D.C.'s mayor and representative in Congress, who were instrumental in the hotel's development.

County canvass helps set stage for Arizona race recount

Maricopa County officials on Monday certified results from Arizona's Aug. 30 primary election, taking a step toward a recount in the still-undecided race for the Republican nomination in a Phoenix-area congressional district. State Senate President Andy Biggs leads former internet executive Christine Jones by 16 votes in the 5th Congressional District.

Obama, McConnell strike hopeful tone on budget, Zika – Mon, 12 Sep 2016 PST

Striking a conciliatory tone after an Oval Office sitdown, President Barack Obama and the top Senate Republican declared themselves hopeful Monday that an agreement can be reached to keep the government running and to provide money to take care of the worsening Zika crisis. WASHINGTON - Striking a conciliatory tone after an Oval Office sitdown, President Barack Obama and the top Senate Republican declared themselves hopeful Monday that an agreement can be reached to keep the government running and to provide money to take care of the worsening Zika crisis.

U.S. House votes to allow consumers to rate businesses without retaliation

WASHINGTON - Didn't get the product you ordered from a retailer? Found the restaurant's food inedible? Experienced terrible service at the hotel? Consumers increasingly are relying on online reviews to decide where to shop, eat or stay. But businesses are trying to quash negative reports, demanding that customers agree to non-disparagement clauses and then threatening legal action if they report an unfavorable experience.

Democrats bypass 2nd place finisher, choose Gannon to oppose Oa Connor

BOSTON - Former state Rep. Paul Gannon, who now lives in Hingham after representing South Boston in the early 1990s, will run against incumbent Republican Sen. Patrick O'Connor this November after the state Democratic Party chose him to be the party's new nominee. A special executive committee met Sunday night to choose a replacement for Joan Meschino, who declined the Senate nomination after winning last Thursday's primary because she has chosen to focus instead on a race for an open House seat.

Obama to meet with leaders of Congress

President Barack Obama is meeting with the top four leaders of Congress ahead of a month's-end deadline to fund the government or face a shutdown, and with money all but gone to address the worsening Zika crisis. The White House meeting Monday afternoon is likely to focus on an emerging legislative compromise to address both issues.