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President Donald Trump did not pressure Republican senators to rush a new draft of the health care bill at a Tuesday meeting, sources say, but instead lamented the saga that took place on the House side, and said the bill that passed in in the lower chamber was "mean" and the Senate bill should be more "generous." "He wasn't prescribing deadlines, because I think he recognized what happened in the House wasn't good, and he wants to make sure that we have a process that proceeds in an orderly way," said Sen. John Thune, R-SD, who attended the meeting at the White House.
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. center and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn R-Texas right listen to President Donald Trump left speak during Trump's meeting with House and Senate Leadership in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington Although infrastructure was initially seen as a policy priority on which Republican and Democrats could work together, Democrats have balked at Trump's plans for financing improvements, arguing they would result in taxpayer-funded corporate profits and cause costs to be offloaded onto consumers.
Vice President Mike Pence and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker speak during a roundtable event at Direct Supply, a medical supply on Saturday June 10, 2017 in Milwaukee. Pence promised a group of Wisconsin business leaders Saturday that the Trump administration will replace former President Barack Obama's health care law with a system that gives states greater flexibility over coverage for their residents.
A recent report has indicated that as a result of a public tussle with the current presidential administration, the hit Broadway show, Hamilton, has seen a drop in visits from Republican politicians. The New York Daily News reported that "Shortly after the November election, waves were made when actor Brandon Victor Dixon - who plays Vice President Aaron Burr in the show - addressed Pence at curtain call, urging him and the Trump administration 'to uphold our American values and to work on behalf of all of us.'
Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff speaks to his supporters in Georgia's 6th Congressional District: Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images Democrat Jon Ossoff is leading Republican Karen Handel in the special election race for Georgia's traditionally conservative sixth district, a new poll finds. The poll, conducted by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution , shows the 30-year-old Democrat leading by seven points: 51 per cent to Ms Handel's 44. Mr Ossoff, a first-time candidate, boasts a large majority with women voters.
"Hamilton" is still the hottest ticket in town, but demand for the much-coveted seats have dropped among one sector: Republican pols. Interest from the right side of the aisle started to sag after Vice President Mike Pence's much discussed visit to the red-hot Broadway hit , Public Theater artistic director Oskar Eustis told us at the Public's annual gala at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park.
FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2016, file photo, then-FBI Director James Comey, testifies before a House Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee budget hearing about the Federal Bureau of Investigation's F... . FILE - In this May 3, 2017, file photo, then-FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing: "Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation."
One of Mike Pence's older brothers is being courted as a possible Republican candidate for the same eastern Indiana congressional seat that the vice president and former governor of the state represented for 12 years. Greg Pence, who once ran the family's now-bankrupt chain of Tobacco Road convenience stores, says he has been courted to run for the district, which covers a broad swath of central and southeastern Indiana, including Muncie and Columbus, The Indianapolis Star reports .
At the bar of the Trump International Hotel in Washington, you can order a crystal spoonful of Hungarian wine for $140. Cocktails run from $23 for a gin and tonic to $100 for a vodka concoction with raw oysters and caviar.
President Trump, flanked by Vice President Mike Pence and Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, signed an executive order targeting the Affordable Care Act as one of his first official acts in office on Jan. 20. The event Monday in the Roosevelt Room of the White House was just the latest "health-care listening session" hosted by an administration that for months has repeatedly sought to undercut a law it officially must carry out.
President Donald Trump will not assert executive privilege to block fired FBI Director James Comey from testifying on Capitol Hill, the White House said Monday, setting the stage for a dramatic public airing of the former top law enforcement official's dealings with the commander in chief. White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the president's power to invoke executive privilege is "well-established."
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.
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.
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."
In this July 18, 2016, file photo, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks during the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. The Republican base in Iowa is unsettled, with conservatives disappointed by President Donald Trump so far and party leaders saying he's being undermined from within.
Vice President Mike Pence is trying to solidify the Republican base in Iowa, where some conservatives are cool to President Donald Trump and party leaders say he's being undermined from within. Headlining Sen. Joni Ernst's annual summer fundraiser, Pence will promote steady job numbers under Trump, who campaigned last year on promises of economic growth.
Until now, Greg Gianforte, a candidate in Montana's special congressional election, was known as a multimillionaire tech entrepreneur who once ran for governor. But the Republican redefined himself Wednesday when he was charged with misdemeanor assault after allegedly body slamming a reporter just hours before the polls open.
Republicans are looking to quash concerns that President Trump is endangering their majority in the House with a special election victory in Montana on Thursday, but their candidate faced a fresh controversy the night before voters headed to the polls. The Republican nominee in the statewide race for Montana's at-large seat, Greg Gianforte, is favored, but has seen his formidable lead shrink down the stretch.