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Congressman Adam Schiff, one of the most influential members of the US House of Representatives, has issued message of congratulations to Nikol Pashinyan on becoming Prime Minister of Armenia. "Congratulations to Nikol Pashinyan, the new Prime Minister of Armenia," the message reads. "After a turbulent period of mass protests and political upheaval, Armenia has emerged with a new government and new hopes for the future.
U.S. Representative Jackie Speier , Co-Chair of the Congressional Armenian Caucus, speaking today at a full hearing of the influential U.S. House Armed Services Committee, underscored the importance of applying the lessons of the Armenian Genocide in preventing new atrocities across the Middle East, reported the Armenian National Committee of America . Noting that her own family members have been victims of the Armenian Genocide at the beginning of the 20th Century, Rep. Speier said: "I think that unless we help other countries understand the consequences of genocide, and how it could be prevented, our moral leadership is truly challenged."
The New York Times Sunday magazine devoted 5,000 words to a hostile profile of Rep. Devin Nunes, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, who is infuriating liberals by blocking the narrative of Russia-Trump "collusion" during Campaign 2016. The Times is clearly trying to paint Nunes as a conspiratorial figure, as shown by the title to Jason Zengerle's piece -- the tagline from the influential U.F.O. conspiracy show, The X-Files : " The Truth Is Out There ."
At a House Intelligence Committee hearing just over a year ago, Democrats on the panel focused heavily on the infamous Steele dossier, the salacious and unverified report alleging that the Trump campaign conspired with the Russian government to influence the 2016 election. California Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the committee, made numerous references to Steele's claims during an opening statement for the hearing, which was held on March 20, 2017.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a media conference at the conclusion of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, April 27, 2018. This Sunday, ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl goes one-on-one with newly confirmed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo , in an ABC News exclusive.
The Russian oligarch and Russian lawyer who were key players in the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting reached out to Trump's team after Donald Trump was elected President to try to lobby on the Russian sanctions they sought to overturn, according to Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee. Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the intelligence panel, told CNN's Jim Sciutto on Friday that Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya reached out to the Trump family after the election with a request to follow up on efforts to repeal the Magnitsky Act, the 2012 Russian sanctions the US enacted over human rights abuses.
President Trump is claiming vindication following Friday's release of the House Intelligence Committee's report on Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Republican-led House Intelligence Committee ended its Russia probe, saying it found no evidence the Trump campaign worked with the Russians.
The Republican-led House intelligence committee on Friday released a lengthy report concluding it found no evidence that Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russia in the 2016 presidential campaign, drawing praise from the president and rebuttals from Democrats. The report caps an investigation that began with the promise of bipartisanship but quickly transformed into an acrimonious battle between Democrats and Republicans over Russia's meddling in the 2016 election and whether there were any connections with the Trump campaign.
The Republican-led House intelligence committee on Friday released a lengthy report concluding it found no evidence that Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russia in the 2016 presidential campaign, a finding that drew praise from the president and rebuttals from Democrats. The report caps an investigation that began with the promise of bipartisanship but quickly transformed into an acrimonious battle between Democrats and Republicans over Russia's meddling in the 2016 election and whether there were any connections with the Trump campaign.
Embroiled in a new legal dispute after an FBI raid earlier this month, President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, has dropped a $100 million defamation lawsuit filed against BuzzFeed news, and the head of the opposition research firm Fusion GPS, which spearheaded the development of the Steele Dossier, paid for by Democrats in 2016, which made accusations of ties between Russia and President Donald Trump. "Michael Cohen hereby voluntarily dismissed the above-entitled action as to all named Defendants without costs to any party as against the other," Cohen's lawyers stated in a one page filing with a federal court in New York.
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-California, says President Trump got a "couple things right and one big thing wrong" when it came to launching a precision missile strike on Syria overnight on Friday. The U.S., together with the U.K. and France, targeted three sites in Syria in response to use of suspected chemical weapons on civilians in Douma.
Boston hedge fund billionaire Seth Klarman lavished more than $7 million on Republican candidates and political committees during the Obama administration, using his fortune to help underwrite a GOP takeover of the federal government. But the rise of Donald Trump shocked and dismayed Klarman, as did the timid response from the Republican-controlled House and Senate, which have acquiesced rather than challenge the president's erratic and divisive ways.
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will lead a trip of congressional Democrats on an upcoming trip to Israel, her office announced on Saturday. "There is no greater political accomplishment in the 20th century that the establishment of the State of Israel," the announcement read.
Republicans are set to shut down the House Intelligence Committee's contentious Russia probe Thursday, amid revelations that Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign may have benefited from the exploitation of The panel has scheduled a morning vote on a Republican-written final report, which will assert there is no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russians in the 2016 election. Despite strong Democratic objections, that report will be Congress's first official finding on that issue -- although it won't be immediately released because declassification could take several weeks.
Congress is ratcheting up political pressure on Facebook after reports that a political data analytics firm employed by President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign received personal data and information from up to 50 million profiles on the popular social networking site. Lawmakers involved in congressional investigations into Russian election interference have renewed interest in the platform, calling for top company leaders to testify on Capitol Hill and more scrutiny of safeguards meant to protect user data.
The episode marks another blow to Facebook's reputation during a period of growing scrutiny over Russian use of the platform to interfere in American politics. Facebook critics are questioning the social media giant's commitment to transparency and digital ethics after a political intelligence firm under scrutiny from federal investigators allegedly exploited access to up to 50 million personal profiles .
After Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee announced this week that they would wrap up the probe of Russian interference in the 2016 elections, Democrats on that panel now say they will also be issuing their own report, releasing a 21 page document detailing what they contend are holes in the GOP investigation, "especially with respect to the issues of collusion and obstruction of justice." "The decision to shut down the investigation before key witnesses could be interviewed and vital documentary evidence obtained will prevent us from fully discharging our duty to the House and to the American people," panel Democrats wrote.
House intelligence committee ranking member Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., speaks to reporters Tuesday on Capitol Hill, joined by other Democrats on the committee as they released a response to GOP conclusions on the House Russia investigation. A day after the Republican members of the House intelligence committee released their findings from the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 campaign, which cleared President Trump's campaign of collusion, Democrats from the committee said today it was "premature" for the majority GOP members to conclude the probe, and that they would keep investigating.
Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee are sharply disagreeing with Republicans on the panel who say they don't see any evidence of collusion or coordination between President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign and Russia. California Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the panel, said Tuesday that he believes there is "significant evidence" of collusion between Trump's campaign and Russia, though he couldn't say if there was criminal wrongdoing.