Alabama Senate race tests Trump, McConnell reach
In this July 11, 2017, file photo, Sen. Luther Strange, R-Ala. responds to questions during a TV news interview on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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US Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks regarding a lawsuit they have filed against President Donald Trump for violating the emoluments clause of the US Constitution during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. less US Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks regarding a lawsuit they have filed against President Donald Trump for violating the emoluments clause of the US Constitution during a press conference on Capitol ... more Long before the Twitter age, cloak-and-dagger meetings with Russians and Trump's bold conquest of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. - the president has denied calling the White House a "real dump" - there was a grudge over another real estate commodity.
J Street hires former Obama administration official as political director
Prior to joining FEMA, he held several positions on Capitol Hill, including as legislative director for former U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz, D-Pa. Davis succeeds Ben Shnider, who is running for a seat on the Montgomery County Council in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C.
Special Counsel Mueller using grand jury in federal court in…
Special Counsel Robert Mueller departs after briefing members of the U.S. Senate on his investigation into potential coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign on Capitol Hill on June 21, 2017. Special Counsel Robert Mueller began using a grand jury in federal court in Washington several weeks ago as part of his probe into possible coordination between the Kremlin and the Trump campaign, according to two people familiar with the investigation.
Ap Fact Check: Trump’s odd threat on Congress health care
In this Tuesday, July 25, 2017, photo, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine is surrounded by reporters as she arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, before a test vote on the Republican health care bill. Collins, who was one of three Republican senators voting against the GOP health bill on Friday, July 28, said she's troubled by Trump's suggestions that the insurance payments are a "bailout."
Questions Surfacing Regarding Imran Awan Attorney and His Connections to Bill and Hillary Clinton
The fake news media cable networks have almost completely shut down coverage on one of the biggest scandals from the Democrat Party since former DNC worker Seth Rich was murdered. The media blackout is only fanning the flames as the alternative media continues to bring punishing rounds to the DNC, proving Wasserman Schultz has something to hide! In addition there are suspicions that the Rich murder is somehow connected.
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) returns to the U.S. Senate July 25, 2017 in…
Sen. John McCain returns to the U.S. Senate July 25, 2017 in Washington, DC. McCain was recently diagnosed with brain cancer but returned on the day the Senate is holding a key procedural vote on U.S. President Donald TrumpA*s effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
Photos: John McCain returns to U.S. Senate
JULY 25: Sen. John McCain returns to the U.S. Senate accompanied by his wife Cindy July 25, 2017 in Washington, DC. McCain was recently diagnosed with brain cancer but returned on the day the Senate is holding a key procedural vote on U.S. President Donald TrumpA*s effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
DC Roundup: Kushner Testifies, Senate Health Care Vote, Russia Sanctions
White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner listens at left as President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting, June 12, 2017, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. Developments in Washington, D.C., over the weekend include upcoming congressional testimony from President Donald Trump's son Donald Trump Jr., son-in-law Jared Kushner and former campaign manager Paul Manafort; an upcoming vote in the Senate on its latest health care legislation; a tweet storm by the president early Saturday; and the resignation of former White House communications director Sean Spicer and the addition of the new head, Anthony Scaramucci.
U.S. Intercepts Reportedly Contradict Attorney General On Russia Contacts
Attorney General Jeff Sessions as he was sworn-in on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., in June. He testified that suggestions that he colluded with Russia to interfere in the U.S. presidential election was a "contemptible lie."
Cancer isn’t silencing McCain in career’s latest chapter
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., arrives at the Senate for final votes of the week on the day after Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., was diagnosed with an aggressive type of brain cancer, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 20, 2017. Sen. Graham, McCain's closest friend in the Senate, said that they had spoken by telephone Wednesday night and that the diagnosis had been a shock to McCain.
Hawaii among 18 states suing DeVos over for-profit college rules
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testified, June 6, on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on the fiscal year 2018 budget. Democratic attorneys general in 18 states and the District of Columbia sued Education Secretary Betsy DeVos over her decision to suspend rules meant to protect students from abuses by for-profit colleges.
Today: Repeal, Replace, Regroup: The Sequel
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Senate Republicans have pressed pause on their healthcare overhaul plan. I'm Davan Maharaj , editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Times.
Disabled Activists Put Their Bodies On the Line to Defend Health Care
Security officials on Thursday remove an activist from a group involved in a sit-in outside of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's office on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. during a protest against proposed cuts to Medicaid. "They haven't told us what we're being arrested for yet," said Rhoda Gibson, an organizer with ADAPT , a groups that advocates for disability rights.
No recordings of talks with Comey: Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday denied having recorded conversations with James Comey, the former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Trump fired last month. "I have no idea whether there are 'tapes' or recordings of my conversations with James Comey, but I did not make, and do not have any such recordings," Trump tweeted.
Blumenthal touts Congress’ standing to sue Trump
US Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks regarding a lawsuit they have filed against President Donald Trump for violating the emoluments clause of the US Constitution which bans Presidents from accepting payments, benefits or gifts from foreign states without the consent of Congress, during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. less US Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks regarding a lawsuit they have filed against President Donald Trump for violating the emoluments clause of the US Constitution which bans Presidents from accepting ... more U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks during a news conference June 20, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
Pat Buchanan: a long history of leftist hatred
James T. Hodgkinson of Belleville, Illinois, who aspired to end his life as a mass murderer of Republican Congressmen, was a Donald Trump hater and a Bernie Sanders backer.
Play ball! GOP, Dems battle as 1 _ Team Scalise
Republicans and Democrats fought for bragging rights Thursday in the annual Congressional Baseball game, all counting themselves as one unit - Team Scalise. The opposing sides were paying tribute to Rep. Steve Scalise, the House majority whip who was critically wounded when a gunman opened fire at a Republican baseball practice in Virginia on Wednesday.
Several people reportedly struck in shooting at Congressional…
In this May 17, 2017 photo, Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., speaks with the media on Capitol Hill in Washington. Several people were reportedly struck in a shooting at a Congressional baseball practice in Virginia, including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise.
Chris Ruddy: President Trump Is Considering Firing Special Counsel Robert Mueller
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Robert Mueller testifies during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee June 19, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Chris Ruddy, CEO of Newsmax Media and a longtime Trump friend, told PBS's Judy Woodruff that Trump is weighing whether to fire Mueller.