Clinton: Republican Party Is ‘Imploding’

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday said she worries the Republican Party "is imploding," according to a video posted on Twitter by ABC News. Her comments follow Republican Sen. Jeff Flake's announcement that he would not seek reelection in 2018 because he felt a "traditional conservative has a narrower and narrower path to nomination in the Republican Party."

Gorka: Hillary, Dems Used Cold War Tactics to Fund Trump Dossier

Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee resorted to Cold War tactics in funding a dossier about then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, former presidential adviser Sebastian Gorka said Wednesday. "Here we have the proof of not only there not being anything, but that if there was any collusion it was between Hillary Clinton and the Russians and the people that generated not opposition research," Gorka said.

Republicans are starting to notice another big problem with…

The issue comes in defining what is - and what is not - a business, for the purposes of a major new business tax break. I've written before about problems with the provision of the Republican tax framework that President Donald Trump touts as good for small businesses.

Report: DNC and Clinton Campaign Funded the Trump/Russia ‘Steele Dossier’

The Washington Post reported that a law firm representing the Democratic National Committee and Clinton campaign retained research firm Fusion GPS to investigate Trump. The Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign partially funded the investigation that produced the controversial " Steele Dossier ," according to a 24 October 2017 report by the Washington Post citing "people familiar with the matter."

Ivanka Trump Promotes Expansion of Child Tax Credit at Capitol

Ivanka Trump teamed up Wednesday with Republican legislators to try to ensure the tax overhaul package under construction on Capitol Hill includes an expansion of the child tax credit. The White House adviser and presidential daughter, appearing at a Capitol Hill news conference with GOP lawmakers, framed the tax credit as crucial for working families.

Texas House speaker who slowed conservative agenda retires

In this July 18, 2017, file photo, Texas Speaker of the House Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, calls the House of Representatives to order in Austin, Texas. Straus, a powerful moderate voice that kept the country's largest conservative state from moving even father to the right, abruptly announced Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, that he won't seek re-election.

Cambridge Analytica, Trump data firm linked to Julian Assange

The head of a data analytics firm that worked for President Trump's 2016 campaign wanted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to help locate Hillary Clinton's missing emails, according to a report Wednesday. Cambridge Analytica CEO Alexander Nix reached out to Mr. Assange in an attempt to recover and release about 33,000 emails that were erased from Mrs. Clinton's private email server from when she was secretary of state, the Daily Beast reported.

Trump in Texas: – I’m the builder president. Remember that.’

President Trump called himself "the builder president" during a meeting with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Oct. 25 in Dallas about recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. DALLAS -- As President Trump made his way to a high-dollar GOP fundraiser on Wednesday afternoon, he briefly met with a few local officials to discuss the ongoing recovery efforts following Hurricane Harvey and to strategize on how the state could better prepare for future hurricanes.

Powerful Virtual Field Trip from the Drug Enforcement Administration…

The Drug Enforcement Administration and Discovery Education have broadened the outreach of their Operation Prevention program - a no-cost, standards-aligned curriculum for parents and teachers to initiate honest conversations about drug-free living with young people - to present On the Frontlines of the Opioid Epidemic: A Community Fighting Back . The second Virtual Field Trip of the Operation Prevention initiative, the immersive experience will broadcast LIVE from Pullman Square in Huntington, W.Va.

Top House Tax Writer Won’t Rule Out Changes To 401(k) Plans

The head of the House tax-writing panel isn't ruling out changes to the 401 retirement program to raise revenue for tax cuts, despite President Donald Trump's promise that the savings plan used by tens of millions of Americans will be untouched. Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Kevin Brady said Wednesday he's discussing the 401 issue with Trump, who has shot down the possibility of changes to the popular program.

A Victory Against ISIS in the Philippines Leaves a City Destroyed

Five months ago, a group of pro-ISIS militants attacked and took control of parts of the southern Philippine city of Marawi. More than 1,000 people have been killed in the siege that has raged since then, as Philippine government troops waged war against the pro-ISIS occupiers - local terrorist groups called the Maute Group and Abu Sayyaf.

Hawley alleges McCaskill has ruled out tax reform. The record is more complicated.

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley, in one of his first major media events as a Republican U.S. Senate candidate, on Wednesday slammed incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri, for what he alleged was her pre-emptive dismissal of any GOP tax-reform proposal. "President Trump is out there trying to lower taxes for the middle class," Hawley told reporters in a media conference call.

Lawmakers Call Out Trump Administration for Russia Sanctions Delay

Senator Ben Cardin 'frustrated' that the State Department missed a deadline to provide guidance specifying entities that could face sanctions. Two top lawmakers remain frustrated over the Trump administration's failure to start implementing a set of congressionally mandated Russia sanctions on time, and are considering other avenues to pressure officials to act.

Sen. Flake’s departure could unleash flood of GOP candidates

Sen. Flake, an Arizona Republican, announced he would not run for re-election in 2018, condemning in a sp... . Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., accompanied by his wife Cheryl, leaves the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, after announcing he won't seek re-election in 2018.