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The budget resolution introduced in the House of Representatives is a measure that must pass. Without it, there can be no tax reform.
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Doctors: Sen. John McCain has brain tumor
Arizona Sen. John McCain has been diagnosed with a brain tumor after doctors removed a blood clot above his left eye last week, his office said in a statement Wednesday. The 80-year-old Republican has glioblastoma, an aggressive cancer, according to doctors at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix.
Rep. Jared Huffman leading charge on climate for North Coast
North Coast Rep. Jared Huffman is making moves on the environmental front, candidly speaking out against the White House's initiatives regarding public lands and energy, as well as recent actions by U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. Huffman has wholeheartedly taken up climate change as a platform issue, introducing two pieces of legislation on energy policy and joining three other members of Congress on climate legislation that seeks to get the U.S. on 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050, named the 100 by '50 Act.
Ap Fact Check: On a doubt voiced about 2016 election result
An advisory committee that President Donald Trump created to examine the integrity of U.S. voting systems held its first meeting Wednesday. And its vice chairman, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, said afterward that "we may never know" whether Trump's rival, Democrat Hillary Clinton, won the popular vote through voter fraud.
MSNBC host points out GOP resistance
Network host Joy Reid said on MSNBC's "Deadline: White House" that Sens. Susan Collins , Lisa Murkowski and Shelly Moore Capito have stalled the repeal of Obamacare because they are "leading kind of the resistance" to President Trump. On Wednesday, Reid said, "When it comes to politics I think it's such a man's world for so long - it's so much of politics driven by men telling women what's best for them.
Trump’s embrace of Russia making top advisers wary
The budget plan unveiled Tuesday is crucial because its passage would pave the way to pass a tax overhaul this fall without the fear of a filibuster by Senate Democrats. The budget plan unveiled Tuesday is crucial because its passage would pave the way to pass a tax overhaul this fall without the fear of a filibuster by Senate Democrats.
The Latest: Around 155 arrested in Capitol protests
President Donald Trump blasted congressional Democrats and "a few Republicans" Tuesday over the collapse of the GOP effort to rewrite the Obama health care law, and warned, "We will return."
Attorneys general: Keep protections for sex assault victims
Attorneys general from Pennsylvania, New Mexico and more than a dozen other states are urging U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to keep in place protections for victims of sexual assault on college campuses. The attorneys, all Democrats, sent a letter Wednesday to DeVos voicing their concerns about reports that suggest her office is preparing to roll back guidance from President Barack Obama's era for stepped-up investigations of sexual assault at universities and colleges across the country.
Report: USPS improperly enabled workers who helped Clinton campaign
A government investigation concluded that the United States Postal Service "improperly coordinated" with a postal workers union that supported Hillary Clinton's campaign. The investigation, as documented in a report from the Office of Special Counsel, said the USPS granted employees union leave time off, at the request of the union, to do political activity -- which OSC concluded was a "systematic violation" of a law regarding the political activity of federal employees.
CBO: Senate Republican Obamacare repeal plan would increase uninsured by 32 million in 2026
CBO says Senate's repeal bill could make insurance market unstable, increase premiums and dramatically increase the number of people without insurance. CBO: Senate Republican Obamacare repeal plan would increase uninsured by 32 million in 2026 CBO says Senate's repeal bill could make insurance market unstable, increase premiums and dramatically increase the number of people without insurance.
Trump exhorts Senate anew to rid US of Obamacare
Lecturing fellow Republicans, President Donald Trump summoned GOP senators to the White House Wednesday and told them face-to-face they must not leave town for their August recess without sending him an "Obamacare" repeal bill to sign. Senators responded by vowing to revive legislative efforts left for dead twice already this week.
The Latest: 3 top Trump insiders to talk to Senate panels
President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will speak with the Senate intelligence committee on Monday. That's according to his lawyer, Abbe Lowell.
Around 155 arrested in Capitol protests
U.S. Capitol Police say they've arrested around 155 demonstrators in Senate office buildings as Republicans continue working on legislation to eliminate much of President Barack Obama's health care law. Arrests of demonstrators opposing the GOP effort have been occurring frequently.
‘the Story’ Exclusive Rosenstein defends push to fire Comey in first national interview
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, in an exclusive interview with Fox News that aired Wednesday night, stood by his recommendation that President Trump fire then-FBI Director James Comey and his hiring of former FBI Director Robert Mueller as a special counsel to oversee the Bureau's investigation into Russian activities during last year's election. "I've testified several times about this and yes, I do," Rosenstein told "The Story with Martha MacCallum" when asked if he stood by his now-famous memo recommending Comey's dismissal.
Trump puts pressure on GOP senators
President Donald Trump said Tuesday : "I think we're probably in that position where we'll just let Obamacare fail." He said: "We can repeal but we should repeal and replace, and we shouldn't leave town until this is complete."
GOP healthcare effort is a ‘historic’ ‘epic fail’
Conservative pundit Charles Krauthammer slammed President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans' unsuccessful attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare, calling it the "end of the road" for the GOP's healthcare efforts. "This is an epic fail.
In this July 14 2017 photo, Jonathan Nickell checks his iPad while…
In this July 14 2017 photo, Jonathan Nickell checks his iPad while waiting for his wife to have surgery at the St. Joseph Mount Sterling hospital in Mount Sterling, Ky. Nickell said rural hospitals are essential to their community.
Kobach: – We May Never Know’ Who Won 2016 Popular Vote (VIDEO) 32 minutes ago
The vice chair of the White House's bogus "election integrity" commission said Wednesday that "we may never know" whether millions of illegal votes cost President Donald Trump the popular vote in the 2016 election - despite the lack of any evidence to support Trump's frequent claim that millions of ballots were cast illegally. "Do you believe Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by 3 to 5 million votes because of voter fraud?" MSNBC's Katy Tur asked Kobach in an interview after the commission's first meeting.
Kobach: ‘We may never know’ if Clinton won popular vote
But he said the votes that led to President Trump's electoral victory in November were "absolutely" in doubt, as well. Kobach, one of the nation's most ardent supporters of voter identification laws, attended the first meeting of Trump's voter fraud commission earlier Wednesday.
It may be easier to break Trump’s grip on the GOP than once feared
Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Sen. Susan Collins arrives ahead of President Trump's first address before a joint session of Congress, on Feb. 28 at the U.S. Capitol. Both Democrats sincerely concerned about the viability of a sane, two-party system and #NeverTrump Republicans horrified at what's become of their once-admirable party have been pondering since Election Day how - or if - the GOP can free itself from President Trump's grip.