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Nevada's Republican national committeewoman Diana Orrock on Monday seemed to cheer for the death of Sen. John McCain , retweeting a post that begged, "please just f*cking die already." "Amen," Orrock wrote in her retweet, which linked to an article focused on McCain's foreign policy positions (the post she retweeted contained the hashtag "Neocons"-a political movement that advocated for the use of military force to push a pro-democratic agenda.
Donald Trump Jr.'s attorney, Alan Futerfas, has told CNN he has spoken by phone to the eighth person in the room during the meeting at Trump Tower in June 2016. CNN reported last week that the individual was there on behalf of a Russian family, the Agalarovs, who had asked for the meeting to be set up, according to two sources familiar with the circumstances.
Arizona Sen. John McCain is "sounding strong" as he recovers from surgery to remove a blood clot above his eye, his closest Republican colleague in the Senate said Monday. "They found the spot and it looks like everything is going to be A-OK," South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham told reporters after speaking to McCain.
Ahead of tomorrow's hearing on the "Modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement " by the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, Sage Chandler, the Consumer Technology Association's vice president of international trade, issued the following statement: "As the administration celebrates 'Made in America' week, we applaud Sens. John Thune and Ron Wyden for emphasizing the need for digital trade reforms to President Trump and Ambassador Robert Lighthizer. We hope the administration will maintain the beneficial parts of NAFTA, which has played a significant role in liberalizing trade and giving U.S. manufacturers the chance to grow their market presence in Canada and Mexico.
Two more senators have added their names to the list of "no" votes on the Republican plan to replace Obamacare, ensuring that it doesn't have enough support to pass. "We must now start fresh with an open legislative process to develop innovative solutions that provide greater personal choice, protections for pre-existing conditions, increased access and lower overall costs for Kansans," Moran said in a statement.
Republican Sens. Mike Lee and Jerry Moran said Monday evening they would not vote to advance the GOP healthcare bill, essentially killing the legislation in its current form. Lee, of Utah, and Moran, of Kansas, tweeted that they could not support the Senate's bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
The following is a statement from David Leopold, former AILA president and attorney for Jesus Lara Lopez, ahead of Lara's scheduled deportation tomorrow morning: Mr. Jesus Lara has not received a response from the government regarding his latest request for a stay of deportation. Immigration and Customs Enforcement should not deport Jesus without meaningfully and fully responding to his stay request.
Sen. Ted Cruz, the Texas Republican who lost a hard-fought campaign for president last year, has one fundamental problem: His political ambition far outstrips his likability and political skill. In the 2016 primary, his rudeness to Senate colleagues, glaring opportunism and awkward interpersonal skills - as much as then-candidate Donald Trump - prevented him from capturing the nomination.
The panel, which is investigating Russian interference in U.S. elections, is interviewing several former Obama administration officials. Former National Security Adviser Susan Rice will speak to staff on the Senate Intelligence Committee this week.
Liberals hate diversity and can't stand change. So they are toiling 24/7 to assure us that the Trump administration-the aberrational election of a president who is not a professional politician-is a rapidly-unraveling disaster.
Russia's repeated violations of its 30-year-old agreement to eliminate intermediate-range missiles demands U.S. action, Sen. Tom Cotton said Monday. The U.S. should pressure Russia into compliance, he said, but prepare to take a harder line - in particular, by modernizing the army.
Julian Senn-Raemont isn't convinced he needs to buy health insurance when he loses coverage under his dad's plan in a couple of years - no matter what happens in the policy debate in Washington, or how cheap the plans are. The 24-year-old musician hasn't known a world without a health care safety net.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he has spoken to ailing Sen. John McCain and wishes him a speedy recovery. McCain's office says the 80-year-old Arizona senator underwent surgery Friday to remove a blood clot.
The health care proposal under consideration in the U.S. Senate would be devastating to the thousands of Vermont residents who rely on the current system for care, and it has the potential to wreak havoc on the state's finances, top state and federal politicians across the political spectrum said Monday. Meeting in the Statehouse office of Republican Gov. Phil Scott, the three members of the congressional delegation and other top lawmakers from the Democratic and Republican parties said they had different opinions about the best way to fix President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act, but they agreed Vermont residents had to be protected in the process.
U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks has picked up the endorsement of a fellow Republican who is dropping out of the race to fill Jeff Sessions' former Senate seat. Hoover businessman Dom Gentile announced Monday that he is withdrawing from the U.S. Senate race.
Congressman Richard Hudson talks with supporters Monday after the formal opening of his Moore County office in Boyd Library at Sandhills Community College. Congressman Richard Hudson talks with supporters Monday after the formal opening of his Moore County office in Boyd Library at Sandhills Community College.
With NAFTA negotiations to happen next month, the Trump administration is set to release its priorities within the next 30 days under the 'fast-track' rules. President Trump shakes hands with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto during the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2017.
"Don't take the meeting, don't say I love it, and don't lie to people about it," says Reason's Matt Welch about revelations that Donald Trump Jr. met with a Russian attorney during the 2016 election to obtain potentially incriminating information about Hillary Clinton. In today's podcast, Welch is joined by fellow editors Nick Gillespie and Katherine Mangu-Ward to discuss whether the president's son crossed the line-or maybe he's just the latest target of an on ongoing media smear campaign? They also discuss sexual assault on campus, whether university administrators or the police are better equipped to investigate rape charges, the Senate Republicans' dreadful health care bill, and why Betsy Devos draws so much hate.
Former national security adviser Susan Rice will testify this week before a House committee, where she'll likely face difficult questions about "unmasking" President Donald Trump's associates. On Tuesday, Rice will testify in a closed-door meeting of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, which is conducting its own investigation into allegations of Russian election interference.