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The Justice Department is investigating Rep. Duncan Hunter on allegations that he used tens of thousands of campaign dollars for personal use, the House Ethics Committee announced Thursday. "Rep. Hunter may have converted tens of thousands of dollars of campaign funds from his congressional campaign committee to personal use to pay for family travel, flights, utilities, health care, school uniforms, and tuition, jewelry, groceries, and other goods, services, and expenses," according to an Office of Congressional Ethics report that the Ethics Committee also released Thursday.
Paul Ryan and Sean Spicer have been sharing notes for weeks, offering the same old School House Rock shtick to explain why Republicans couldn't repeal more of Obamacare. For the first time, Spicer was forced off script today.
The Republican-led Senate moved Thursday to undo Obama-era regulations that would have forced internet service providers like Comcast and Verizon to ask customers' permission before they could use or sell much of their personal information. Senators voted along party lines, 50-48, to eliminate the rules.
Parents of students in the 19 "critical focus" schools in the Shelby County Schools system and those who live in the communities around those schools will hear more about the plan to improve the low-enrollment, low-student achievement schools Monday, March 27, at the Salvation Army Kroc Center, 800 East Parkway S. at 6 p.m. SCS superintendent Dorsey Hopson is proposing funding to turn around the schools that would otherwise be proposed for closing and consolidation with other schools. The school district will provide bus transportation to the meeting from four central locations Hamilton Middle School, Hawkins Mill Elementary, Knight Road Elementary and Westwood High.
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb says he supports congressional Republican's bill to repeal and replace former President Barack Obama's health care law. Holcomb's support is somewhat at odds with his own statements calling on Washington Republicans to spare Medicaid funding, which pays for a state program covering poor people.
GOP centrists in the House are fleeing from their party's ObamaCare repeal-and-replace legislation, complicating White House efforts to win passage in a vote scheduled for Thursday. Centrist defections in the last 24 hours include Rep. Charlie Dent , the co-chairman of the moderate Tuesday Group, which has roughly 50 members.
As the Senate Judiciary Committee was hearing from witnesses for and against Judge Neil Gorsuch, his Supreme Court nomination was delivered a critical blow: Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., announced he would oppose Gorsuch and join other Democrats in filibustering the nomination, making it likely that the judge will struggle to find the support needed to clear a 60-vote procedural hurdle. Gorsuch "was unable to sufficiently convince me that he'd be an independent check" on President Donald Trump, Schumer said in a Senate floor speech.
I'm a big fan of Dave Brat , always have been. I'm not a fan of MSNBC. Watch below as Katy Tur dismissively interviews Brat, claiming that the White House makes weak claims they have no proof of obviously referring to the surveillance claims.
Terry Brewster, a construction worker, visits his primary care physician, Dr. Paul Cohen, MD at Little River Medical Center in Little River, S.C., in June 2015. Brewster, dealing with high blood pressure and arthritis, has marketplace coverage under the Affordable Care Act which covers ten essential health benefits.
Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch listens as he is asked a question by Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. less Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch listens as he is asked a question by Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, during his confirmation hearing before the ... more Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. strides to his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 23, 2017, as he and the Republican leadership scramble for votes on their health care overhaul in the face of opposition from reluctant conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus.
Gov. Mark Dayton on Wednesday warned Republican lawmakers he won't agree to give insurance companies hundreds of millions of dollars to stabilize Minnesota's individual health insurance market without more information about how the companies would use the money. The House and Senate passed bills last week to spend, respectively, $384 million or $600 million over the next two years on a new "reinsurance" program to protect insurers against unusually high claims.
A police raid of a Main Street "spa" which has been the subject of numerous prostitution raids in recent years, has resulted in the arrest of a New York woman on prostitution charges. Police say that they conducted an investigation of the Emerald/Nirvana Day Spa at 181 Main St. in response to numerous tips about ongoing prostitution services there.
The Senate confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, have often been obscured by one controversy after another, from the Republican effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act to revelations that the is actively investigating possible links between the Trump campaign and the Russian government. Add to that the unprecedented decision last year by the Senate Republican majority to deny President Barack Obama a hearing on Merrick Garland, his constitutionally nominated successor to the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, after Scalia's death.
With time running short, President Trump and House GOP leaders are desperately scrambling to find enough votes to pass their Obamacare repeal plan. Republicans have promised a Thursday vote on their bill to coincide with the 7th anniversary of Obamacare becoming law.
As he wrapped up a 41-minute Facebook Live discussion with residents, U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga recognized the flow of both angry-face emoticons and thumbs-up symbols spilling across the screen. "We've got some disappointed people, based on the frowny faces," Huizenga said.
NEW YORK, March 23 U.S. 30-year mortgage rates fell from 11-week highs as Treasury yields decreased in the wake of indications by the Federal Reserve last week that it will remain on a gradual path to raising interest rates, according to mortgage finance agency Freddie Mac on Thursday. The borrowing cost on 30-year mortgages, the most widely held type of U.S. home loan, averaged 4.23 percent in the week ended March 23. This compared with the prior week's 4.30 percent which was the highest since 4.32 percent in the week ended Dec. 29, it said.
Mainstream awareness of Breitbart, Infowars and other unsavory conservative "news" outlets has skyrocketed, as millions suddenly found themselves needing to know who Steve Bannon et al. were. For me, none of these outlets or talking points were news: I'm Texas born-and-raised.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif, walks out of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, to speak with reporters after a meeting with President Donald Trump. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif, walks out of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, to speak with reporters after a meeting with President Donald Trump.
President Donald Trump 's nominee to the high court is scheduled to appear before the committee at 9:30 a.m. on what is expected to be the last day of his hearing. While Monday was largely reserved for introductions and opening statements, on Tuesday and Wednesday, Gorsuch faced tougher drilling by committee members.