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Democrats expanded their campaign Sunday to spotlight the Trump administration's forced separation of migrant children from their families at the U.S. border, trying to compel a change of policy and gain political advantage five months before midterm elections. Against a notable silence on the part of many Republicans who usually defend President Trump, Democratic lawmakers fanned out across the country, visiting a detention center outside New York City and heading to Texas to inspect facilities where children have been detained.
Sen. Jeff Merkley, from right, D-Ore., speaks to the media along with fellow Democratic lawmakers Sen. Chris Van Hollen, center, of Maryland., Rep. David Cicilline, of Rhode Island, and Rep. Mark Pocan of Wisconsin in front of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Centralized Processing Center in McAllen, Texas, on June 17, 2018. Sen. Jeff Merkley, from right, D-Ore., speaks to the media along with fellow Democratic lawmakers Sen. Chris Van Hollen, center, of Maryland., Rep. David Cicilline, of Rhode Island, and Rep. Mark Pocan of Wisconsin in front of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Centralized Processing Center in McAllen, Texas, on June 17, 2018.
The comedian Roseanne Barr resurrected one of the oldest and most profoundly racist slanders in American history when she referred to Valerie Jarrett, an African-American woman who served as an adviser to President Barack Obama, as the offspring of an ape. This depiction - promoted by slave traders, historians and practitioners of "scientific" racism - was used to justify slavery, lynching and the creation of the Jim Crow state.
New York's 19th Congressional District stretches from the wealthy enclaves of Rhinebeck and the tie-dye world of Woodstock across the Catskill Mountains to the struggling dairy farmers near Cooperstown. In this enormous district, seven Democrats are competing in the primary on June 26 to challenge Representative John Faso, a first-termer who is considered one of the most vulnerable Republicans in the House.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is questioning President Donald Trump's pick to head the government's consumer watchdog agency. The California Democrat says she believes Kathy Kraninger, currently an associate director at the Office of Management and Budget, lacks the required experience to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, especially given the Trump administration's "hostility to consumer protection."
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is planning to join with immigrant families to protest the decision by federal authorities to separate children from their parents as families arrive at the nation's southern border. The Connecticut Democrat is calling for the end of what he called an inhumane practice being conducted as part of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
In this Sept. 26, 2017, file photo, longtime Donald Trump associate Roger Stone arrives to testify before the House Intelligence Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Javier Solano and his granddaughter Rachel Chajon 2 of Somerset attend the Father's Day Rally forFamily Unity, organized by immigration rights advocates, outside of the Elizabeth Detention Center. Chajon's father, a citizen of Guatemala, was picked up by ICE ten months ago outside of their home.
Democratic members of Congress from New Jersey and New York on Sunday met with immigration detainees separated from children at the southwest border who are now being held at a New Jersey immigration facility. During a news conference afterward, the representatives said they met with five men at the Elizabeth Contract Detention Facility, four of whom were brought to New Jersey from the U.S.-Mexico border.
While it started as a press conference to update the public on the RISE West Virginia flood recovery program, Gov. Jim Justice's Friday morning evolved into a wrestling match with Democrats calling for his resignation and a platform to tout his accomplishments in office.
Senator Susan Collins refuses to pick a side on the Trump/Miller "tearing kids away from their asylum-seeking parents and placing them in concentration like detention centers" debate. In this clip, she is pseudo-defending the Trump policy...while also kind of not.
Sen. Chuck Schumer on Sunday railed against companies claiming to sell the benefits of sunscreen in a pill form, arguing the method is not effective against sun damage and should be taken off the shelves. Schumer said several companies sell such pills, falsely promising protection against UVA and UVB rays.
After a growing furor among Uber drivers in New York City in 2016 over plunging incomes, Uber relented and made a rare concession: It agreed to recognize a local driver group. The group, the Independent Drivers Guild, was not quite a union, but it would meet regularly with Uber management and advocate for drivers .
Rep. Nunes: If DOJ Does Not Turn Over Documents by Monday - They Will Have 'Hell to Pay' by Wednesday Rep. Devin Nunes the Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee joined Maria Bartiromo on Sunday Morning Futures on Father's Day. Rep. Nunes told Maria the Department of Justice leadership has until Monday to turn over the subpoenaed documents or they will have "hell to pay."
Add Russia Investigation as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Russia Investigation news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Rudy Giuliani says President Donald Trump has no plans to issue pardons now in the Russia investigation but could choose to do so once the special counsel's work is finished.
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There is literally no logic in obsessing over what a Congressional candidate believed in decades ago if that candidate has fully disavowed the views they held decades ago. People evolve , and what they believe in 2018 is far more important than what they believed in 1998.
ST. PAUL, Minn. - In Minnesota's surprise race to fill Al Franken's former Senate seat, the two women running tell their own versions of a familiar story.
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise played in the annual congressional baseball game this week, one year after he was nearly killed by a gunman while practicing for last year's game. Scalise and Democratic Rep. Cedric Richmond met while both served in the Louisiana legislature.
Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani dismissed President Donald Trump's misstatements and untruths on Sunday, but he admitted that lying breaks one of the Bible's Ten Commandments. During an interview on CNN, host Jake Tapper noted that Trump had lied about his role in crafting a statement to deny that his son met with a Russian lawyer to get "dirt" on Hillary Clinton during the 2016 campaign.