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A lawyer for former Republican Rep. Aaron Schock says prosecutors are aiming to be the first to imprison a former member of Congress over ambiguous rules the U.S. House set for itself. Attorney Benjamin Hatch made the arguments Wednesday before the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago as he seeks the dismissal of the corruption case against the former Illinois congressman Schock, who is charged with misusing government and campaign funds.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Wednesday that CIA Director Mike Pompeo could achieve a "remarkably historic" deal with North Korea. "Just think about the Democrats in the Senate right now, wrestling with whether or not to vote for Pompeo to be secretary of state.
It is a firmly held belief among many Hillary Clinton supporters that the scandal surrounding her personal email server was, top-to bottom, an exercise in bad faith. Bad faith from the reporters and editors who splashed the story on the front pages.
Rep. Jeff Denham , flanked by Rep. Pete Aguilar and Rep. Will Hurd speak about DACA legislation Rep. Jeff Denham says at least 240 of the 430 current House members have signed onto his resolution to hold votes on four immigration bills, and he hopes House Speaker Paul D. Ryan and President Trump are paying attention to the show of support. But, the Republican from Turlock and his allies said Wednesday that they are not yet willing to commit to forcing Ryan's hand through a little-used procedural move called a discharge petition; they acknowledged there's no guarantee that all of 47 Republicans and 193 Democrats House co-signers will back them up if they try to force the issue.
A leading Republican lawmaker applauded the Trump administration's decision to send CIA Director Mike Pompeo to North Korea for a clandestine meeting with reclusive leader Kim Jong Un. "I like the fact that Pompeo met with him.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers proposed legislation that would ensure a special counsel can only be fired for good cause; reaction from Rep. Matt Gaetz, member of the House Judiciary Committee. Rumors spread by left-leaning groups alleging President Trump will fire special counsel Robert Mueller have begun prompting official action, with Pittsburgh's police department preparing for an eventuality the commander-in-chief has said will never come.
Rep. Ron DeSantis Wednesday called on the Department of Justice to investigate several key Obama-era officials, as well as Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and former FBI Director James Comey, for crimes, pointing out Comey's recommendations on Clinton. "Remember, he testified to Congress that he did not make any decision regarding Secretary Clinton until after she was interviewed," the Florida Republican, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, told Fox News' "Fox & Friends."
Billionaire donor Tom Steyer has endorsed state Sen. Kevin de Leon in the Democratic primary passing over long-time incumbent Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the Washington Examiner is reporting. "I think he's the kind of young progressive that reflects California and would be a very strong advocate for our state nationally," Steyer told the Examiner.
The GOP-led Senate has voted to block guidance a consumer protection agency issued five years ago to help ensure minority car buyers don't pay higher interest rates on car loans. The vote was 51-47.
After months of uncertainty surrounding the enforceability of state marijuana legislation in light of federal prohibitions, President Trump may have offered the legal cannabis industry some solace. Late last week, President Trump promised to abandon Justice Department efforts to target recreational marijuana in states that have legalized adult use.
The sixth annual breakfast will be anchored this year by U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and Indiana Senator Joe Donnelly. while the Power Breakfast program, a fast-paced mixture of informative business and political themes that helps set the scene each spring for the North American RV arena's annual selling season, is scheduled for program, headlined by Secretary Zinke and Senator Donnelly, has garnered so much interest," reported BJ Thompson, an Elkhart-based public relations executive and administrator of the annual breakfast.
Iowa lawmakers are remembering and celebrating a history-making political leader after news of Barbara Bush's death broke on Tuesday evening. Fellow Senator Chuck Grassley also took to social media to celebrate Bush's life, and released a statement alongside his wife: "Former First Lady Barbara Bush was everything a country could ask for in a First Lady.
"The Freedom Caucus is prepared to exact a price from Kevin McCarthy if he wants to be the next speaker of the House - three years after foiling his first bid for the job," Politico reports. "A survey of about 20 of the conservative group's three dozen members found varying degrees of openness to the California Republican known as a deal-making pragmatist.
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) "is quietly making clear to liberal advocacy groups that he's available for a 2020 bid, even as the Democratic field of potential White House hopefuls fills with better-known progressives," The Hill reports.
Former Rep. Patrick Kennedy has made major profits off of the federal government's response to the opioid crisis, Politico reported Wednesday. Mr. Kennedy, Rhode Island Democrat, has had his own battle with both addiction and mental illness and sits on the board of eight companies currently working with the Trump administration and Congress to combat the opioid epidemic.
Presidents, first ladies and many others who knew Barbara Bush are praising her devotion to the nation, her family and literacy. President Donald Trump said among Mrs. Bush's greatest achievements "was recognizing the importance of literacy as a fundamental family value that requires nurturing and protection.
A federal appeals court in Chicago will hear oral arguments in the corruption case of U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock as his lawyers seek to have all his charges dismissed. Wednesday's hearing at the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals comes amid signs parts of the case against the Peoria Republican may be at risk of unraveling.
Donors with ties to President Donald Trump are contributing to the campaigns of vulnerable California House Republicans running in districts where Trump is not considered popular. Reps.
Donald Trump's re-election campaign has demanded that Rep. Todd Rokita take down yard signs it says give the false impression the president endorsed the Indiana Republican's Senate bid, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press. The rebuke came after two volunteers who led Trump's bare-bones 2016 campaign in Vice President Mike Pence's home state endorsed Rokita during an Indianapolis news conference last week.
Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans are plowing ahead with their plan to pass a bill out of the committee that would protect special counsel Robert Mueller , despite Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's vow not to put the measure on the Senate floor. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican, told CNN on Wednesday that he was "moving ahead" with the bipartisan legislation, which is expected to be marked up next week.