Immigration watch: Senators hunt for a 60-vote plan
Democrats haven't coalesced around a single proposal. Bipartisan moderates haven't either.
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National debt pose security threats: U.S. intelligence director
Senator Dan Coats stops to speak to the news media after a meeting at Trump Tower with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in New York, U.S., November 30, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson U.S. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats told a Senate panel on Tuesday that the country's bitter political wrangling and growing debt posed grave threats to U.S. national security.
Dayton: Flags half-staffed Wednesday in recognition of Col. Leo Thorsness
Gov. Mark Dayton has ordered all United States flags and Minnesota flags be flown at half-staff at all state and federal buildings in the state of Minnesota, from sunrise until sunset Wednesda in honor and remembrance of Col. Leo Thorsness.
House Democrats just gave this N.J. rookie some help
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, rated as just a slight favorite to win a second term, is getting some re-election help from his fellow Democrats. The House Majority PAC, a super political action committee aligned with the House Democratic leadership, began running online ads Tuesday in support of Gottheimer, D-5th Dist.
Diary of male prostitute claims Dem donor pushed drugs
'He gave me my first injection of crystal meth': Diary of the male prostitute who fatally overdosed at the home of a prominent Democrat donor claims the friend of Hillary Clinton got him hooked on drugs Since a homicide investigation was launched, a number of other men of color have come forward to claim Buck paid them to take drugs A diary entry from Moore states that Buck 'gave me my first injection of crystal meth' and got him 'addicted to the pain and fetish/fantasy' His final entry, dated December 3, 2016, read: 'If it didn't hurt so bad, I'd kill myself, but I'll let Ed Buck do it for now' The diary entries of a male prostitute, who suffered a fatal overdose at the home of a prominent Democrat donor last year, allege that the friend of Hillary Clinton was the one who got him hooked on drugs.
Trump Urges Lawmakers to Make Deal on Immigration Reform
President Donald Trump, right, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 17, 2018, as, left to right, Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-New York, and House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, look on. U.S. President Donald Trump urged congressional lawmakers to find a solution to the vexing problem of immigration reform, saying the window of opportunity is closing fast to protect young immigrants brought illegally to the United States as children.
Conservatives lash out at GOP spending binge, Trump’s $4 trillion spending plan
That's according to some conservatives who are grappling with a Republican-backed spending binge that threatens to generate trillion-dollar deficits for years to come while staining a cherished pillar of the modern-day Republican Party. While President Donald Trump and his allies hope economic growth may ease future deficits, few fiscal conservatives cheered Monday's release of the president's $4 trillion-plus budget, which would create $7.2 trillion in red ink over the next decade if adopted by Congress.
Blumenthal Dubious of White House Interim Security Clearance Trend
Democratic lawmakers have grown increasingly concerned - and frustrated - over the White House's position on matters of security confidentiality. Last week, President Donald Trump withheld the release of a Democratic House Intelligence Committee memo rebutting one from the Republican side, citing the need for heavy redaction to protect national security interests.
Kochs launch $4M campaign against Dems in Missouri, Indiana
The Koch-backed group Americans For Prosperity plan to launch a $4 million advertising campaign against Missouri's Sen. Claire McCaskill and Indiana's Sen. Joe Donnelly. An AFP spokesman said Tuesday the ad campaign will run on TV and the internet for three weeks beginning Thursday.
Senate immigration debate kicks off Monday
In a rare move, the Senate will launch an unusual process late Monday afternoon to debate a legislative fix for the hundreds of thousands of so-called Dreamers who could face deportation come March 5. The process calls for a free-for-all debate on the Senate floor with an unlimited number of amendments that can be offered, all in the hopes Republicans and Democrats can reach a bipartisan solution in the contentious immigration debate. "I expect that virtually every issue under the sun will come up during this floor debate and that's fine," Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, told reporters last week.
Mulvaney defends the White House budget: – Does it balance? No’
Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney said the $4.4 trillion budget proposed by the White House would increase the federal deficit and would not balance the budget. "Does it balance? No it doesn't," Mulvaney told reporters on Monday.
Trump budget abandons fiscal conservatism a ” and so does hypocritical GOP
In this Jan. 21, 2018, file photo, lights illuminate the U.S. Capitol on second day of the federal shutdown as lawmakers negotiate behind closed doors in Washington. The era of trillion-dollar budget deficits is about make a comeback _ and a brewing budget deal hastened the arrival.
Kochs launch $4M campaign against Dems in Missouri, Indiana Source: AP
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A Koch Brothers Group Is Targeting These Democratic Senators for Voting Against Tax Reform
The political arm of the network helmed by conservative and libertarian mega donors Charles and David Koch is investing millions in an ad buy targeting two Democratic Senators up for reelection this year in states President Trump won by a landslide for failing to support the tax reform bill. The group, Americans for Prosperity, is launching the $4 million ad campaign on Feb. 15 against Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill and Indiana Senator Joe Donnelly.
The Deficit Hawks Have It Wrong
The problem is not the deficit, but that Trump's deficit finances the wrong things-billionaires rather than bridges, tunnels, and schools. uestion for today: What is the connection between the Republican tax cuts, the rising federal deficit, and the wildly gyrating stock market? The answer is trickier than it seems.
Conservatives lash out at GOP spending binge
That's according to some conservatives who are grappling with a Republican-backed spending binge that threatens to generate trillion-dollar deficits for years to come while staining a cherished pillar of the modern-day Republican Party. While President Donald Trump and his allies hope economic growth may ease future deficits, few fiscal conservatives cheered Monday's release of the president's $4 trillion-plus budget, which would create $7.2 trillion in red ink over the next decade if adopted by Congress.
Fights over voting rights a prelude to November midterm election
Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, second from right, is seen during a rally outside the Supreme Court on January 10, 2018, to oppose Ohio's voter purging system. The court heard arguments on whether Ohio has been too strict in setting in motion a voter registration removal process if the individual hasen't voted in a federal election for two years.
Some Answers, More Questions for Mysterious Club for Conservatives PAC
Club for Conservatives PAC has given to the Senate campaigns of Pennsylvania Rep. Lou Barletta and Tennessee Rep. Marsha Blackburn. Inflammatory, hyperpartisan fundraising emails are a standard part of the election process, but who's behind them can sometimes be a mystery. Take the case of a political action committee set up last fall that raised over $160,000 by sending out roughly a dozen emails.
Conservative Group Targets McCaskill, Donnelly on Tax Vote
Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., is the target of a new ad on the tax overhaul. The conservative group Americans for Prosperity is launching a multi-million dollar ad campaign Monday aimed at two vulnerable Senate Democrats over their vote against a bill overhauling the tax code. Americans for Prosperity, which is backed by billionaires Charles and David Koch, is dedicating $4 million for television and digital ads targeting Sens. Claire McCaskill of Missouri and Joe Donnelly of Indiana.
Biden Pondering a 2020 Run for President
Former Vice President Joe Biden is tiptoeing toward a potential run in 2020, even broaching the possibility during a recent gathering of longtime foreign policy aides. Huddled in his newly opened office steps from the U.S. Capitol, Biden began a planning meeting for his new diplomacy center by addressing the elephant in the room.