Spotlight: Trump, Democrats fight over release of “alternative memo” on FBI Russia probe

U.S. lawmaker Adam Schiff on Monday exchanged fire with President Donald Trump who slammed him over his efforts to release another edition of the disputed memo alleging the FBI and Justice Department of surveillance abuses in the Russia probe. "Little Adam Schiff, who is desperate to run for higher office, is one of the biggest liars and leakers in Washington," Trump tweeted Monday morning.

After decade of delays, rail safety system still not ready

As they begin to probe the circumstances of the fatal wreck in South Carolina, officials have already settled on one thing: that the crash between a passenger train and a freight car could have been prevented with technology already installed in parts of the U.S. It's been a decade since Congress approved a law mandating the GPS-based system called "positive train control," which is designed to prevent two trains from traveling on the same track at the same time. That's what happened early Sunday in Cayce, South Carolina, when a locked switch sent a New York-to-Miami Amtrak passenger train onto a side track where an empty CSX Corp. freight train was parked.

Trump lashes out at Schiff over Russia probe memo

President Donald Trump traded insults with the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee Monday, a day after Democrats and Republicans said Trump was wrong to assert that a GOP-produced classified memo on FBI surveillance powers cleared him in the Russia investigation. Trump's attack on California Rep. Adam Schiff came before a planned meeting of the House intelligence panel Monday, where the committee is expected to consider whether to release a Democratic rebuttal memo.

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What does President Trump ask the country to believe? On Saturday, he insisted again via Twitter that there was "no Collusion and there was no Obstruction." Yet rather than let the investigation of the Russian intervention into 2016 presidential election play out, confident the facts will fall in his favor, the president contends the FBI and the Department of Justice are out to pin false charges on him.

The Nunes memo perfectly lined up with what Hannity has been hyping for weeks prior to its release

Almost a month before Republicans on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence chose to publicly release what was a classified and partisan memo written by intelligence committee Chairman Devin Nunes alleging Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act abuses by the FBI and Department of Justice , Fox host Sean Hannity appeared to have advanced knowledge of some of the claims laid out in the Nunes memo. Almost a month prior to the memo's public release, Hannity was hyping "shocking information a that will show systemic FISA abuse" and bragged that the media will "be forced to cover this story."

Bipartisan immigration bill surfaces, Trump knocks it down

A bipartisan immigration proposal has surfaced in the Senate, only to be quickly knocked down by President Donald Trump via Twitter on Monday. Republican Sen. John McCain and Democratic Sen. Chris Coons planned to propose legislation Monday that would shield from deportation immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally as children, known as "Dreamers" helped by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA.

‘This man is unhinged’: Dem lawmaker appalled by…

Rep. Gerry Connolly on Monday reacted with shock and horror to President Donald Trump's tweet that seemingly called on Republicans to stop Rep. Adam Schiff from releasing a memo that debunks many of the claims put forth by a memo released last week by Rep. Devin Nunes . During a CNN interview, Connolly was asked to respond to the president's tweet, in which he declared that "Little Adam Schiff must be stopped."

Senators McCAIN & Coons to Introduce Bipartisan Immigration Compromise

U.S. Senators John McCain and Chris Coons will introduce legislation today to address two pressing issues , providing a path to resolve these important immigration issues and allowing Congress to devote full attention to finalizing a budget deal that fully funds the military. The legislation is a Senate companion bill to the Uniting and Securing America Act , bipartisan legislation introduced by Representatives Will Hurd and Pete Aguilar to protect Dreamers from deportation and provide a pathway to citizenship while implementing new border security measures.

House subcommittee to hold hearing on PTC implementation

The committee will hear from several groups and organizations including Amtrak, the National Transportation Safety Board, the Federal Railroad Administration, private rail operators, public transit officials and labor. 'PTC implementation is crucial to the safety of rail transportation for passengers, motorists and pedestrians alike.

California to oversee San Francisco’s police reforms

California's attorney general announced Monday that his office will oversee reforms at the San Francisco Police Department that were recommended by federal officials after the U.S. Department of Justice's decision to scale back a program that helped departments improve community relations. Attorney General Xavier Becerra said the California Department of Justice will evaluate and publicly report how the department is applying the 272 recommendations made by the DOJ under the Obama Administration.

Trump slams a little Adam Schiffa over memo

President Donald Trump jabbed the House Intelligence Committee's top Democrat Monday as Democrats push to release a memo expected to rebut a Republican document of alleged FBI surveillance abuses. "Little Adam Schiff, who is desperate to run for higher office, is one of the biggest liars and leakers in Washington, right up there with Comey, Warner, Brennan and Clapper! Adam leaves closed committee hearings to illegally leak confidential information.

House Intelligence Committee plans Monday vote on releasing Dems’ FISA rebuttal memo

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, speaks at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018. more > Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee are pushing to vote on Monday to release a rebuttal to a controversial GOP document declassified last Friday that alleges the FBI committed surveillance abuses against the Trump campaign during the 2016 presidential election.

Trump Praises Nunes for ‘Courage and Grit’ on Memo

President Donald Trump Monday praised House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes on Twitter for his work on a memo alleging FBI abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, calling him "a brave man of tremendous courage and grit." Representative Devin Nunes, a man of tremendous courage and grit, may someday be recognized as a Great American Hero for what he has exposed and what he has had to endure! His tweet popped more than hour after Nunes appeared on Fox News' "Fox & Friends," where he said Democrats are working hard against him and his memo to keep the truth from coming out about Hillary Clinton's campaign, and also because they have nothing to back up their narrative of collusion between Trump and Russia.

.com | Memo doesn’t clear Trump in Russia investigation – Democrat, GOP lawmakers

US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media as they arrive for a dinner at Trump International Golf Club in in West Palm Beach on January 14. Washington President Donald Trump was wrong to assert that a GOP-produced classified memo on FBI surveillance powers cleared him in the Russia investigation, Democratic and Republican lawmakers said on Sunday. Democrats could seek a vote on publicly releasing their rebuttal memo when the GOP-led House Intelligence Committee meets late on Monday afternoon.

CHART: How Trump’s Immigration Proposal Compares With Other Plans

An unexpected announcement of an agreement between top Democrats and President Trump, a quick reversal from the White House, a government shutdown, and a meeting where Trump reportedly described particular countries using vulgar language. All of these major news stories have centered around immigration - and more specifically, Washington's inability to agree on what to do as President Trump's deadline to end the Obama administration's Deferred Action for Child Arrivals policy fast approaches.

The Next Big Battle Over Trumpism

Washington, PA-It was a frigid Saturday afternoon but Ellen Cicconi, a 53-year-old stay-at-home mom from Canonsburg, chose to brave the elements to check out the next great American political campaign playing out in her proverbial backyard. In nearby Washington, a city about 30 miles southwest of Pittsburgh proper, Conor Lamb, a 33-year-old Marine veteran was opening up a new campaign office.

‘The Deep State’ Is the New Fake News

The Devin Nunes memo may have been a dud, but it did reveal one major issue: Politicians feel more than fine destroying trust in our institutions. For weeks, we have been sold the idea that a "memo" written by Republican staffers of the House Select Committee on Intelligence was a damning piece of evidence of political bias in the intelligence-gathering process.