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The House intelligence committee's Russia investigation appeared Friday to be veering back off the rails after a rocky week, punctuated by the re-emergence of House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes as a force in the probe. A visibly angry House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said Friday she has met with House Speaker Paul Ryan multiple times to complain about Nunes never fully stepping away from the Russia probe - despite the California Republican's promise two months ago that he would step aside.
Nest Labs is adding Google's facial recognition technology to a high-resolution security camera that will provide a glimpse at the potential for increasingly intelligent computers to see and understand everything... Nest Labs is adding Google's facial recognition technology to a high-resolution security camera that will provide a glimpse at the potential for increasingly intelligent computers to see and understand everything going on in people's homes. Witnesses say gunshots and explosions have been heard at a mall, casino and hotel complex near Manila's international airport in the Philippine capital.
A reporter said Gianforte "body-slamm... . FILE - In this March 6, 2017, file photo, Greg Gianforte, right, receives congratulations from a supporter in Helena, Mont.
A last-minute melee that led to an assault charge against a congressional candidate jolted many people in the nation who were viewing the election Thursday as a referendum on President Donald Trump's young administration. Voters were deciding Thursday whether to send Republican candidate Greg Gianforte to Congress after he was charged with assaulting a reporter a day earlier.
Trump is in Italy for a two day visit, including a meeting with Pope Francis at... The architect of House legislation that would repeal much of the Dodd-Frank law enacted after the financial crisis has agreed to make a key change to the bill, clearing the way for the full House to take up the... The architect of House legislation that would repeal much of the Dodd-Frank law enacted after the financial crisis has agreed to make a key change to the bill, clearing the way for the full House to take up the measure in coming weeks. With just one black person seated among the first 11 jurors chosen for Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial, the defense is crying foul.
President Donald Trump has made himself "very vulnerable personally" amid investigations of his campaign ties with Russia, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Friday. She pointed to Trump's reported request to now-fired FBI Director James Comey to lay off an investigation of Michael Flynn, Trump's former national security adviser.
Thousands of California Democratic activists gathered Friday for a three-day convention as they look to lift the party's national prospects after last year's stunning loss to President Donald Trump. In a state where Democrats are itching to lead the liberal resistance to Trump and the Republican Congress, the party's activists find themselves singularly united behind the goal of stunting the GOP.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in her office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, May 19, 2017.
The Post's Adam Entous discusses a 2016 conversation between GOP leaders in which House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy made an explosive claim about Donald Trump. Rep. Kevin McCarthy's Republican colleagues were ready Wednesday to accept the House majority leader's explanation that he was joking in his private comments last year suggesting that then-candidate Donald Trump was being paid by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
White House press secretary Sean Spicer says unauthorized leaking of sensitive or classified information is "frankly dangerous," after President Donald Trump reportedly shared classified information with two Russian diplomats during a meeting in the Oval Office. He drew a distinction between leaks and Trump's conversation with the Russians, saying the discussion with the Russian officials involved shared threats to the U.S. and Russia.
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr says he has yet to get an explanation from the White House on what happened in the Oval Office meeting where the president reportedly shared classified information with the Russians. Burr says he waited all morning to get a call from someone in the room who can tell him what happened.
National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster walks back to the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Monday, May 15, 2017, after speaking to the media. WASHINGTON - The Latest on the report that President Donald Trump shared classified information with Russian officials : White House press secretary Sean Spicer says unauthorized leaking of sensitive or classified information is "frankly dangerous," after President Donald Trump reportedly shared classified information with two Russian diplomats during a meeting in the Oval Office.
U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi recently stressed many nuns are strong supporters of Obamacare, and are "speaking out" against Republican attempts to gut the measure. In this week's column, Cokie and Steven V. Roberts wrote it would be suicidal for Democrats to ostracize voters like nuns, who back the party's core principles of economic and social justice, but disagree on abortion rights.
Democratic leader in the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi greets Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama at the Tsuglagkhang temple in Dharmsala, India, Wednesday, May 10, 2017.
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CBS' Face The Nation's John Dickerson spoke with Pennsylvania voters, where they confirmed what the ABC News / Washington Post polls illuminated a coupled weeks ago: the Democratic Party is out of touch. One voter, a lifelong Democrat, said that his party is not only out of touch, but they have zero interest in remedying the situation.
On Wednesday, the House passed a $1.2 trillion spending bill by a lopsided margin of 309 to 118. A majority of both Democrats and Republicans supported the measure, which sailed through the Senate.
The race to fill Health and Human Services secretary Tom Price's former congressional seat in Georgia's 6th district is officially the most expensive House race in US history, Politico reported on Saturday. A total of over $29.7 million worth of TV ads have been reserved or aired during the campaign, which breaks a 5-year-old record, the report said.
After the House passed the GOP health care bill, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said Republicans will now have health care tattooed on their foreheads and that the American people will hold them accountable. Democrats are already looking ahead to 2018.