Attorney General Jeff Sessions says he will recuse himself from a federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 White House election. Facing growing criticism following revelations that he did not disclose speaking with on two occasions Russia’s ambassador to the United States, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Thursday that he would recuse himself from any investigations related to the 2016 campaign.
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Trump Today: Sessions calls Russian contact claims – false’
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi accused Sessions of “lying under oath” and demanded that he resign. Other Democrats called on him to step aside from the investigation.
PolitiFact: Speaker Paul Ryan’s claim about ‘double taxing made-in-America products’
FEBRUARY 02: U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan speaks during his weekly news conference February 2, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Speaker Ryan held his weekly news conference to answer questions from members of the media.
After Trump moves to undo financial regulations, Sanders calls him ‘a fraud’
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks on Capitol Hill last month. On Sunday, Sanders was interviewed on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
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On Friday, a federal judge in Washington state put a temporary stay on the measures pending a wider legal review. PIC: People protest against President Donald Trump as they gather at the entrance to the Mar-a-Lago Resort where he is staying for the weekend.
Congress Swamped With Calls in Era of Trump
President Donald Trump has promised to shake up Washington, but so far he’s produced gridlock – at least with the phone lines on Capitol Hill. Whether constituents are calling to request congressional flags, get help with a local issue – or, more likely, to register their support or displeasure with the latest move by President Donald Trump – these days they are more likely to get a busy signal or voice mail than a live human, at least if they’re calling their senator.
Michael Burgess will lead the GOP charge on unwinding Obamcare
U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Lewisville, speaks to a reporter in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 1, 2017. WASHINGTON – In a delegation packed with chairmen and some of the most bombastic members of Congress, one of the quieter Texas members this week took on one of the most daunting U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess , a Lewisville Republican, led his first hearings this week to unwind the Affordable Care Act, the Democrats’ 2010 health care overhaul.
Focus on Laois TD and Foreign Affairs Minster as he undertakes key engagements in Washington
The focus is on Laois TD and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr Charles Flanagan this week as he travels to Washington DC for a 3 day visit. The Portlaoise based Minsiter will undertake a number of business engagements, as well a number of meetings with Congressional leaders.
She’s back in Washington, and she’s eager to pick up where her dad left off.
She moved into a house in Jackson Hole, not far from her parents, Dick and Lynne; she bought a horse for her 13-year-old daughter; and she began laying the foundation for a Senate run. But in the rush to jump-start her political career, Cheney neglected to inform the man she was angling to replace – Mike Enzi , her father’s fly-fishing buddy and the state’s senior senator.
Donnelly won’t support DeVos for educationa
Indiana Sen. Joe Donnelly will vote against President Trump’s pick to head the education department, the second Trump cabinet choice the moderate Democrat has said he will oppose. Donnelly won’t support DeVos for education secretary Indiana Sen. Joe Donnelly will vote against President Trump’s pick to head the education department, the second Trump cabinet choice the moderate Democrat has said he will oppose.
Valley natives arrive in Washington D.C. to hear Trump’s inaugural address
With just hours until the president-elect is sworn in, Valley natives visiting Washington D.C. to take in the inauguration speech and festivities are making their way into the city. The city is heavily guarded with law enforcement and a security perimeter surrounding the National Mall and the heart of Capitol Hill.
Intern-al politics for Somerset woman
From September through the middle of December, Alexandria Murphy worked in the Washington, D.C. office of U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen four days a week and then on Fridays went to seminars with guest speakers about topics, such as running for office, ethics and networking.  Those activities were part of a fellowship that Murphy was chosen for by Running Start, a non-profit and non-partisan organization that offers multiple programs for young women in politics. Murphy was chosen for the Star Fellow program which chooses seven college-aged women from around the country each semester to intern for a female member of Congress.
Nearly 40 Democratic lawmakers now skipping Trump’s inauguration
Workers prepare the National Mall for the upcoming inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump January 16, 2017 in Washington, DC. Workers prepare the National Mall for the upcoming inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump January 16, 2017 in Washington, DC.
Rep. John Lewis’ books sell out following Donald Trump’s attacks
Rep. John Lewis asks questions during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions for attorney general on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 11, 2017. Rep. John Lewis asks questions during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions for attorney general on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 11, 2017.
House takes first step toward gutting Obamacare
Republican Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, center, walks to the House floor where representatives voted Friday to approve a budget resolution that is the first step in repealing the Affordable Care Act in Washington, D.C. Republican Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, center, walks to the House floor where representatives voted Friday to approve a budget resolution that is the first step in repealing the Affordable Care Act in Washington, D.C. Congress took its first step toward rolling back President Obama’s health care reform law Friday, with the House voting along party lines to pass key preliminary legislation.
The Latest: Sessions says Guantanamo should be kept open
Sessions, is set to be questioned by his peers at a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hear… A Michigan doctor accused of sexually abusing gymnasts has been hit with a new lawsuit by 18 women and girls who say they were molested by him, mostly at his clinic at Michigan State University.
Cops didn’t like a student painting hanging in the U.S. Capitol. So a congressman took it down.
An acrylic painting, right, by high school student David Pulphus is on display on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday. The painting by Pulphus, which is reported to depict Ferguson, Mo., in a chaotic scene with people marching and police officers that appear to be pigs, was chosen by Rep. William Lacy Clay Jr. as part of the annual U.S. Congressional Art Competition.
Planned Parenthood would lose funding as part of Obamacare repeal, Ryan says
House Speaker Paul Ryan leaves a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 5. Republicans plan to strip Planned Parenthood of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding as part of their rapid push to repeal President Obama’s health-care reforms, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Thursday. Ryan said a defunding measure would appear in a special fast-track bill that is expected to pass Congress as soon as next month: “Planned Parenthood legislation would be in our reconciliation bill,” he said at a news conference, in response to a question about plans to defund the organization.
Meet the six Californians who are officially joining the largest congressional delegation today
Rep.-elect Jimmy Panetta , center, is seen outside the Capitol Hill Hotel on Monday, when freshman members of Congress checked in for orientation. Rep.-elect Jimmy Panetta , center, is seen outside the Capitol Hill Hotel on Monday, when freshman members of Congress checked in for orientation.
Clinton wins popular vote by nearly 2.9 million
In this Dec. 8, 2016 file photo, Hillary Clinton attends a ceremony to unveil a portrait of Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., on Capitol Hill in Washington. Clinton received nearly 2.9 million more votes than President-elect Donald Trump, giving her the largest popular vote margin of any losing presidential candidate, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.
Trump aides ask of Russian meddling: Does it matter?
President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, second from right, attends a meeting Friday with former White House Chiefs of Staff in the office of current White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough at the White House in Washington, D.C. From left are, Andrew Card, Bill Daley, Samuel Skinner, Priebus and Rahm … (more)
Richard Bammer: GOP brinksmanship: Whistling past the graveyard
In similar words, that is the theme of the Education Nation Summit, a three-day gathering, which ended Tuesday at the New York Public Library. The event, sponsored by NBC, drew more than 300 of our nation’s top thought leaders in education, government, business, philanthropy and media.