Forty-five years later and this is pretty much the Sunday news shows. They have just as much substance and utility as this pointless argument for argument’s sake.
Category: Elijah Cummings
a Congress to Trump: Your tweet deletes might be breaking the law – CNET
Remember that trouble President Donald Trump had earlier this month when he was trying to spell “hear by” … I mean “hearby” … I mean hereby in a tweet about Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s alleged close ties to Russia? Well, turns out his three attempts , and more significantly, two deletions, may have been breaking violating federal law. That’s according to Utah Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz and Maryland Democrat Rep. Elijah Cummings, chairman and ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, respectively.
Trump, Democrats Look For Common Ground On Drug Prices
For years, congressional Democrats have tried to pass legislation to allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices for millions of beneficiaries. On Wednesday, U.S. Reps.
The Latest: Democrats say Trump likes drug cost proposal
Two House Democrats say President Donald Trump was “enthusiastic” about their proposal to address the high cost of prescription drugs.
Democratic lawmaker Cummings, Trump to meet over drug prices
U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings and President Donald Trump will meet to discuss efforts to lower prescription drug prices on Wednesday, Cummings, the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s top Democrat, said in a statement on Tuesday. Trump earlier on Tuesday said he is developing a plan that will encourage competition in the drug industry and bring down prices for medicines.
Top GOP lawmakers call on Sessions to recuse himself from Russia investigation
Attorney General Jeff Sessions pauses Tuesday while speaking at the National Association of Attorneys General annual winter meeting in Washington. Sessions had two conversations with the Russian ambassador to the United States during the presidential campaign.
Pelosi, Cummings call for Sessions to resign as AG over his lying about contacts with the Russians
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes. But… Despite promising to release his tax returns in a televised debate with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump continues to show that… **NOTE: THE FORM LETTER IS BLANK.
Face the Nation transcript February 19, 2017: Priebus, Graham, Nunes, Cummings
JOHN DICKERSON, CBS HOST: Today on FACE THE NATION: Plagued with personnel problems and drowning in damaging leaks to the press, President Trump goes back to being candidate. One month into office, President Trump held a campaign rally last night in Florida.
Democrats ask for hearings involving Trumpa s smartphone security
President Trump’s purportedly lax security practices are the subject of a letter sent from more than a dozen congressional Democrats this week to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Rep. Ted Lieu, California Democrat, urged committee leadership this week to investigate “troubling reports” that have emerged recently with respect to Mr. Trump’s operational security, including his apparent use of a consumer-grade Android smartphone to communicate over Twitter, among other items of concerns.
Why should we trust you? Donald ducks
Washington, Feb. 17: An extraordinary exchange unfolded in the White House yesterday when President Donald Trump’s command of facts was openly challenged by a reporter who asked: “Why should Americans trust you?” The issue was the margin of victory in the US electoral college, which Trump asserted early in a rowdy and free-for-all news conference was the “biggest” since fellow Republican Ronald Reagan, who was elected in 1980 and 1984. Trump defeated Hillary Clinton by a 304-227 tally of state-by-state electors, who represent votes cast in the election.
Ap Fact Check: Democrats cite fake tweet to condemn Flynn
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., joined at right by Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, calling for an investigation into President Donald Trump’s relationship with Russia, including when Trump learned that his national security adviser, Michael Flynn, had discussed U.S. sanctions with a Russian diplomat.
Sunday Morning Bobblehead Thread
Clearly, Propaganda Barbie and Lyin’ Spicy Spice have been benched this Sunday. Either Trump is tired of giving SNL more material or the sheer cognitive dissonance of having to catapult the propaganda is so exhausting that even those two camera hogs needed a rest.
Under fire, Conway maintains support of the president
But she’s so far maintained the support of her boss, President Donald Trump. Trump backed Conway both publicly and privately Thursday after House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, criticized her for promoting Ivanka Trump’s fashion line during a television appearance and urged the Office of Government Ethics to review the matter.
Trump’s senior aid under fire for publically endorsing Trump daughter’s business
Kellyanne Conway, a Counselor to U.S. President Donald Trump, came under fierce criticism Thursday for promoting the brand of Ivanka, Trump’s daughter, on television. “Go buy Ivanka’s stuff is what I would say, I’m going to give a free commercial here: go buy it today everybody, you can find it online,” Conway said while giving an interview to TV network Fox.
House Oversight Committee calls for ethics review of Kellyanne Conway …
The House Oversight Committee has asked the Office of Government Ethics to investigate White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway’s endorsement of Ivanka Trump’s clothing line on national television, writing in a letter Thursday: “Conway’s statements appear to violate federal ethics regulations.” “Conway’s comments clearly violate the ethical principles for federal employees and are unacceptable,” Rep. Jason Chaffetz, the Republican chairman of the Oversight Committee, and Rep. Elijah Cummings, the committee’s top Democrat, wrote in their letter to the Office of Government Ethics.
Under fire, Conway maintains support of the president
Kellyanne Conway, the high-profile White House counselor, has come under fire from Democratic and Republican lawmakers, fact checkers and the media.
Senators appeal to GSA watchdog on Trump hotel lease
Citing inaction by the General Services Administration, two top Senate Democrats asked the agency’s inspector general to investigate President Donald Trump’s lease of the Old Post Office building for possible re-negotiation.
Trump stirs fear with voter fraud probe
President Trump stirred bipartisan controversy on Wednesday by pledging to launch a “major investigation” into his baseless claim that widespread voter fraud cost him the popular vote in the 2016 presidential election. Trump’s assertion that as many as 3 million illegal ballots were cast has been disputed by news organizations, state attorneys general and academics who study voter fraud claims.
The Latest: Capitol architect says pig painting breaks rules
Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., center, accompanied by Rep. John Sarbanes, D-Md., right, and Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017 to discuss P… Just weeks before a gunman opened fire at Fort Lauderdale’s airport, authorities said he walked into an FBI office in Alaska, telling agents the government was controlling his mind and that he was having… Just weeks before a gunman opened fire at Fort Lauderdale’s airport, authorities said he walked into an FBI office in Alaska, telling agents the government was controlling his mind and that he was having terroristic… States across the nation’s midsection are bracing for another round of winter storms expected to add to thick ice that already has glazed roads, grounded flights and prompted class cancellations amid warnings… Parts of the central U.S. grappled … (more)
GOP lawmakers go after ethics official who criticized Trump
House Republicans have shown no inclination to challenge President-elect Donald Trump on ethics matters. Instead, they are going after the federal ethics official who questioned Trump’s potential conflicts of interest.
Six children presumed dead in Baltimore fire
A woman and three other children escaped the midnight blaze and were hospitalised as of midday Thursday, fire officials said. The collapse of floors and burning debris at the three-story home in Northeast Baltimore, US, made it difficult for firefighters to fight the fire and search the site, Baltimore City Fire Chief Roman Clark said.
Democrats Push For Independent Commission On Russian Election Meddling
From left, Rep. Elijah Cummings, Sen. Ben Cardin, Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Rep. Eric Swalwell hold a news conference Monday to call for an independent, bipartisan commission to investigate foreign interference in the 2016 presidential election. WASHINGTON – After intelligence officials issued a bombshell report on Russia hacking the Democratic National Committee, House and Senate Democrats are renewing their call for an independent commission to investigate Russian interference in the presidential election.
Obama urges fellow Democrats to fight for Obamacare
President Barack Obama has urged fellow Democrats to fight for his healthcare bill, as the incoming Trump team vowed to make a repeal of the law a priority. In a two-hour private meeting Mr Obama sought to rally members of his party, as Republicans took their first steps to dismantle his signature bill.
Obama urges fellow Democrats to fight for Obamacare
President Barack Obama has urged fellow Democrats to fight for his healthcare bill, as the incoming Trump team vowed to make a repeal of the law a priority. In a two-hour private meeting Mr Obama sought to rally members of his party, as Republicans took their first steps to dismantle his signature bill.