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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday invited President Donald Trump to testify before the Senate on his campaign’s alleged ties to Russia. “I think we could work out a way that it could be […]

Tennessee Becomes First State to Offer Free Community College for All Adults

Tennessee has become the first U.S. state to offer tuition-free community college to all adults. Those who do not possess an associate or bachelor’s degree, can enroll for free starting in the 2018 fall semester. […]

Former Medicare Chief Says GOP Is Using “Sabotage and Secrecy” to Replace ObamaCare

Acting administratorfor Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under former President Barrack Obama, Andy Slavitt, wrote a piece in The Washington Post Saturday, that slams Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for using “sabotage, speed […]

Vice President Pence Promises End to “ObamaCare Nightmare” during Milwaukee Visit

Vice President Mike Pence promised a group of Wisconsin businessmen that the Trump administration will replace former President Barack Obama’s healthcare law with a system that ensures greater flexibility over coverage, The Hill reports. Pence […]

Former U.S. Attorney Says Trump Called Him Several Times Before He Got Fired

Former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara on Sunday said President Donald Trump called him three times before he was fired, The Hill reports. “It’s a very weird and peculiar […]

Administration

First Lady Melania And Son Barron Move into White House

First lady Melania and son Barron have moved into the White House, five months after President Donald Trump took office. The first lady had stayed in Trump Tower from Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, until […]

Trump Sets July 4 Deadline for Staff Reorganization

White House chief of staff Reince Priebus has been given a July 4 deadline by President Donald Trump for reorganization of the White House staff, according to a new report. The President is considering bringing […]

D.C., Maryland Officials to File “Major Lawsuit” against Trump

Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh and his D.C. colleague, Karl Racine on Sunday stated that they will file a “major lawsuit” against President Donald Trump. Although, they didn’t disclose the content of the lawsuit, they […]

Special Counsel Mueller Was on White House Shortlist to Run FBI

The White House had been considering Robert Mueller as a top candidate to lead the FBI before the deputy U.S. attorney general Rod J. Rosenstein changed course and asked Mueller to serve as special counsel […]

Former Vice President Encourages Mitt Romney to Run for Senate

Former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday reportedly encouraged his 2012 political foe Mitt Romney to launch a Senate bid in 2018. Biden said Romney should consider a run for the upper chamber during a […]

Florida Governor Rick Scott Signs Stronger ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law

Florida Governor Rick Scott has signed into law a strengthened version of the famous “stand your ground” law, that was cited in the jury instructions in the 2012 trial for the shooting death of unarmed […]

Security Official Nathan Sales to Be Nominated as New Counterterrorism Coordinator

President Donald Trump plans to nominate former Homeland Security official Nathan Sales as the State Department’s coordinator for counterterrorism, the White House said Friday evening, The Hill reports. Sales, who teaches on national security and […]

Trump ‘100 percent’ Willing to Testify Under Oath About Comey Interactions

President Donald Trump said on Friday that he is “100 percent” willing to testify under oath about his interactions and meetings with former FBI director James Comey, in order to dispute the latter’s claims that […]

Trump Says Conservatives Are “Under Siege”

Speaking at the Faith & Freedom Coalition conference in Washington, President Donald Trump stated that he would never let the evangelical community down. “We are under siege” Trump told the crowd, adding that Conservatives “will […]

GOP Steering Committee Picks Trey Gowdy to Chair House Oversight Panel

Praising his “deep commitment to transparency and accountability,” House Speaker Paul Ryan announced Thursday the Republican Steering Committee recommended Representative Trey Gowdy to be the next chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. […]

FDA Wants Drugmaker to Remove Powerful Opioid Off the Market

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requested Thursday that the drugmaker Endo Pharmaceuticals stop selling Opana ER, which is the first time the agency has taken steps to remove an opioid from the market because […]

Comey Hearing Raises Doubts On AG Sessions Russia Role

Ex-FBI chief James Comey may have done more damage to Attorney General Jeff Sessions than to President Donald Trump in Thursday Senate hearing, as he said that he expected the former Alabama senator to recuse […]

NSA Contractor May Have Planned More Classified Information Leaks

According to federal prosecutors, the government contractor accused of sharing National Security Agency (NSA) documents with a media outlet, may have had plans to leak more classified information. In a Georgia court, Assistant U.S. Attorney […]

Senate Parliamentarian Says GOP Healthcare Bill Could Face Legal Issues

Senate parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, has warned Republicans that a key provision in their healthcare reform bill related to abortion is unlikely to be allowed, raising a serious threat to the legislation, The Hill reports. MacDonough […]

Democrats Urge Investigation into GOP ‘Stock Trading Scandal’

A top Democrat on the House Rules Committee is calling for multiple federal investigations into a report that Republican representative Chris Collins told GOP lawmakers they could make lots of money by investing early in […]

Aides Persuade Trump Not to Tweet during Comey Testimony

President Donald Trump’s top aides and personal lawyer persuaded him not to use Twitter for commenting former FBI Director James Comey’s congressional testimony on Thursday, The Washington Post reports. In the wake of the highly […]

Privacy Laws Block Trump Finance Disclosures, Deutsche Bank Says

Deutsche Bank says that U.S. privacy laws prevent it from revealing details about President Donald Trump’s finances and his potential ties to Russia, The Hill reports. Five House Financial Services Committee Democrats sent a letter […]

Comey Delivers Dramatic Testimony, Accuses Trump of Lying

Ex-FBI Chief James Comey on Thursday said he believed that he was directed by President Donald Trump to end a criminal investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn, while accusing the President of telling […]

Hawaii to Enact Paris Agreement Laws in Spite of Trump Decision

Hawaii’s Governor signed two bills Tuesday, that are committing the state to fulfill key provisions of the Paris climate agreement, less than a week following President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. would pull out […]

Democrats Unveil New Methods to Target Undecided Voters

The Democratic Governors Association (DGA) on Tuesday summoned its polling, analytics and media consultants in downtown Washington to unveil a model designed to give the party better intelligence about where, and whomto target in the […]

First Lady Set to Move to Washington Next Week

President Donald Trump’s White House residence is about to get a little less lonely, as first lady Melania Trump and the couple’s son Barron are expected to finally make their official move to Washington on […]

Montana Congressman-elect Apologizes for Attacking Reporter

Montana Republican Congressman-elect Greg Gianforte on Wednesday pledged to donate $50,000 to a journalism advocacy group as part of an out-of-court settlement he reached with a Guardian reporter he physically assaulted on the eve of […]

Trump’s Lawyer Says President Feels Justified by Comey Testimony

President Donald Trump feels “vindicated” following the release of former FBI Director James Comey’s written testimony before Congress about their past conversations, the President’s lawyer Marc Kasowitz said Wednesday, The Hill reports. “The President feels […]

Joe Biden Could Make a 2020 Presidential Run, Brother Says

Former Vice President Joe Biden could absolutely make a 2020 presidential run, his brother Frank said in an interview released Wednesday. When asked if the former VP could launch a White House campaign in 2020, […]

Top Democrat Adam Schiff Says Comey Statement Is “Evidence of Interference”

The high ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, Representative Adam Schiff said that James Comey’s written account of President Donald Trump’s actions was “certainly evidence of interference or obstruction”, The Hill reports. Schiff made […]