by admin | Apr 7, 2017 | politicsNews
By Patricia Zengerle and Dustin Volz | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON The Republican head of a congressional inquiry into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election said he would temporarily step aside from the probe on Thursday because he is under... by admin | Apr 6, 2017 | politicsNews
WASHINGTON The majority of House Freedom Caucus members will vote for a Republican healthcare bill if changes offered by the White House are included in the legislation, the head of the conservative group of House Republicans said on Thursday. U.S. Representative Mark... by admin | Apr 6, 2017 | politicsNews
WASHINGTON The chairman of the House of Representatives intelligence committee said on Thursday he was temporarily stepping down from the panel's probe into allegations of Russian meddling in the U.S. presidential election while he answers ethics complaints filed... by admin | Apr 6, 2017 | politicsNews
By Steve Holland and John Walcott | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump removed his chief strategist Steve Bannon from the National Security Council on Wednesday, reversing his controversial decision early this year to give a political adviser an... by admin | Apr 5, 2017 | politicsNews
By Lawrence Hurley | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON A Democratic senator delivered a 15-1/2-hour, all-night speech denouncing President Donald Trump's U.S. Supreme Court nominee on Wednesday, joining an effort to block Senate confirmation of Neil Gorsuch in a heated political... by admin | Apr 5, 2017 | politicsNews
By Lisa Lambert and Sarah N. Lynch | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON The clock began running out this week on a strategy that has provided U.S. Republicans in Congress with their only notable legislative successes this year: aggressive use of an obscure U.S. law known as the... 