Minnesota Lt. Gov. Tina Smith could replace Sen. Al Franken: Reports
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Tina Smith is the most likely choice to succeed outgoing Sen. Al Franken, the Star Tribune and Politico reported. Franken announced his plan to resign Thursday as Senate Democrats...
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Parting shot: Franken, in disgrace, quits with blast at Trump and Moore
Let’s face it, it looked like Al Franken was going to skate. A few weeks ago, when Los Angeles radio host Leeann Tweeden went public with her tale of unwanted kissing and that cringeworthy groping...
View ArticleConn. governor slams GOP tax plan, cites concern for national economy
The Republican effort to overhaul the nation’s tax system unfairly penalizes high-tax states and could negatively impact the nation’s economy, Gov. Dannel Malloy, D-Conn., told CNBC on Friday. The...
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Touring Mississippi civil rights museum, Trump honors those ‘who sacrificed...
President Trump attended the opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum on Saturday, telling visitors the venue honors “the brave men and women who sacrificed so much” for freedom. “We are here to...
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Former aide says Rep. Trent Franks offered her $5 million to act as a...
Bill Clark | CQ Roll Call | Getty Images Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz. A former aide to Republican Rep. Trent Franks has told The Associated Press the congressman repeatedly pressed her to carry his...
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‘Stain on America!’ Trump denounces ‘Fake News Media’ after string of major...
President Trump on Sunday slammed “the Fake News Media,” which he called “out of control,” after a string of major errors in reporting on his presidency emerged over the past week. “Very little...
View ArticleChuck Grassley highlights the problems the GOP tax bill still faces
In a last-minute rush to win votes for its tax bill, the Senate added back the alternative minimum tax, which both chambers initially proposed to scrap. The Senate used the measures to pay for other...
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FBI’s McCabe ‘has an Ohr problem,’ will not testify on Tuesday, source says
Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe, who was reportedly scheduled to testify behind closed doors in front of the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday, will instead meet next week due to a “scheduling...
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Alabama Senate election: Doug Jones wins in major upset, Roy Moore won’t yet...
Democrat Doug Jones has pulled off a major upset in Alabama by defeating Republican Roy Moore in Tuesday’s special election, becoming the first Democrat to win election to the Senate from the deeply...
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House, Senate Republicans reach deal on tax plan, Orrin Hatch says
Getty Images U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) (C) holds up a tax filing ‘postcard’ as Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) (L) and Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (R) looks on...
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Bill banning Down syndrome abortions passes in Ohio, heads to Kasich’s desk
Protesters with shirts saying “Stop the Bans” gathered in the Ohio Senate chamber after legislators passed a bill banning abortions based on a Down syndrome diagnosis. (AP) The GOP-led Ohio state...
View ArticleTrump congratulated Rupert Murdoch on the Fox-Disney deal
President Donald Trump talked to Rupert Murdoch to congratulate the 21st Century Fox executive chairman on the company’s deal to sell major assets to the Walt Disney Co. “I know that the president...
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GOP unveils final $1.5T tax reform bill ’31 years in the making’
Congressional Republicans unveiled the most sweeping overhaul of the nation’s tax code in three decades Friday evening with an eye toward final passage next week after two key GOP senators endorsed...
View ArticleFBI’s handling of Clinton probe ‘really, really disgraceful’
Shortly after blasting the FBI’s handling of the Hillary Clinton probe as “really, really disgraceful,” President Donald Trump told an audience at the FBI Academy on Friday that he is more loyal to...
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Trump plugs Lewandowski book about campaign
Corey Lewandowski, left, appears onstage as then-candidate Donald Trump speaks in Palm Beach, Fla., March 15, 2016. (Associated Press) President Trump issued a glowing plug Saturday for a book that...
View ArticleRepublicans on the verge of tax victory as Corker, Rubio fall in line
Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., the only Republican to vote against the Senate’s version of the GOP tax bill, announced Friday that he has changed his mind and will vote yes. “After many conversations over...
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Trump to unveil ‘America First’ strategy
President Trump is set to unveil a new national security strategy on Monday, emphasizing national sovereignty over alliances, economic security, and reverse Obama-era warnings of climate change. Trump...
View ArticleTrump ties deadly Amtrak derailment to infrastructure push
President Donald Trump promoted his planned infrastructure push Monday in a tweet addressing a train derailment in Washington state, that reportedly killed multiple people and injured several others....
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Al Franken, Blake Farenthold, John Conyers among politicians accused of...
Did Al Franken express remorse in resignation speech? Sen. Al Franken’s Senate floor announcement that he is leaving Congress amid mounting allegations of sexual misconduct is coming under fire by...
View ArticleOnly 24 percent of Americans think GOP tax plan is good idea, poll says
Congressional Republicans are fulfilling President Donald Trump’s wish for a pre-Christmas tax cut in the face of strong public resistance, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll has found. The...
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