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Bob Corker says the White House needs more consistency in foreign policy

Sen. Bob Corker said Thursday that the White House needs to stick with a consistent message when it comes to foreign policy.

May 4, 2017

Richard Blumenthal: DOJ will still need to deal with Clinton email case

Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Thursday the Department of Justice will still need to deal with Hilary Clinton's email case.

May 4, 2017

Mark Meadows defends GOP health care bill, says it does protect against pre-existing conditions

Chairman of the House Freedom Caucus Mark Meadows defended the Republicans' health care bill Thursday saying that pre-existing conditions are definitely protected.

May 4, 2017

Donald Trump tweets on Susan Rice, ‘fake news’

President Donald Trump slammed former National Security Adviser Susan Rice and the media in a series of tweets Thursday morning.

May 4, 2017

Key GOP holdouts flip to ‘yes’ on health care

A prominent Republican reversed course Wednesday and said he will back the GOP plan to replace Obamacare, breathing new life into the repeal effort as President Trump and House leaders try to win over holdouts with extra money for consumers who might struggle to afford coverage under their plan.

May 3, 2017

Steve Scalise: Republicans should stay in town until health care reform is done

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise said Wednesday that Republicans should stay in Washington until they get health care reform done.

May 3, 2017

Paul Ryan says health care reform will happen, but declines to say when

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Wednesday that health care reform is definitely not dead.

May 3, 2017

Elizabeth Warren dismisses 2020 run, says Dems need to ‘take responsibility’ for election loss

Sen. Elizabeth Warren dismissed the idea of running for president in 2020 on Wednesday, saying she's focused on her Senate race in 2018 and helping to rebuild the Democratic Party.

May 3, 2017

Dan Sullivan, Alaskan senator, proposes bill to break up the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals

Alaskan Sen. Dan Sullivan said Wednesday it's time to break up the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

May 3, 2017

South Carolina votes in special primary election to fill Mick Mulvaney’s House seat

Both parties are holding primaries Tuesday in South Carolina's 5th Congressional District.

May 2, 2017

Hillary Clinton: ‘I was on the way to winning’ until Comey probe, WikiLeaks

Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that she would have won the presidential election but for nagging problems with her secret emails and those of her campaign chief, and she declared herself part of the "resistance" opposing President Trump.

May 2, 2017

Club for Growth gives Republican leadership poor ratings

Pro-GOP group Club for Growth released its conservative scorecard for 2016, and Republican leadership appears to be lacking.

May 2, 2017

CNN takes umbrage with ‘fake news’ label in new Trump campaign ad, refuses to air

President Trump's new re-election ad faced pushback Tuesday from one of the networks targeted in the ad as "fake news."

May 2, 2017

Linda McMahon: Regulatory reform will provide immediate relief for small businesses

Small Business Administration chief Linda McMahon said Tuesday that President Trump's scaling back of regulations has resulted in renewed optimism in the business sector.

May 2, 2017

Angus King says no to a health care vote until CBO scores

Maine Sen. Angus King said Tuesday he would not even consider voting on the Republicans' revised health insurance without a score from the Congressional Budget Office.

May 2, 2017

Donald Trump tweets: A government shutdown is needed to ‘fix this mess’

President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday that perhaps a future government shutdown would be good for the country.

May 2, 2017

John McCain calls Donald Trump’s comments about dictators ‘disturbing’

Sen. John McCain called President Trump's praise of dictators around the world "disturbing" on Tuesday.

May 2, 2017

Tim Ryan says the Democratic Party’s strategy is still not working

Rep. Tim Ryan said Tuesday that the Democrats' strategy of the last eight years is not working.

May 2, 2017

Jim Himes, Connecticut Dem, rules out gubernatorial run

Rep. Jim Himes dismissed the idea of running for governor on Tuesday.

May 2, 2017

Betsy DeVos to give commencement speech at historically black college

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is set to give the commencement speech at a historically black college next week, and the announcement is already stirring up controversy.

May 2, 2017