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Ryan Zinke touts Donald Trump’s ‘all of the above’ energy plans

Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke says President Trump's approach to energy policy will put the U.S. on a path toward energy independence and help advance the nation's interests across the globe.

March 28, 2017

House Intelligence Committee meetings canceled this week

The House Intelligence Committee won't be meeting this week.

March 28, 2017

Jackie Speier accuses Donald Trump of trying to ‘shut down’ House Intelligence Committee

Rep. Jackie Speier, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, on Tuesday accused President Trump of trying to undermine the panel's investigation into potential ties between Russian and the Trump campaign.

March 28, 2017

Democrats ramp up calls for Devin Nunes to recuse himself from Russia investigation

Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee signaled Tuesday they will not let up on their calls for Chairman Devin Nunes to recuse himself from the panel's investigation into Russia's meddling in the U.S. election and possible collusion with the Trump campaign.

March 28, 2017

Democrats target Republicans who backed Trumpcare with ad buys

Democrats believe the GOP's failed health care bill is so toxic that they launched a series of digital ads Monday arguing that those Republicans who voted for the repeal-and-replace plan in committee will pay a political price.

March 27, 2017

Donald Trump’s approval rating hits new low in Gallup poll

President Trump's approval rating has hit a new low in the latest Gallup poll.

March 27, 2017

Tim Walz running for governor in Minnesota in 2018: Report

Rep. Tim Walz of Minnesota is running for governor in 2018.

March 27, 2017

Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, willing to testify in Senate’s Russia investigation

President Trump's son-in-law is open to testifying before a Senate panel investigating Russia's alleged meddling in U.S. elections, according to news reports.

March 27, 2017

Ted Poe, Freedom Caucus defector, says: We can’t keep saying ‘no’

Rep. Ted Poe said Monday the reluctance of the House Freedom Caucus to agree to a compromise on a health care bill convinced him it was time to sever ties with the group, arguing they are getting in the way of progress.

March 27, 2017

Adam Kinzinger: Freedom Caucus hampering GOP’s ability to govern

Rep. Adam Kinzinger said Monday the House Freedom Caucus is torpedoing the GOP's ability to govern, and said the party should look to work with Democrats to get things done on Capitol Hill.

March 27, 2017

Chris Coons: Neil Gorsuch nomination ‘almost certainly’ will require GOP to go ‘nuclear’

Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware predicted Monday that Republicans will "almost certainly" have to resort to the "nuclear" option to approve the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court.

March 27, 2017

Jim Jordan: ‘Mishmash’ health care bill failed to deliver on full repeal promise

A founding member of the House Freedom Caucus pushed back against the White House's argument that GOP opponents lawmakers of the failed plan to replace Obamacare must recognize that the perfect is the enemy of the good.

March 27, 2017

Charlie Dent: Infrastructure is next best move for Trump White House

Rep. Charlie Dent said Monday President Trump would be best off shifting his attention to passing an infrastructure bill as he looks to recover from the GOP's failure to deliver last week on its promise to repeal and replace Obamacare.

March 27, 2017

Tom Perriello raises money off defeat of GOP’s loss on health care

A Democratic candidate for governor is raising money off of the GOP's failure to pass an overhaul of the health care system.

March 27, 2017

House Democrats celebrate the GOP’s failure on health care bill

House Democrats took a "victory" lap Friday after their Republican colleagues pulled the plug on their plan to scrap Obamacare.

March 24, 2017

DNC Chair Tom Perez says GOP’s health care fumble is a ‘BFD’

The head of the Democratic National Committee said the House GOP's failure Friday to find consensus on a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare as a "BFD."

March 24, 2017

House Democrats: Republicans should be ‘ashamed’ of health care bill

House Democrats on Friday said GOP lawmakers should be "ashamed" of the health care bill that President Trump and Republican leaders are pushing through Congress, warning that many of the people that voted for the president will be harmed.

March 24, 2017

Devin Nunes: Paul Manafort has agreed to talk to House intel panel

The head of the House Intelligence Committee said Friday that President Trump's former campaign chairman has agreed to talk with the panel as part of its investigation into Russia tampering in the presidential election.

March 24, 2017

Scott Walker: House members need to vote to repeal Obamacare today

Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin is calling on his GOP colleagues on Capitol Hill to move forward with the Trump administration's plan to overhaul the nation's health care system.

March 24, 2017

Jim Himes, Democrat: Paul Ryan controls fate of House intel chairman

A Democratic member of the House Intelligence Committee stopped short of calling for Rep. Devin Nunes to be stripped of his chairmanship over the Republican's decision to go public with allegations that communications from the Trump transition team were inadvertently intercepted by U.S. spy agencies before sharing the information with Democrats on the panel.

March 24, 2017