House Democrats Vote to Hold Barr in Contempt: White House Asserts Executive Privilege Over Mueller Report
House Democrats move to hold the attorney general in contempt of Congress. They say William Barr is withholding parts of the Mueller report.
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Gay Democrat Mocks, Harasses Christians For Praying Quietly On Sidewalk
The pro-life organization Live Action posted the video to their followers saying, ‘WATCH: Pennsylvania State Representative @BrianSimsPA harasses an elderly woman who is peacefully advocating for the lives of preborn human beings and women who are considering abortion. This is shameful.’ Sims responded, ‘Bring it, Bible Bullies! You are bigots, sexists, and misogynists and I see right through your fake morals and your broken values. #BeReal.’
76% of Democrats, 69% of U.S. Adults Want Congress to Probe Origins of DOJ’s Russia Investigation
Three-fourths (76%) of Democrats want Congress to investigate the origins of the Justice Department’s probe that led to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of President Donald Trump, a new CNN poll finds.
Trump’s NAFTA replacement hits snag in Congress
President Donald Trump’s trade deal with Canada and Mexico have hit roadblocks in Congress, with a key Republican calling for an end to tariffs on the countries while the Democrats demanded stronger worker protection language.
New York Times Admits Obama Admin Deployed Multiple Spies Against Trump Campaign In 2016
Following months of angry claims by journalists and Democratic operatives that the Obama administration never spied on Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, The New York Times admitted Thursday that multiple overseas intelligence assets were deployed against associates of the Republican nominee. It is not the first time the Times has revealed widespread spying operations against the campaign.
Barr blows off House Judiciary hearing in fight over format of questioning
Attorney General William Barr is backing out of a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, escalating a fight with Democrats over the format of questioning.
Alabama House overwhelmingly approves abortion ban
The Alabama House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to outlaw almost all abortions in the state as conservatives took aim at the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide.
Dems, Trump pull $2T surprise on infrastructure
Democratic leaders and President Trump pulled a surprise on Tuesday, by reaching a deal to pursue a $2 trillion infrastructure package despite rising tensions over congressional probes into the White House that have sparked a debate over impeachment.
House Democrats move to defund Trump administration rule targeting Planned Parenthood
House Democrats moved Monday to block the Trump administration from cutting off family-planning grants for medical facilities such as Planned Parenthood that also provide and refer to abortions.
California AG’s Planned Parenthood ties under fire in undercover pro-life investigators case
There’s no doubt that California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is a staunch pro-choice Democrat, but the question is whether he’s too close to Planned Parenthood to prosecute undercover pro-life investigators David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt.
Trump showdown with House Democrats ignites into all-out war
The showdown between the Trump White House and House Democrats reached a new level of hostility this week, as several investigative disputes veered toward federal court amid scathing rhetoric on both sides.
Judge to block Trump administration’s rules targeting Planned Parenthood
President Trump’s administration foreshadowed weeks, if not months, of trench warfare with Congress on Tuesday as it defied demands for documents and testimony on multiple fronts in an effort to thwart expanding investigations mounted by House Democrats.
Dem leaders stress more Trump probes, downplay impeachment
A House chairman on Monday subpoenaed former White House Counsel Don McGahn as Democratic leaders moved to deepen their investigation of President Donald Trump while bottling up talk among their rank-and-file of impeaching him.
Kansas’ new governor vetoes abortion ‘reversal’ rule, setting up showdown with GOP
Kansas’ new governor vetoed a bill Monday that would require doctors and abortion clinics to tell their patients about a disputed treatment meant to stop a medication abortion.
Democrats say Trump impeachment proceedings ‘possibly coming’ after Mueller report
Democrats ‘can foresee’ the possibility of impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump following the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report.
0 for 12: Mueller report debunks Democrats’ entire Trump-Russia dossier
The Democratic Party-financed dossier, once celebrated by liberal Washington politicians and journalists, is officially debunked, according to a review of special counsel Robert Mueller’s 448-page investigative report.
Sudanese Christians Eye Democratic Sudan As Ticket Out of Persecution
Muslims and Christians in Sudan are unifying under the banner of democracy after a rare window of opportunity opened following the ousting of longtime military dictator Omar Al-Bashir.
Mueller Report Lays Bare Deep US Partisan Divide
Democratic and Republican lawmakers had sharply differing reactions to Thursday’s release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s redacted Russia report and what steps, if any, Congress should take next.
Mueller says Russia’s GRU stole Clinton, DNC emails and gave them to WikiLeaks
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, released Thursday to the public in redacted form, cites substantial evidence showing Russian actors hacked Democratic email accounts and disseminated the thousands of stolen emails via WikiLeaks in 2016.
North Carolina governor vetoes ‘born alive’ abortion bill
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed legislation that would have clarified that babies born alive after botched abortions are to receive medical care that is similar to what other premature babies would receive.