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• Trump knocks Mueller over Russia probe: '18 Angry Democrats' and '0 collusion'

  20-04-2019 19:04 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump offered his latest comments railing against special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation on Saturday, posting a video complaining about the size and cost of the probe.Trump continued to characterize the probe as being led...
  
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• White House releases photos of Trump, Rush Limbaugh playing golf

  20-04-2019 18:11 via The Hill - Administration
  
  The White House on Saturday released pictures from President Trump's golf outing with conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh and golfer Lexi Thompson the previous day.In all three photos, Trump is shown wearing a polo, dark pants and white campaign...
  
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• Democrats renew attacks on Trump attorney general

  20-04-2019 18:03 via The Hill: House
  
  Democrats ripped into Attorney General William Barr on Friday, signaling he'll be a focal point of their attacks on the Trump administration in the post-Mueller report world.The Democrats say Barr bungled the handling of special counsel Robert...
  
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• Feds say marijuana ties could prevent immigrants from getting US citizenship

  20-04-2019 15:20 via The Hill - Administration
  
  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released new guidance Friday saying that working in the marijuana industry, even in areas where it is legal, could prevent immigrants from attaining citizenship.The agency noted that while several...
  
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• Trump approval drops to 2019 low after Mueller report's release: poll

  20-04-2019 15:09 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump’s approval rating dropped 3 percentage points following the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, marking the lowest level of 2019, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released Friday.About 37 percent...
  
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• Former Bush assistant: Mueller report makes Obama look 'just plain bad'

  20-04-2019 15:06 via The Hill - Administration
  
  A former special assistant to President George W. Bush said special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report “looks just plain bad” for former President Obama.Scott Jennings, a CNN contributor, penned an op-ed on Friday denouncing Obama for allowing...
  
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• GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter accused of violating 'parole' after pretending to cross US-Mexico border

  20-04-2019 14:27 via The Hill: House
  
  Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) was accused of violating the terms of his "parole" this week after posting a video of himself pretending to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, The Times of San Diego reported.Hunter, who was released on bail last year in his...
  
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• Trump accuses 'fake news media' of 'doing everything possible to stir up anger' after Mueller report

  20-04-2019 14:15 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump renewed his attacks on the press on Saturday, accusing the media of "doing everything possible" to stir up anger" following the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report.“The Fake News Media is doing...
  
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• Trump: Mueller report was 'written as nastily as possible' by 'true Trump Haters'

  20-04-2019 14:01 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump stepped up his attacks against special counsel Robert Mueller early Saturday morning, claiming Mueller's recently released report "was written as nastily as possible" by "true Trump Haters.""Despite the fact that the...
  
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• Dem lawmaker: 'Quite clear' Trump committed impeachable offenses

  20-04-2019 13:34 via The Hill: House
  
  Democratic Rep. David Cicilline (R.I.) said Friday that believes it is “quite clear” in special counsel Robert Mueller’s report that President Trump committed impeachable offenses.“We know for a fact that obstruction of justice is an impeachable...
  
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• Twenty years after Columbine, Dems bullish on gun reform

  20-04-2019 11:50 via The Hill: House
  
  Two decades after the Columbine shooting massacre in Colorado, gun reform efforts have found new life in the nation's capital.House Democrats have already passed two gun bills this year; the Democratic 2020 presidential contenders are embracing...
  
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• 20 years after Columbine, Dems bullish on gun reform

  20-04-2019 11:50 via The Hill: House
  
  Two decades after the Columbine shooting massacre in Colorado, gun reform efforts have found new life in the nation's capital.House Democrats have already passed two gun bills this year; the Democratic 2020 presidential contenders are embracing...
  
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• The Memo: Mueller's depictions will fuel Trump angst

  20-04-2019 11:49 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Special counsel Robert Mueller painted a damning picture of the Trump administration, even as he handed the president a victory on the central issue of collusion with Russia.The Trump White House, as portrayed by Mueller, revolves around an...
  
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• Giuliani: 'In some ways I'd love to have a trial' to contest some Mueller findings

  20-04-2019 05:04 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani said Friday that in some ways he’d “love to have a trial” to contest some of the findings in special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential...
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez plans visit to Kentucky despite being disinvited by GOP colleague

  20-04-2019 03:35 via The Hill: House
  
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) still has plans to visit Kentucky despite one of her GOP colleagues walking back an invitation for her to visit his district.A spokesman for Ocasio-Cortez told CNN on Friday that the congresswoman has...
  
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• Dem says marijuana banking bill will get House vote this spring

  20-04-2019 00:45 via The Hill: House
  
  Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) said Friday that the House will vote later this spring on legislation allowing banks to work with marijuana businesses in certain states.Blumenauer, who has long pushed cannabis legislation in Congress, said...
  
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• Warren calls for House to begin impeachment proceedings

  19-04-2019 22:13 via The Hill: House
  
  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Friday called for the House to begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump, wading into a topic that other 2020 White House hopefuls have so far been wary to discuss.Warren issued the call one day...
  
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• Trump frustrated with aides who talked to Mueller

  19-04-2019 21:28 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump is venting frustration with associates who cooperated with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation after their notes and first-hand observations were used to paint a negative and damaging picture of his presidency.Even as the...
  
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• Appeals court rules House chaplain can reject secular prayers

  19-04-2019 21:11 via The Hill: House
  
  A federal appeals court handed a legal victory to House Rev. Patrick J. Conroy on Good Friday when it ruled he cannot be forced to let an atheist offer a secular prayer on the chamber floor.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District...
  
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• House Dem calls Mueller report 'a roadmap' for 2020

  19-04-2019 20:56 via The Hill: House
  
  Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) said Friday that special counsel Robert Mueller's report will play an integral role in the 2020 presidential election."For me, the Mueller report is a roadmap for the November 2020 election, and people need to remember...
  
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• Cummings on impeachment: 'We may very well come to that'

  19-04-2019 20:46 via The Hill: House
  
  House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) suggested Friday that impeachment proceedings against President Trump could be a possibility following the release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report. Cummings...
  
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• Trump golfs with Rush Limbaugh day after Mueller report release

  19-04-2019 20:43 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump played golf on Friday with conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh, one day after the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the Russia investigation.The White House said Trump played a round with "Limbaugh and a...
  
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• Man arrested for threatening Dems, citing Omar comments

  19-04-2019 20:23 via The Hill: House
  
  Authorities have announced the arrest of a South Florida man who is accused of making threatening phone calls to three Democratic lawmakers earlier this week in which he lashed out at Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.).The U.S. Capitol Police said...
  
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• Outgoing French ambassador compares Trump to Louis XIV: 'Unpredictable, uninformed'

  19-04-2019 19:40 via The Hill - Administration
  
  The outgoing French ambassador to the U.S. compared President Trump’s administration to King Louis XIV’s court, calling Trump a “whimsical, unpredictable, uninformed” leader.Gérard Araud, who is retiring after a 37-year career, said trying to...
  
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• Dem lawmaker shares threatening voicemail he received after speaking out on the Mueller report

  19-04-2019 18:33 via The Hill: House
  
  Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) on Friday shared a threatening voicemail he said he received after speaking out about special counsel Robert Mueller’s report.“Hi, just a message for the corrupt, treasonous, piece of shit, f---ing Congressman Cicilline...
  
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• Border Dems introduce bill to process refugee claims in Central America

  19-04-2019 18:30 via The Hill: House
  
  Three Democratic representatives from Texas's southernmost districts proposed Friday a measure to expand refugee processing for Central American migrants who file claims from within their home countries. The bill introduced by Texas...
  
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• Pompeo: 'I'm still in charge of' North Korea negotiation team

  19-04-2019 18:20 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he is still leading nuclear negotiations with North Korea a day after the hermit nation said it no longer wanted to work with him.“Nothing has changed. We’ll continue to work to negotiate, still in charge of the...
  
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• Trump speaks to rebel Libyan general attacking Tripoli

  19-04-2019 16:56 via The Hill - Administration
  
  The White House said Friday that President Trump spoke earlier this week with a Libyan general whose forces are fighting the U.S.-backed unity government in the country's capital of Tripoli.In the call, which took place Monday, Trump hailed the...
  
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• Ex-federal prosecutor: Mueller report offers 'knock down case for obstruction' for anyone but Trump

  19-04-2019 16:29 via The Hill - Administration
  
  A former federal prosecutor said Friday that he has charged and convicted people for obstruction of justice with a “fraction” of the evidence presented against President Trump in special counsel Robert Mueller’s report.“If this was any person other...
  
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• Elijah Cummings: 'I am begging the American people to pay attention to what's going on'

  19-04-2019 15:26 via The Hill: House
  
  Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) said Friday he's "begging the American people to pay attention to what's going on" the day after the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. “I think we are in a very difficult time in this country’s...
  
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• Omar mocks Trump's claims of 'presidential harassment': 'Just lived through one!'

  19-04-2019 15:10 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) mocked President Trump’s claims of “presidential harassment” prior to the release of special counsel Robert Mueller's redacted report on Thursday, saying she “just lived through one!" No thanks, just lived through one...
  
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• Trump: Some statements about him in Mueller report are 'total bulls---'

  19-04-2019 14:34 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump on Friday lashed out over special counsel Robert Mueller's redacted report a day after declaring the report cleared him of collusion and obstruction, claiming some statements about him in the document "are total...
  
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• Nadler: We will subpoena the entire Mueller report early Friday

  19-04-2019 14:14 via The Hill: House
  
  House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) on Friday announced he will subpoena special counsel Robert Mueller’s entire, unredacted report in “the next couple of hours.” “We need the entire report, unredacted, and the underlying...
  
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• Kremlin: No evidence of election interference in Mueller report

  19-04-2019 13:59 via The Hill - Administration
  
  The Kremlin on Friday said that the redacted report from special counsel Robert Mueller’s released by the Department of Justice on Thursday does not offer credible evidence that the Russian state interfered in the 2016 U.S....
  
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• Trump blames Obama for 'anything the Russians did' in 2016 election

  19-04-2019 13:51 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump blamed former President Obama for Russian meddling in the 2016 election in the aftermath of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, saying the previous administration took insufficient action to prevent the interference.“...
  
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• Colbert hits Trump after Mueller report: Innocent people don't say 'I'm f---ed'

  19-04-2019 13:40 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Late-night host Stephen Colbert knocked President Trump on Thursday by noting that “innocent people don’t react” by saying “I’m f---ed” when they hear they're under investigation.Trump said those words after Robert Mueller's appointment to special...
  
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• Colbert hits Trump after Mueller report: 'Innocent people don't say 'I'm f--ked'

  19-04-2019 13:40 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Late night host Stephen Colbert knocked President Trump on Thursday by noting that “innocent people don’t react” by saying “I’m f---ed” when they hear they're under investigation.Trump said those words after Robert Mueller's appointment to special...
  
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• Mueller report poses new test for Dems

  19-04-2019 12:00 via The Hill: House
  
  House Democratic leaders face a delicate balancing act now that the Mueller report is public.Thursday's much-anticipated release of special counsel Robert Mueller's findings from his 22-month investigation into Russian election meddling sparked a...
  
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• Trump to visit Japan in May to meet with Abe, new emperor

  19-04-2019 04:33 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump will host Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the White House later this month and visit Japan at the end of May, the White House announced Thursday.Abe and his wife, Akie Abe, will visit the White House on April 26 and 27....
  
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• Dem lawmaker: There isn't a crime Trump could commit that would cause GOP to turn on him

  19-04-2019 04:01 via The Hill: House
  
  Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) said Thursday that impeachment proceedings would be a waste of effort for the House, as the GOP-controlled Senate would refuse to take any action against the president.Himes told CNN that the Republican Party'...
  
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• Dems plan Monday call on Mueller report: 'Congress will not be silent'

  19-04-2019 02:34 via The Hill: House
  
  House Democrats will convene via conference call on Monday to discuss the next steps following the public release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russia's election interference and whether President Trump obstructed justice.In a...
  
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• Heavily redacted Mueller report leaves major questions unanswered

  19-04-2019 01:51 via The Hill - Administration
  
  More than 900 redactions in special counsel Robert Mueller’s 448-page report left unanswered major questions about President Trump’s knowledge of Russian-led efforts to steal and disseminate Democratic documents in the 2016 presidential campaign....
  
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• Mueller report shows how Trump aides sought to protect him and themselves

  19-04-2019 01:12 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the Russia investigation reveals the extent to which White House aides, sometimes to protect the president and sometimes themselves, ignored his directives related to the investigations spiraling around his...
  
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• Dem House chairs: Mueller report 'does not exonerate the president'

  19-04-2019 00:48 via The Hill: House
  
  Six top House Democrats blasted Attorney General William Barr on Thursday evening while maintaining that special counsel Robert Mueller's report on his nearly two-year investigation "does not exonerate" President Trump.In a joint statement,...
  
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• Barr to allow some lawmakers to review less-redacted Mueller report as soon as next week

  19-04-2019 00:31 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Attorney General William Barr will allow select lawmakers to review a less-redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report in a secure area as soon as next week, according to the Justice Department.Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd...
  
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• Mueller report: The winners and losers

  19-04-2019 00:25 via The Hill - Administration
  
  The full report from special counsel Robert Mueller was finally published — in modestly redacted form — on Thursday.The hype was immense, but who were the winners and losers?WinnersSpecial counsel Robert MuellerThe report was the first time Mueller’...
  
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• Trump: 'I could have fired everyone' on Mueller team if I wanted to

  18-04-2019 23:52 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump on Thursday pushed back against questions about whether he may have obstructed the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, asserting that he could have "fired everyone," including special counsel...
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez says she will sign Trump impeachment resolution

  18-04-2019 23:40 via The Hill: House
  
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said Thursday that she would sign on to a resolution calling for an investigation into whether President Trump should be impeached, citing special counsel Robert Mueller's report in her decision-making.&...
  
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• Ex-Nixon White House counsel: Mueller report 'more damning' than Watergate

  18-04-2019 23:08 via The Hill - Administration
  
  John Dean, the former White House counsel for President Nixon, said Thursday that special counsel Robert Mueller's report was "more damning" than the Watergate report.“I looked on my shelf for the Senate Watergate Committee report, I looked at the...
  
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• Trump dodges media's questions after Mueller report release

  18-04-2019 23:03 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump on Thursday surprised reporters in Washington by failing to speak at length about special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, a document he has framed as a clear vindication.One day before the report’s release, Trump teased the...
  
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