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“Of course I was surprised, who wouldn’t be?” said the legislator, Representative Carl Seel.
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He said the one-on-one meeting should not take place until “Russia takes demonstrable and transparent steps to prove that they won’t interfere in future elections.”
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At least one state, Indiana, is considering the idea of armed officers at schools.
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"They are wasting their taxpayers’ dollars by filing this suit and forcing Coloradans to pick up the bill for defending our state against it.
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"Until then, he will continue to serve his constituents with the same dedication and tenacity that has characterized his lifetime of public service as a Member of Congress, Marine Corps combat veteran, and decorated FBI Special Agent," the statement said.
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So if that’s the case you’ll have to make that determination on your own."
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Workers would also see their share of Social Security payroll taxes cut by nearly a third for the coming year, a boost in take-home pay meant to encourage spending and aid the economy.
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And Nancy said, We’re not looking to impeach you.”
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All day, before as more than 24,000 ticket holders filed in for the charity game, the shorthand for other tragedies ricocheted through the Capitol.
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Supporters of the mosque and cultural center in lower Manhattan, including New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, say its development should stand as a testament to religious tolerance in America.
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“In the face of hate and violence, we will love one another,” Mr. Obama said.
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As the days went on, Trump began making noises about possibly canceling the debate; however, as late as Monday night, he was still saying that the forum was taking place.
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“We appreciate your willingness to talk about how Catholic social teaching can help inform effective policy in dealing with the urgent challenges facing our country,” the letter states.
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Weiner, 46, is married to Huma Abedin, an aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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Shortly after the meeting ended, both camps put out identical, banal statements.
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Why, for example, did the administration choose to make the emails public now, after months of enduring criticism and requests for more information?
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Despite the inquiries, Mr. Christie seemed to be trying to conduct business as usual.
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Summers himself, downplayed the significance of continuing the Bush tax cuts back in September -- though he was speaking, then, about the rates for the rich and the tax cut deal, at that point in time, did not include money for a 13-month extension of unemployment insurance or other tax incentives to help lower income ...
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“Under these circumstances, we did not have confidence that Strzok’s decision to prioritize the Russia investigation over following up on the Midyear-related investigative lead discovered on the Weiner laptop was free from bias,” he wrote.
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Critics have said the role of State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland in revising the talking points in particular shows an administration trying to protect its reputation as being tough on terrorism.
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Democrats were hoping to force a more ambitious agenda into the final weeks, including the ratification of the New Start treaty, a military authorization bill that would repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” provision, the extension of unemployment funds and the Dream Act, an immigration bill.
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FBI official Peter Strzok, who played a lead role in both the Russian meddling and Hillary Clinton email probes but became a political lightning rod after the revelation of anti-Trump text messages, has been fired.
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I trust in God, but God wants to see us help ourselves by putting people back to work."
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Another major neoconservative figure, Dan Senor, told the Huffington Post that Steele’s comments are “utterly irresponsible.”
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WASHINGTON -- Former Rep. Asa Hutchinson (R-Ark.) on Tuesday released a 225-page report on school safety funded by the National Rifle Association.
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The FBI said the packages each consisted of a manila envelope with a bubble-wrap interior containing potentially destructive devices.
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"Federal law still prohibits marijuana, and existing jurisprudence (Gonzales v. Raich 2005) holds that federal law trumps state law when it comes to marijuana prohibition.
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“On the one hand, you say the problem is that they were utterly subjective, and on the other hand you say there is strong corporate culture that guides all of this. Well, which is it?”
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"This is about the White House.
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"They sent something over, the speaker has jammed it through and then Obama has negotiated with the Senate.
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“I’m very worried we just signed the Democratic Party’s death certificate for the next decade and a half,” Mr. Schrader said.
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Trump has a substantial lead in the delegate chase for the GOP nomination.
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“We don’t like him. We don’t want him. We reject his visit.”
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Progressivism, he told the Conservative Political Action Conference, is a cancer that must be cut out of the system.
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News outlets revealed this week that vast spying programs began under President George W. Bush and have continued under Obama.
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And Trump himself lashed out on Twitter, saying:
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The emails were found on the laptop of Ms. Abedin’s now estranged husband, Anthony D. Weiner, and were released as part of a public records request.
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Asked again about budget issues, Lamb said: "Sir, if it's a volatile situation, we will move assets to cover that."
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If you break our laws by entering this country without permission and give birth to a child, we reward that child with U.S. citizenship and guarantee a full access to all public and social services this society provides."
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Hundreds of thousands of people across the country headed to Chick-fil-A restaurants on Wednesday, answering a call from Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, to show support for the fast-food chain after the company’s president drew criticism for his opposition to same-sex marriage.
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“His refusal to meet is disappointing to those of us who have stood by Israel for decades.”
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The tumultuous relationship between Mr. Stone and Mr. Trump goes back decades, with Mr. Stone serving as an informal adviser as Mr. Trump considered running for president several times.
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He sent an e-mail to RNC members saying he hoped his statement would "clear up any confusion" caused by his earlier remarks.
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Twitter, which does not comment on individual user accounts for privacy reasons, has declined to say whether Mr. Weiner’s account was hacked.
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Mr. Fox, who was president of Mexico from 2000 to 2006, was clear in his opposition to Mr. Trump, calling him “egocentric” and lacking in any political values.
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If Ryan had replaced her, it would have become all white men.
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“I think he’s made his commitments so publicly and so unequivocally.”
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Sometimes the door would be ajar or a window would be open, which indicated to me that maybe somebody was living in the van.”
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The organization made multiple requests of Trump Jr., asking him to provide his father’s tax returns and suggesting the candidate refuse to concede if he lost the election to Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton.
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The cover shows Bachmann standing against a stark blue background, looking directly into the camera with a wide-eyed expression.
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In his resignation letter Thursday, Mattis, 68, had said he would remain in his role for more than three months.
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And it ought to boost growth by some increment...
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Linda McMahon, the party’s candidate for the United States Senate in Connecticut, was in the audience, along with other leading state Republicans.
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"We are disappointed by the government's decision, but hardly surprised," said the statement from Grimm's attorney, William McGinley.
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“This is my pledge to the people of Ferguson: Our investigation into this matter will be full, it will be fair, and it will be independent,” Mr. Holder wrote in The St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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But the attack on McCain's accounting was part of the assault nonetheless.
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He later said he had misspoke and meant to say all “Maine women” not only “Maine’s white women.”
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“When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice,” he said.
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The Treasury ruling is one of many that are starting to emerge from all corners of the federal government as Washington changes regulations to conform with the Supreme Court decision.
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Many will miss their first paycheck on Jan. 11 unless Trump signs a spending bill before then.
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Trump also said in his tweet that the Justice Department must act on “Comey and others,” a reference to former FBI Director James Comey, who was leading the investigation into whether Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia to influence the election until Trump fired him in May.
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And I say wait for what?
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Tea Party organizers routinely defend themselves against charges of racism, disavowing racially charged signs that appear in their protest crowds and provide fodder for Tea Party critics.
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“Not only would I have not been in favor of it, but President [George W.] Bush wouldn’t have been in favor of it,” Rubio said.
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"This is plainly a power grab by a disappointed President, who has gone outside the bounds of the law to try to get what he failed to achieve in the constitutional legislative process," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said in a statement.
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... Let's do the right thing."
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It would provide law enforcement with the mechanisms needed to go after the illegal transfer of weapons and help prevent those weapons from falling into the wrong hands.
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“I’m not saying I support what he did.”
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Intelligence committee chairman Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., said Tuesday that the panel also sent a letter to Flynn’s lawyer questioning whether his client can indeed invoke the Fifth Amendment to avoid turning over documents.
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Trying to turn Republicans' words against them, Pelosi said, "Yes it is a power grab -- a power grab on behalf of the people."
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“President Trump must be willing to confront Putin from a position of strength and demonstrate that there will be a serious price to pay for his ongoing aggression towards the United States and democracies around the world,” Mr. McCain said in a statement.
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The Obama administration intended the trip to underscore its commitment to civil rights in general and the Ferguson case in particular.
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Brewer said the bill had "the potential to create more problems than it purports to solve."
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The report marks the culmination of a controversial process that began in December, when NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre held a press conference the week after the shooting in Newtown, Conn.
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In the interview, he said he was not certain whether he had seen the stories or whether any steps had been taken to point out the inaccuracies.
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In a rare criticism of the committee by one of its members, Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee, the ranking Republican, complained that the panel Mr. Kerry led had failed to conduct proper oversight of security and other State Department issues.
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But it quickly turned tense as Mr. Trump argued for his wall and called on Kirstjen Nielsen, the homeland security secretary, who appeared via teleconference from the border in San Diego to stress the need for it, according to two of the officials who were at the meeting.
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James Norton, who was deputy assistant secretary at Department of Homeland Security under the George W. Bush administration, told Fox News that staffing each member of Congress with a personal security detail would cost billions and acknowledged the unwillingness of some members to have additional layers of security.
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White House deputy chief of staff Joe Hagin, who also served in the Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush administrations, is expected to leave his post in July, Politico reported.
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So I am asking you kindly to please un-friend me — I have no use for friends like you.”
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"Elephants and other big game in Africa are blood currency for terrorist organizations, and they are being killed at an alarming rate.
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"Peter Strzok was fired from the FBI because of what his own written words plainly showed:
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“Rather than drag out this political charade into 2016 and selectively leak portions of a closed-door interview, the committee should schedule the public hearing, make her records public and refocus its efforts on the attacks in Benghazi,” he said.
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“This kind of mandatory energy policy would have a horrible impact on this nation’s job market,” he said.
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“I guess we’re not friends anymore.”
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Supporters of Mr. McCarthy, who confidently traveled home to his district in Bakersfield for the weekend, said Friday that the Californian had all but sewed up the votes he needs.
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It's wrong. It's destructive," said Robert Gibbs, the president's former press secretary who is now working on Obama's reelection effort.
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Mr. Etheridge, who represents a conservative district south of Raleigh, faces a re-election challenge, but his race is not among the top Republican targets in the country.
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“We have watched one party refuse to hold hearings based the politics of the president and his potential nominees.
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Aitan Goelman, Mr. Strzok’s lawyer, denounced his client’s dismissal.
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At the time, LaPierre assailed the media and gun control advocates for their responses to the massacre, and he proposed that armed volunteers protect schools and that gun-free school zones be eliminated.
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"[We worked] 24/7 for the past month.
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When asked how genuine his presidential ambition is, Trump said, "I always take things seriously, but I've never taken it seriously like this."
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"She's going to get a very detailed briefing from her legal team, and give the proponents their best shot, and the opponents their best shot," he said.
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The stalemate caused a record-breaking partial government shutdown that forced an estimated 800,000 government employees to go without pay for 35 days.
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“We can call a national emergency [to build a border wall] because of the security of our country,” Trump told reporters in the Rose Garden, during a lengthy and impromptu press conference.
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But the ruling creates complications for same-sex couples who live in any of the 37 states that do not recognize their marriages.
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As governor of Indiana, if I were presented a bill that legalized discrimination against any person or group, I would veto it.
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Other top leadership posts were uncontested.
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And she vowed that Democrats would continue to stand as a foil to President-elect Donald J. Trump’s administration.
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