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Angela Merkel responds to being labeled Trump’s ‘punching bag’; He ‘has his opinions, I have mine’

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a CNN interview that aired Tuesday she works in "close cooperation" with President Trump despite the contentious moments they've had working together in the past.

May 28, 2019

52 Attorneys General call on Department of Education to forgive disabled vets’ student loan debt

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said Tuesday 52 attorneys general have called for the Department of Education to do more in helping forgive disabled veterans student loan debt.

May 28, 2019

Lynne Patton, HUD official: ‘I honestly don’t care’ if I violated a federal law

Lynne Patton, a regional administrator for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, said last week she does not care if she violated a federal law preventing the politicization of her government position.

May 28, 2019

Seth Moulton: Trump ‘fundamentally unpatriotic’ for supporting Kim Jong-un’s comments on Biden’s IQ

Rep. Seth Moulton, a presidential candidate, on Monday condemned President Trump's "fundamentally unpatriotic" endorsement of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un's statement that former Vice President Joseph R. Biden is "a low IQ individual."

May 28, 2019

Dems knock Donald Trump supporting Kim Jong-un’s Biden statement: Trump is ‘the real low IQ person’

Rep. Gregory Meeks criticized President Trump on Monday for endorsing a statement from North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un that former Vice President Joseph R. Biden is "a low IQ individual," adding that "Kim is playing the president."

May 28, 2019

Comey approves Trump’s investigation into Russia probe, blasts his ‘treason’ rhetoric

Former FBI Director James Comey Friday welcomed President Trump's calls for an investigation into the Russia probe he started but said inquiries should be conducted to protect election interference in 2020.

May 24, 2019

Amy Klobuchar: Donald Trump involved in ‘disinformation campaign’ by tweeting doctored Pelosi video

Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar said Friday President Trump is engaging in a 'disinformation campaign' by sharing a video doctored to display House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as inarticulate.

May 24, 2019

Wexton: Secretary Carson ‘lied to my face’ about removing transgender homeless shelter protections

A House Democrat said Thursday that Ben Carson "is unfit to serve and should resign," claiming that the Housing and Urban Development secretary lied to her about policies that could prevent transgender homeless people to be turned away from government housing for religious reasons.

May 24, 2019

Jerrold Nadler falls ill during press conference with NY Mayor Bill de Blasio

House Judiciary Committee chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler is reportedly okay after he appeared to almost pass out during a press conference with New York Mayor Bill de Blasio.

May 24, 2019

Mike Quigley, Illinois Democrat, blasts Trump pick of Barr for investigation of Russia probe

Rep. Mike Quigley said Friday President Trump allowing Attorney General William Barr to review the beginning of the Russia probe is "far worse" then Russia's interference in the 2016 election.

May 24, 2019

Rudy Giuliani gives an ‘ivesssapology’ after sharing doctored video of Nancy Pelosi speech

Rudy Giuliani, President Trump's attorney, gave a confusing statement Friday, seemingly a statement directed at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, whom he shared a doctored video of Thursday displaying her as inarticulate.

May 24, 2019

Graham on Pelosi’s ‘cover-up’ claim: Dems ‘a bunch of crazy people trying to destroy [Trump’s] life’

Sen. Lindsey Graham pushed back Friday on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi claim that President Trump participated in a "cover-up."

May 24, 2019

Scanlon on Mueller request for private testimony: ‘His testimony will become public’

House Judiciary Vice Chairwoman Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon said Friday she believes they "will hear publicly from" special counsel Robert Mueller despite Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler saying Mr. Mueller has requested a private testimony.

May 24, 2019

Howard Stern: Donald Trump needs to ‘go into psychotherapy’ for past trauma

Radio personality Howard Stern said in an interview aired Thursday President Trump needs to "go into psychotherapy" for childhood trauma.

May 24, 2019

Jerrold Nadler: Robert Mueller ‘wants to testify in private’

House Judiciary Committee chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler said Thursday special counsel Robert Mueller has asked for a private session to testify about his report, which investigated President Trump's presidential campaign and Russian interference in the 2016 election.

May 24, 2019

Warren, Ocasio-Cortez team up to question Steve Mnuchin’s time at Sears

Presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have joined forces to question Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin about his role in the failure of Sears department store chain while he was a board member.

May 23, 2019

Kellyanne Conway calls out Pelosi: She treated ‘me like her maid’ during infrastructure meeting

White House counsel Kellyanne Conway railed against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Thursday, saying the California Democrat shut down a conversation with her during a minute meeting on infrastructure Wednesday.

May 23, 2019

Schumer: Trump was ‘ill-prepared’ for infrastructure meeting and blew it up as a ‘way to back out’

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday President Trump was not prepared for their infrastructure meeting on Wednesday and "concocted a temper tantrum" to get out of it.

May 23, 2019

John Walker Lindh, ‘American Taliban,’ released from prison after 17 years

John Walker Lindh, a California man who was labeled the "American Taliban" following his capture on an Afghanistan battlefield, was released from prison Thursday.

May 23, 2019

Donald Trump blasts former secretary of state Rex Tillerson; ‘Dumb as a rock’

President Trump denounced his former Secretary of State Thursday following reports Rex Tillerson quietly met with the House Foreign Affairs Committee and testified about his time in the Trump administration.

May 23, 2019