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American First Action raises over $4 million in first part of the year

America First Action PAC raised $4.8 million in the first three months of the year.

April 13, 2018

Tom Cotton: Mike Pompeo should receive enough votes to be confirmed

Sen. Tom Cotton said Thursday that he doesn't see a reason why Democrats wouldn't support Mike Pompeo's nomination to the secretary of state job.

April 12, 2018

Paul Ryan says he’s always been ‘candid’ with Donald Trump

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Thursday he's always been "candid" with President Trump.

April 12, 2018

Steve Scalise: GOP can’t be distracted by race for speaker

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise said Thursday that he and his fellow Republican leaders met with President Trump after House Speaker Paul Ryan announced he'll retire at the end of this year.

April 12, 2018

Kevin McCarthy: Keeping majority is the main priority for Republicans

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Thursday his main priority is keeping Republicans in the majority.

April 12, 2018

Adam Schiff: Paul Ryan leaving to avoid GOP fallout

Rep. Adam B. Schiff said Thursday that House Speaker Paul D. Ryan decided to retire to avoid the fallout of Republicans' efforts to undermine the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation.

April 12, 2018

Jim Jordan: Congress needs to revisit the AUMF

Rep. Jim Jordan said Thursday that Congress needs to have a debate on all existing or future Authorization for Use of Military Force bills passed.

April 12, 2018

Donald Trump thanks Jerry Brown for sending National Guard to the border

President Trump thanked California Gov. Jerry Brown Thursday for sending National Guard troops to the border.

April 12, 2018

Donald Trump denies plan to fire special counsel Robert Mueller

President Trump denied Thursday any plans to fire special counsel Robert Mueller.

April 12, 2018

Donald Trump denies forewarning of missile strike in Syria

President Trump said Thursday that he did not forewarn the Russians and Syrians of an upcoming missile strike in his Wednesday tweet.

April 12, 2018

John Boehner joins cannabis dispensary board: Report

Former House Speaker John Boehner announced Wednesday that he has joined the board of a cannabis dispensary after changing his opinion on the issue.

April 11, 2018

ABC promo suggests James Comey compares Donald Trump to a mob boss

A new promo from ABC News out Wednesday suggests former FBI Director James B. Comey compares President Trump to a mob boss.

April 11, 2018

Mark Meadows: ‘Zero consideration’ for House speaker run right now

Rep. Mark Meadows said Wednesday that he has not considered a run for House speaker.

April 11, 2018

Donald Trump calls Paul Ryan a ‘good man’ after news of pending retirement

President Trump called House Speaker Paul D. Ryan a "good man" Wednesday after hearing that the longtime congressman plans on stepping down at the end of his term.

April 11, 2018

Luke Messer pushes for federal agencies to only consider citizens, legal residents for funding

Rep. Luke Messer said Wednesday that taxpayers should not have to subsidize sanctuary cities.

April 11, 2018

Ron Johnson encouraged by Donald Trump’s tweet on missiles

Sen. Ron Johnson said Wednesday that he's encouraged by President Trump's latest tweet about possibly sending missiles into Syria.

April 11, 2018

Michael Cohen: FBI was ‘respectful’ during raid

Longtime Trump attorney Michael Cohen said Tuesday that the FBI was "respectful" of his home during the raid of his personal belongings.

April 11, 2018

Donald Trump says missiles going to Syria after Russia vows to shoot them down

President Trump warned Russia Wednesday that missiles are heading to Syria after the country vowed to shoot them all down.

April 11, 2018

Donald Trump pushes back against New York Times story involving Russia payment

President Trump pushed back against a story which he said falsely mischaracterized a speech he gave during the presidential campaign.

April 11, 2018

A vast majority of people were unsurprised about Facebook information: Poll

Most people were unsurprised that Facebook allowed outside companies to access users' personal information, according to a new CBS News poll out Tuesday.

April 10, 2018