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Kellyanne Conway: Donald Trump not worried about the FBI director resigning over memo if released

Kellyanne Conway said Friday that President Trump is not concerned about FBI Christopher Wray resigning over the possible release of the memo.

February 2, 2018

Jerry Nadler requests emergency meeting for House Judiciary Committee over memo

Rep. Jerrold Nadler said Friday that he's requested an emergency meeting of the House Judiciary Committee with FBI Director Christopher Wray regarding the Republican memo on possible abuses of power in the justice system.

February 2, 2018

Donald Trump accuses FBI, DOJ leadership of bias against Republicans and in favor of Dems

President Trump said Friday the leaders at the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Justice Department have a political bias against Republicans.

February 2, 2018

Lee Zeldin: FISA abuses are the main reason Republicans want memo released

Rep. Lee Zeldin said Thursday that the Republican memo is specifically about FISA abuses.

February 1, 2018

John Ratcliffe thinks FBI would rather release Republican memo over Democratic one

Rep. John Ratcliffe said Thursday that he thinks the FBI would rather have the Republican memo released than the Democratic memo.

February 1, 2018

John Thune says Senate Intelligence Committee should see memo before public release

Sen. John Thune said the Senate Intelligence Committee should get to see the memo prior to it's public release, in an interview with The Hill on Thursday.

February 1, 2018

Bob Goodlatte: Memo will be embarrassing to ‘people near the top of the FBI’

Rep. Bob Goodlatte said Thursday that the release of the Republican memo will be upsetting to people at the top levels of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

February 1, 2018

James Comer, Kentucky Republican, says he’s reviewed Nunes memo, sees no issue releasing it

Rep. James Comer said Thursday that he reviewed the memo drafted by Rep. Devin Nunes and said he doesn't see an issue in releasing it.

February 1, 2018

Partisan battle escalates over FISA abuse memo

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday called for the removal of Rep. Devin Nunes over a controversial classified memo accusing the FBI and Justice Department of surveillance abuses.

February 1, 2018

Richard Blumenthal: GOP tactics with FBI like ‘darkest days of the McCarthy era’

Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Thursday the possible release of an Intelligence Committee memo is reminiscent of "McCarthy era" politics.

February 1, 2018

Peter King says ‘every relevant fact’ included in Devin Nunes’ memo

Rep. Peter King said Thursday that Rep. Devin Nunes' memo includes "every relevant fact" to the case and believes the memo should come out.

February 1, 2018

Rand Paul: FBI needs more oversight, keep out of politics

Sen. Rand Paul said Thursday the FBI needs more oversight and there needs to be some way to keep the agency out of elections.

February 1, 2018

Jim Himes says memo was changed prior to sending it to the White House counsel

Rep. Jim Himes said Thursday that Rep. Devin Nunes made "substantive changes" before giving the memo to the White House counsel's office to potentially release to the public.

February 1, 2018

Donald Trump accuses Democrats of ‘doing nothing’ to help fix DACA

President Trump tweeted Thursday that Democrats refuse to help Republicans fix the DACA situation.

February 1, 2018

Brad Wenstrup says only small changes made to Republican memo, not about content

Rep. Brad Wenstrup said Thursday that only small changes were made to Rep. Devin Nunes' memo, but those changes did not include content.

February 1, 2018

Bill Cassidy says the one fatality in train accident was deceased when lawmakers reached him

Sen. Bill Cassidy said Thursday the one person who died in the fatal train accident carrying lawmakers to their meeting in West Virginia was already dead when they reached the victims.

February 1, 2018

Congressional ballot swings in Republicans’ favor: Poll

A new Monmouth University poll out Wednesday shows Republicans gained 15 points in the generic congressional ballot test in the past month.

January 31, 2018

Blake Farenthold has yet to repay taxpayer funds used for sexual harassment settlement: Report

Rep. Blake Farenthold's office said Wednesday that he's waiting to repay the taxpayer funds he used to settle a sexual harassment suit to see if there are any changes to the Congressional Accountability Act, reports KXAN.

January 31, 2018

Train carrying Republican lawmakers collides with truck

The train carrying Republican lawmakers to a multiday policy retreat crashed into a truck en route Wednesday, resulting in at least one fatality of someone in the truck.

January 31, 2018

New report suggests secret GOP memo may have ‘inaccuracies’ but White House suggests quick release

A memo written by Rep. Devin Nunes concerning possible abuses in the surveillance system may be released "pretty quick," according to one top White House staffer, but another report suggests it may have inaccuracies.

January 31, 2018