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John Kelly says teacher who called military ‘lowest of our low’ ought to ‘go to hell’

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly said Wednesday that the teacher who called the military the "lowest of our low" ought to "go to hell."

January 31, 2018

Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO head: Working people don’t see optimism that Trump described in SOTU

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said Wednesday that working people aren't seeing the America that President Trump described in his State of the Union address.

January 31, 2018

Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Donald Trump wasn’t equating MS-13 with Dreamers in speech

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Wednesday that President Trump was not speaking in "code" about Dreamers when discussing MS-13 gang members in his State of the Union address.

January 31, 2018

Marco Rubio: Senate needs a ‘plan B’ on immigration if comprehensive bill fails

Sen. Marco Rubio said Wednesday that the Senate needs to have a "plan B" if comprehensive immigration reform fails.

January 31, 2018

John N. Kennedy wishes Trump would’ve addressed net neutrality, Russia sanctions in speech

Sen. John N. Kennedy said Wednesday that he would've liked President Trump to touch on net neutrality and offer an explanation for a lack of enforcement on Russia sanctions in his State of the Union address.

January 31, 2018

Joe Kennedy says numerous Democratic responses show ‘big tent’ party not division

Rep. Joe Kennedy III said Wednesday that the numerous Democratic show that the party has many voices.

January 31, 2018

Joe Manchin: Infrastructure, opioids and pensions are areas where both parties can find agreement

Sen. Joe Manchin said Wednesday there are numerous policy areas where Republicans and Democrats can come together despite what may seem like an increasingly divided Congress.

January 31, 2018

Ben Cardin: Donald Trump not doing enough to protect upcoming midterm elections

Sen. Ben Cardin said Wednesday that President Trump has done nothing to protect the upcoming midterm elections against another possible attack from foreign entities.

January 31, 2018

State of the Union watchers overwhelmingly approve of Donald Trump’s speech: Poll

A CBS News poll taken immediately after Tuesday's State of the Union showed 75 percent of those who watched approved of President Trump's speech.

January 31, 2018

Mitch McConnell: Republicans aim to pick up Democratic seats in 2018

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Republicans are aiming to not only carry their states, but pick up some Democratic spots.

January 30, 2018

Bob Corker: Democratic caucus divided on DACA

Sen. Bob Corker said Tuesday that there's a split in the Democratic caucus on whether they actually want to solve the DACA issue.

January 30, 2018

Heidi Heitkamp: Pension protections need to be in new spending bill

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp said Tuesday that the issue of pensions should be in the final spending bill lawmakers need to pass by Feb. 8 to keep the government funded.

January 30, 2018

Susan Collins: Donald Trump shouldn’t release FISA memo until DOJ reviews it

Sen. Susan Collins said Tuesday that President Trump should follow the advice of the Justice Department and not release the memo about possible FISA abuses, but said the department should review the intelligence and release a redacted version.

January 30, 2018

Doug Jones says he hopes State of the Union speech highlights bipartisanship

Sen. Doug Jones said Tuesday that he hopes President Trump highlights bipartisanship in his State of the Union address.

January 30, 2018

Chris Christie: Donald Trump should not sit with Robert Mueller unless ‘credible allegations’ made

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Tuesday that President Trump should not sit down with the special counsel unless there are "credible allegations."

January 30, 2018

Kellyanne Conway: Donald Trump will ‘probably not’ release memo ahead of State of the Union speech

Kellyanne Conway said Tuesday President Trump will "probably not" release the memo about possible FISA abuses ahead of his State of the Union address.

January 30, 2018

Angus King: House Republicans are being irresponsible with classified information

Sen. Angus King said Tuesday that House Republicans have not maintained a responsible process in dealing with classified information.

January 30, 2018

Paul Ryan: Congress needs to investigate possible civil liberty abuses in FISA process

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Congress wants to investigate whether anyone's personal freedoms were violated in the FISA warrant process, Fox News reported Tuesday.

January 30, 2018

Chris Collins says he’s not upset about lack of action on Russia sanctions

Rep. Chris Collins said Tuesday that even though he voted for sanctions against Russia, he's not upset the Trump administration has failed to enact them.

January 30, 2018

Border wall prototype project backed by multibillion-dollar bond, one of the companies says

One of the companies commissioned to built a prototype of the U.S.-Mexico border wall said Tuesday that the project is backed by a multibillion-dollar bond.

January 30, 2018