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Bernie Sanders says funding bill must include more than military spending

Sen. Bernie Sanders said Wednesday that Republicans need to offer a budget that addresses all issues and doesn't just focus military spending.

January 17, 2018

Jeff Flake: ‘No president will ever have dominion over objective reality’

Sen. Jeff Flake accused President Trump of trying to "attack" and "manipulate" the press in a speech on the Senate floor Wednesday.

January 17, 2018

Rob Portman: Spending measure should go through the fiscal year

Sen. Rob Portman said Wednesday that the continuing resolution ought to have protections for DACA recipients, but should be a long-term bill through the fiscal year.

January 17, 2018

Trey Gowdy says claims of executive privilege delaying investigation into Trump campaign

Rep. Trey Gowdy said Wednesday that the House Intelligence Committee spent much of Steve Bannon's day of testimony trying to decide whether he could claim executive privilege.

January 17, 2018

Cory Booker says Kirstjen Nielsen lied under oath about Donald Trump’s comments

Sen. Cory Booker said Wednesday that Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen's testimony was "offensive" and accused her of lying under oath.

January 17, 2018

Richard Blumenthal says he will not vote for a short-term spending bill

Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Wednesday that he will vote against a short-term spending measure this week because there's too many long-term issues that need to be addressed.

January 17, 2018

Wife of deported illegal immigrant says each case needs to be looked at separately

Cindy Garcia said Wednesday that each case for illegal immigrants needs to be looked at separately after her husband, Jorge, was deported this week.

January 17, 2018

Adam Kinzinger: Lawmakers may pass spending measure without immigration deal

Rep. Adam Kinzinger said Wednesday that even if a deal on immigration isn't reached by Friday, lawmakers may still be able to pass a funding measure.

January 17, 2018

Jim Himes: Trump admin. told Steve Bannon not to talk about White House work

Rep. Jim Himes said Wednesday that the White House instructed Steve Bannon, President Trump's former chief strategist, not to discuss his time in the administration, or the transition after the campaign.

January 17, 2018

John Cornyn says to scrap ‘gang of six’ deal, start over

Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn called on lawmakers to go "back to the drawing board" on immigration Wednesday ahead of the bipartisan "gang of six" plan being unveiled.

January 17, 2018

Thom Tillis says Congress closer to an immigration deal than it seems

Sen. Thom Tillis said Tuesday that Congress is actually closer to a deal on immigration that would please both President Trump and the Democrats.

January 16, 2018

Lindsey Graham blames White House staff for problems from immigration meeting

Sen. Lindsey Graham pointed to the White House staff Tuesday for the continued problematic debate surrounding immigration.

January 16, 2018

Steve Bannon subpoenaed in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation: Report

Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon has been subpoenaed in the special counsel's investigation into collusion claims between the Trump campaign and Russia, The New York Times reported Tuesday.

January 16, 2018

Steve Bannon subpoenaed by special counsel on same day he testifies before House intel panel: Report

He's on the outs with President Trump, but onetime top White House strategist Steve Bannon could soon find himself squarely in the legal spotlight as forces continue pushing him to the center of multiple federal and congressional Russian election-meddling probes.

January 16, 2018

Donald Trump slams Democrats for using immigration to jeopardize the military

President Trump slammed Democrats in a series of tweets Tuesday, saying they're jeopardizing the military by tying a budget deal to immigration.

January 16, 2018

Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Democrats don’t want Donald Trump to win on DACA

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Tuesday that Democrats are resisting an immigration deal and risking a partial government shutdown because they don't want President Trump to be successful.

January 16, 2018

Tom Cotton: Democrats need to make concessions on immigration deal

Sen. Tom Cotton said Tuesday that Democrats need to make some concessions in order to get a deal on DACA since President Trump has already made the major concession of allowing the program to continue in some form.

January 16, 2018

Kirstjen Nielsen: DACA recipients who are compliant will not be ICE priority if program ends

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Dreamers who are compliant with the policy as it currently stands will not be a priority if Congress fails to act, CBS News reported Tuesday.

January 16, 2018

Tom Perez, DNC chairman: Democrats plan to tie Republicans to Donald Trump on race issues

Tom Perez, head of the Democratic National Committee, said he plans on tying every Republican to President Trump's message in the 2018 midterm, Politico reported Tuesday.

January 16, 2018

Jeff Flake: ‘In no way’ comparing Trump to Stalin

Sen. Jeff Flake said Monday that his upcoming speech was "in no way" comparing President Trump and former Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin.

January 15, 2018