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Trump tweets that Democrats should be the focus of collusion claims

President Trump doubled down Monday on his contention that Democrats should be the focus of collusion probes after his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was charged with conspiracy against the U.S.

October 30, 2017

Nancy Pelosi calls for ‘fully independent’ investigation of Trump, Russia ties

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Monday that a "fully independent" investigation was still needed to investigate possible collusion with Russia.

October 30, 2017

Amy Klobuchar: Paul Manafort charges may be the ‘beginning’

Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Monday the charges issued against Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign manager, could just be the beginning of more to come in the Russia investigation.

October 30, 2017

Paul Manafort, Rick Gates told to surrender to feds

President Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his associate, Richard Gates, pleaded not guilty Monday to criminal money laundering and tax evasion charges filed against them as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

October 30, 2017

Overwhelming majority of Americans says harassment is common at work: Poll

An overwhelming majority of Americans said harassment happens in most workplaces, according to a new WSJ/NBC News poll published Monday.

October 30, 2017

Chris Coons downplays expectations for first round of charges in Russia case

Sen. Chris Coons downplayed expectations Monday for the possible indictments the special counsel's office may distribute in the Russia investigation.

October 30, 2017

Report: Trump tells Orrin Hatch he’ll reduce size of Bears Ears monument

President Trump told Sen. Orrin Hatch on Friday that he plans to approve tightening the borders of Bears Ears National Monument, reports the Salt Lake Tribune.

October 27, 2017

Kevin Brady: GOP may increase limits on 401(k) plans in tax proposal

Rep. Kevin Brady said Friday that Republicans actually want to increase contributions to retirement plans in their tax proposal.

October 27, 2017

Dean Heller trails Senate challenger by 6 points in new poll

A new poll in Nevada shows incumbent Sen. Dean Heller lagging behind his challenger, businessman Danny Tarkanian.

October 27, 2017

Donald Trump accuses Hillary Clinton of collusion with Russia

President Trump on Friday accused Hillary Clinton of collusion with Russia as new information links her campaign to the dossier.

October 27, 2017

Adam Schiff says Donald Trump is preventing bipartisan consensus on Russian meddling

Rep. Adam Schiff said Friday that President Trump is preventing a bipartisan consensus on the Russia election case.

October 27, 2017

Chris Christie: Donald Trump, Congress ready to spend ‘billions’ on an opioid crisis

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Friday Congress is ready to spend "billions" to combat the nation's rising opioid epidemic.

October 27, 2017

Chris Murphy: Trump administration needs to implement Russia sanctions

Sen. Chris Murphy said Thursday that President Trump is weakening U.S. relations around the world by not enforcing the new Russian sanctions that were approved by the Congress.

October 26, 2017

Ben Cardin doubts Republicans will have the votes to pass tax reform

Sen. Ben Cardin said Thursday that getting enough Republicans to vote for the tax plan even with a simple majority.

October 26, 2017

Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Trump ‘committed’ to protecting 401(k) plans

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders couldn't say Thursday whether changes to retirement plans would be part of President Trump's tax plan.

October 26, 2017

Jeff Sessions: DOJ dealing with IRS targeting scandal as best as it can

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Thursday that he understands the continued frustration with the IRS scandal.

October 26, 2017

Tim Scott: Lawmakers plan to have a detailed tax reform proposal done by Thanksgiving

Sen. Tim Scott said Thursday that lawmakers plan to go through the tax reform proposal in detail so nothing derails the bill from passing.

October 26, 2017

Lindsey Graham to testify as a character witness in Bob Menendez’s case

Sen. Lindsey Graham is set to testify Thursday at fellow Sen. Bob Menendez's trial over corruption charges.

October 26, 2017

Bob Corker says his relationship with Donald Trump is ‘irrelevant’ to policy goals

Sen. Bob Corker said Thursday his relationship with President Trump is "irrelevant" to him getting his business done.

October 26, 2017

Adam Schiff says investigation into Clinton uranium deal is a ‘redux of Benghazi’

Rep. Adam Schiff said Thursday that the investigation into Hillary Clinton's uranium deal is purely political.

October 26, 2017