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Sergey Lavrov suggests there may have been more meetings between Trump, Putin: Report

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday that there may have been more meetings between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

July 21, 2017

Richard Blumenthal: Donald Trump possibly obstructing justice with Robert Mueller case

Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Friday that President Trump drawing boundaries for the special counsel in the Russia case borders on obstruction of justice.

July 21, 2017

Anthony Scaramucci taking White House communications role: Reports

President Trump is expected to hire Wall Street financier Anthony Scaramucci for the vacant communications director role, according to multiple reports.

July 21, 2017

CBO score for revised GOP health plan shows minimal change; 22 million would still be uninsured

The Congressional Budget Office released the new score for the Republicans' revised health care bill Thursday with minimal difference compared to the previous version of the legislation.

July 20, 2017

John McCain tweets he’ll ‘be back soon’ to Senate after brain cancer diagnosis

Sen. John McCain tweeted Thursday that he'll "be back soon" in Congress after his cancer diagnosis.

July 20, 2017

Robert Mueller widens scope of investigation to include Trump business dealings with Russia: Report

Special counsel Robert Mueller has widened the scope of his Russia investigation to include President Trump's business transactions, according to a Bloomberg report.

July 20, 2017

Steve King says firing Jeff Sessions would be a mistake for Donald Trump

Rep. Steve King said Thursday that firing Attorney General Jeff Sessions would be a mistake.

July 20, 2017

Rand Paul: Dropping insurance bailout from health care bill will improve chances of passage

Sen. Rand Paul said Thursday that if the insurance bailout were removed from the Republican health care replacement he might be able to support it.

July 20, 2017

Mike Lee, Utah Republican, says Senate unlikely to move forward on health care with McCain absence

Sen. Mike Lee said Thursday that he doesn't see Republicans moving on health care without Sen. John McCain.

July 20, 2017

Elizabeth Warren gives Donald Trump an ‘F’ for draining the swamp

Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Thursday that President Trump earns an "F" for promising to drain the swamp.

July 20, 2017

Mick Mulvaney: CBO score uses Obamacare architect’s standards

White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said Thursday that the Congressional Budget Office is still using a scoring system created by Obamacare's architect.

July 20, 2017

Matt Mead, Wyoming governor, says he’ll return to private life when his term ends

Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead said Thursday that he plans to return to life as a private citizen when his term ends next year.

July 20, 2017

Majority of Americans want a bipartisan health care bill passed: Poll

A new poll shows an overwhelming majority of Americans want a bipartisan health care bill passed.

July 20, 2017

Corey Lewandowski confident Trump will close health care bill Wednesday

Corey Lewandowski, former Trump campaign manager, expressed full confidence Wednesday that the health care repeal bill will pass.

July 19, 2017

Republicans still more motivated to head to the polls than Dems in 2018: Poll

A new poll shows that Republican voters are still more motivated to head to the polls next November than Democrats despite recent setbacks.

July 19, 2017

Asa Hutchinson: Republicans must continue to try and reform health care

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday that Republicans need to continue down their path of health care reform.

July 19, 2017

Kris Kobach says real data needed to look at voter fraud

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach said Wednesday that the voting commission will look at real data to determine voter fraud not sampling.

July 19, 2017

Walter Shaub, former ethics head, says Donald Trump ‘held to a lower standard’

Walter Shaub, former director of the Office of Government Ethics, said Wednesday that President Trump is lowering the standard for the ethical requirements of office holders.

July 19, 2017

Tim Kaine: Committees can fix Obamacare problems

Sen. Tim Kaine said Wednesday that the Senate can reach bipartisan solutions to fix Obamacare.

July 19, 2017

John Thune: Health care debacle makes Republicans look ‘dysfunctional’

Sen. John Thune said Tuesday that Senate Republicans' inability to come together on health care makes them look "dysfunctional."

July 18, 2017