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Sen. Angus King, Maine independent, speaks in Portland, Maine on Aug. 18, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Angus King: Congress must coordinate with the FBI on Mike Flynn immunity request

Sen. Angus King said Friday it is "premature" to say whether the Senate Intelligence Committee would offer Michael Flynn immunity in exchange for his testimony before the panel as part of its probe into Russia's interference in the U.S. election and possible collusion with the Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

March 31, 2017
Border Patrol agent Eduardo Olmos walks near the secondary fence separating Tijuana, Mexico, background, and San Diego in San Diego in June 2016. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, an arm of the Organization of American States, has said it will fight against President Trump's immigration plans. The group has accused him of fostering an “enormous human rights crisis."

GOP says border wall funds should come from immigrants in U.S.

A group of House Republicans on Thursday introduced the first major bill to fund President Trump's border wall, saying the government could collect billions of dollars by imposing a 2 percent fee on all the money Mexicans and other immigrants send back home.

March 30, 2017
Rep. Dave Brat, R-Va., a member of the House Freedom Caucus whose conservative GOP members derailed the Republican health care bill last week, leaves a closed-door strategy session with Speaker of the House Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., and the leadership as they try to rebuild unity within the Republican Conference, at the Capitol, in Washington, in this Tuesday, March 28, 2017, file photo. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Dave Brat doesn’t take Trump’s Freedom Caucus tweet as a threat

Rep. Dave Brat of Virginia said that the health care bill that President Trump tried to push through Congress would not have fulfilled the campaign promise to "drain the swamp" that both Mr. Trump and members of the House Freedom Caucus ran on in the 2016 election.

March 30, 2017
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate Intelligence Committee, finishes a television news interview on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 28, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sen. Susan Collins: American public should be confident in Senate Intelligence Committee

Sen. Susan Collins said Thursday she is positive the American public will have confidence in the findings that come out of the Senate Intelligence Committee's investigation into Russia's alleged tampering in U.S. elections - pushing back against the notion that the best way to get to the bottom of what happened is through a special prosecutor or independent commission.

March 30, 2017
Rep. Charlie Dent, R-Pa., a key moderate in the health care bill debate, explains why he would be voting "no" on the Obamacare replacement, Thursday, March 23, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Charlie Dent: Senate should lead Russia probe: Report

Rep. Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania said Wednesday that the Senate should take the lead in the investigation into Russia's possible interference in the U.S. election now that the House probe has become too "paralyzed."

March 29, 2017
Protesters gather across the Chicago River from Trump Tower to rally against the repeal of the Affordable Care Act Friday, March 24, 2017, in Chicago. Earlier, President Donald Trump and GOP leaders yanked their bill to repeal "Obamacare" off the House floor Friday when it became clear it would fail badly. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Obamacare popularity on the rise: Poll

The popularity of Obamacare is on the rise, following the failure of President Trump and House GOP leaders to pass a bill that overhauls the nation's health care system, according to a new poll.

March 29, 2017