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Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, a member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, questions officials from the Department of Veterans Affairs about allegations of gross mismanagement and misconduct at VA hospitals possibly leading to patient deaths, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 28, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Brad Wenstrup: FBI memo not about Trump vindication

A Republican member of the House Intelligence Committee on Sunday said the release of a GOP memo detailing how the FBI used Democrat-funded information to snoop on one of President Trump's campaign aides is about government oversight -- not "vindication" for a White House besieged by probes into possible ties with Russia.

February 4, 2018
Former CIA Director John Brennan testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 23, 2017, before the House Intelligence Committee Russia Investigation Task Force. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

John Brennan slams Devin Nunes for ‘reckless’ handling of memo

Former C.I.A. Director John Brennan on Sunday chastised the Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee on Sunday for his handling of a bombshell memo that delved into the secretive world of surveillance courts, saying the push to expose bias at the FBI was one-sided and shut out opposing views.

February 4, 2018
Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks to reporters following a Senate policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Chuck Schumer to Trump: Back Democratic memo release

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer told President Trump on Sunday to support the release of a Democratic memo that serves as a rebuttal to the House GOP memo that alleges the FBI used biased information to begin snooping on a former Trump campaign aide in late 2016.

February 4, 2018
Sen. Dick Durbin D-Ill. questions Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen as she testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, in Washington. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

Richard Durbin: Don’t use memo to fire Rosenstein, Mueller

Senate Minority Whip Richard J. Durbin warned President Trump and his GOP allies on Sunday not to use a bombshell memo on the FBI's snooping powers to upend independent probes into Russian meddling in the 2016 campaign, saying it could spark a "constitutional crisis."

February 4, 2018
"They could have easily said it was the DNC and Hillary Clinton. That would have been really easy," said Rep. Trey Gowdy, South Carolina Republican. (Associated Press/File)

Trey Gowdy says FBI concealed Clinton role in Steele dossier

The House's top investigator on Sunday said the FBI failed to notify a surveillance court that it was relying on material backed by the Democratic National Committee and the Hillary Clinton campaign when it asked to snoop on a former adviser to the Trump campaign.

February 4, 2018
President Donald Trump, left, listens as Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, right, speaks after being sworn in at the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Monday, Jan. 29, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

HHS approves Indiana plan to tie Medicaid benefits to work

Indiana has become the second state to require some Medicaid enrollees to work if they want to keep their coverage, extending President Trump's push to revamp taxpayer-funded insurance without help from Congress.

February 2, 2018
Biologist Rebecca Gillespie places a vial of flu-fighting antibodies in ice at the Vaccine Research Center at the National Institutes of Health, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, in Bethesda, Md. Scientists now think people respond differently to vaccination based on their flu history. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Flu season has killed more than 50 children: CDC

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday the resignation of its director will not disrupt efforts to combat a severe flu season that's killed more than 50 children and is on pace to break hospitalization records.

February 2, 2018
In this Jan. 5, 2018, file photo, Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter speaks to reporters about the 2018 legislative session at the State Capitol in Boise, Idaho. (AP Photo/Otto Kitsinger, File)

Democrats urge HHS to stop Idaho plan to skirt Obamacare

The state of Idaho appears to be violating federal law by proposing the sale of insurance plans that do not comply with Obamacare's strictures, top Democrats said Wednesday, pressing the Trump administration to either justify the proposal or intervene.

January 31, 2018
FILE - This Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017 file photo shows an arrangement of pills of the opioid oxycodone-acetaminophen, also known as Percocet, in New York. Cities and counties of all sizes have sued companies that make and distribute prescription opioids. Among the plaintiffs so far: Philadelphia; the state of Ohio; Princeton, West Virginia; the Cherokee Nation; and a consortium of counties across Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)

Donald Trump pitches ways to improve opioid education, prevention

President Trump called for Americans to rally against opioid abuse in his State of the Union address Tuesday as Republicans in Congress said they'll schedule hearings to figure out what help Washington can provide states slammed by the epidemic.

January 30, 2018