Laurie Asseo
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Washington, DC, United States
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John McCain, Republican Senator and Vietnam War Hero, Dies at 81
John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee and Vietnam War hero who was a senior voice on defense and foreign policy in the U.S. Senate, has died. He was 81. → Read More
‘Crushing’ Russia Sanctions Sought in Bipartisan Senate Bill
A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation to impose new sanctions on Russia for interfering in U.S. elections, including penalties affecting Russian sovereign debt and energy projects, and requiring a report on President Vladimir Putin’s assets and net worth. → Read More
Liberal Justices Question Trump’s Travel Ban
Liberal members of the Supreme Court questioned President Donald Trump’s travel ban as the justices took their first direct look at a policy that indefinitely bars more than 150 million people from entering the country. → Read More
Trump's Attacks on Media Embolden Authoritarians, Flake Says
President Donald Trump is emboldening authoritarian leaders around the world by dismissing media coverage of his administration as "fake news," Arizona Republican Jeff Flake said in a Senate floor speech Wednesday. → Read More
U.S. Courts Will Review Rules After Sexual Harassment Claims
The federal judiciary will examine its practices for responding to claims of sexual harassment, U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts said weeks after a prominent appellate judge retired amid a misconduct inquiry. → Read More
Ethics Panel Opens Inquiry of Franken Misconduct Claims
The Senate Ethics Committee said Thursday it opened a preliminary inquiry into allegations of sexual misconduct by Democratic Senator Al Franken of Minnesota. → Read More
House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte Says He’s Retiring
House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte, a Virginia Republican, said Thursday he won’t seek re-election next year. → Read More
Rand Paul Says He Suffered Six Broken Ribs in Attack at His Home
Senator Rand Paul says a final medical report shows that he suffered six broken ribs and a "pleural effusion," a buildup of fluid around the lungs, in Friday’s incident when a neighbor tackled him outside his home in Kentucky. → Read More
Here Are the Big Tax Changes House Republicans Are Proposing
House Republicans announced a tax proposal Thursday that would cut the U.S. corporate tax rate to 20 percent, reduce most of the individual tax brackets, and cap the mortgage-interest deduction on new purchases of homes. → Read More
Republican Tax Plan: Everything You Need To Know About The House Republican Tax Plan
House Republicans announced a tax proposal Thursday that would cut the U.S. corporate tax rate to 20 percent, reduce most of the individual tax brackets, → Read More
Foreign Dealmakers Must Show U.S. Benefit Under New Senate Bill
Foreign investors planning to buy U.S. companies must show their deals are in America’s "economic interest" to win approval, under legislation proposed by two senators. → Read More
Scalise Returning to Capitol Months After Near-Fatal Shooting
Third-ranking House Republican Steve Scalise is returning to the Capitol Thursday, more than three months after suffering life-threatening injuries when he and three others were shot by a lone assailant during a congressional baseball practice. → Read More
Equifax Breach Among Worst Misdeeds Since Enron, Schumer Says
The Equifax Inc. data breach is "one of the most egregious examples of corporate malfeasance since Enron," and the credit-reporting company’s chief executive officer and board should quit if they don’t act to address the situation within a week, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday. → Read More
McCain Says ‘To Hell With’ Media Bombast in Plea to End Division
Senator John McCain made a dramatic return to the Capitol a week after his brain cancer diagnosis, casting a critical health-care vote and challenging colleagues of both parties to curb hyper-partisanship in Washington. → Read More
Trump's Angry About ‘Watered Down’ Travel Ban That He Watered Down
President Donald Trump criticized the latest version of his own travel ban as "watered down" in a Twitter tirade Monday that also second-guessed his Justice Department’s strategy in taking the case to the Supreme Court. → Read More
Trump Ally Roger Stone Says He Won't Testify Privately on Russia
A longtime political ally of President Donald Trump said in a Bloomberg Television interview Friday he is "anxious" to testify publicly to congressional committees investigating Russian meddling in the U.S. election, but that he would decline to meet with lawmakers behind closed doors. → Read More
Trump Aide Says Ethics Chief Should ‘Be Careful’ in Comments
Donald Trump’s incoming chief of staff warned that the top U.S. ethics official “ought to be careful” after publicly criticizing the president-elect’s plan to step down from leading his businesses while keeping his ownership interests. → Read More
U.S. Supreme Court Justices Clash Over Obama Immigration Plan
U.S. Supreme Court justices clashed over President Barack Obama’s plan to shield millions of unauthorized immigrants from deportation in a case that will shape Obama’s legacy and the November election. → Read More
U.S. Supreme Court
America’s founding fathers didn’t want a dominating federal government. So they split its powers among Congress, the president and the courts. The top judicial body, the Supreme Court, is made up of justices nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. If the justices then meet the Constitution’s sole requirement for the job — “good Behaviour” in the original text — they remain on the… → Read More
U.S. Supreme Court
America’s founding fathers didn’t want a dominating federal government. So they split its powers among Congress, the president and the courts. The top judicial body, the Supreme Court, is made up of justices nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. If the justices then meet the Constitution’s sole requirement for the job — “good Behaviour” in the original text — they remain on the… → Read More