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Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., predicted Tuesday he will likely make criminal referrals as part of an investigation into alleged political bias in the FBI and the Justice Department by the end of next week. During an interview on Fox News, the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee said he is targeting “people who lied to Congress, perjury, criminal conspiracy.” Noting that “will be hopefully by the end of next…

This Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8, seen last Saturday, is one of those grounded following the crash that killed 157 people. Mulugeta Ayene/AP hide caption toggle caption Mulugeta Ayene/AP This Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8, seen last Saturday, is one of those grounded following the crash that killed 157 people. Mulugeta Ayene/AP Boeing says it has a software fix ready for its 737 MAX airplanes that will be…

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar argued against backing a lawsuit seeking the full repeal of the health care law at a White House meeting in late December. | Alex Wong/Getty Images White house The heads of the Justice Department and Health and Human Services Department opposed the unexpected switch in legal tactics. By ELIANA JOHNSON and BURGESS EVERETT 03/26/2019 09:33 PM EDT The Trump administration’s surprising move to…

Video Senate majority forces vote on ‘Green New Deal’ climate change proposal Mitch McConnell says he was giving presidential candidates in the chamber a chance to support a campaign trail staple; Peter Doocy reports from Capitol Hill. The Green New Deal, a sweeping Democratic proposal for dealing with climate change, fell at the first hurdle Tuesday as the Senate failed to reach the 60 votes necessary to begin debate on…

Video ‘Empire’ star Jussie Smollett’s dropped case draws reactions from celebrities Celebrities were among the first to react after news broke that ‘Empire’ star Jussie Smollett will not be prosecuted by Cook County State Attorney’s Office for allegedly faking a hate crime. Donald Faison, Loni Love, Marsha Warfield, and Joshua Malina were among the celebrities voicing their reaction to the dropped charges on social media. It’s unclear at this time…

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<!– –> × SEARCH QUOTES Politics A Green New Deal proposal backed by numerous Democrats failed to advance in the Senate on Tuesday as Democrats protested what they called a political show vote orchestrated by majority Republicans. The nonbinding resolution, which calls on the United States to make an ambitious effort to slash its use of fossil fuels to fight climate change, fell short in a procedural vote. The Senate…

For now, the political fight over Mr. Trump’s national emergency declaration shifts to the courts, where a number of states and organizations have joined lawsuits challenging the legal merits of the order. Xavier Becerra, California’s attorney general, warned in a statement that the 20 states involved in legal action “are ready to fight long and hard to stop his fabricated emergency in its tracks.” The judicial machinations will most likely…

It’s been the biggest question for Donald Trump during his presidency so far -did he conspire with Russians to help get elected? No he didn’t. That’s the result of the two-year investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.But investigators can’t give a definitive answer on whether the President obstructed justice or not .Trump was quick to tweet: No Collusion, No Obstruction, Complete and Total EXONERATION. KEEP AMERICA GREAT!But leading Democrats say…

The Trump administration’s surprise call for the courts to strike down ObamaCare upended Capitol Hill on Tuesday, putting Republicans in a bind while giving Democrats new talking points on one of their favorite issues for the 2020 elections. GOP lawmakers for the most part were reluctant to even talk about the Justice Department’s decision to call for all of ObamaCare to be struck down in a court filing. If the…

Jussie Smollett (Photo by Chicago Police Department via Getty Images) As Chicago police turned their sights on Jussie Smollett and mused that he probably staged the hate crime attack upon himself, Donald Trump used the Twitter machines to blast Smollett for making “racist and dangerous comments” about the risk of hate crimes in America, while Don Jr. retweeted every update that suggested Smollett was the real perpetrator of the crime…

In a stunning reversal, Chicago prosecutors on Tuesday dropped all charges against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett just weeks after he was indicted on 16 felony counts for allegedly filing a false police report. Smollett, 36, was seen arriving at a Chicago courtroom around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday for an emergency hearing. Following his court appearance, his attorneys released a statement saying that the actor’s “record has been wiped clean of…

After Robert Mueller’s investigation wrapped up without any indictments of President Trump or his inner circle for conspiring with Russia, and after Attorney General William Barr released his summary memo announcing Mueller had found no collusion, Democrats are holding out hope that the release of the full Mueller memo will be damaging to Trump. But they are likely to be disappointed. To be clear, last month, I argued that Barr…

The Justice Department sent a letter in support of repealing the entirety of the Affordable Care Act. Here, a sign in support of the ACA in April 2017 in New York City. Kevin Hagen/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Hagen/Getty Images The Justice Department sent a letter in support of repealing the entirety of the Affordable Care Act. Here, a sign in support of the ACA in April 2017…

Michael Avenatti, who rose to fame as the lawyer for Stormy Daniels in her lawsuit against President Donald Trump, has been arrested and charged with extorting Nike, embezzlement and fraud. Wochit, USA TODAY

John Wagner Mike DeBonis Rachael Bade March 26 at 1:20 PM House Democratic leaders urged colleagues Tuesday to focus on health care and other issues of greater concern to voters following the completion of the special counsel’s report, even as some members argued they need to do more to hold President Trump accountable. Many Democrats appeared eager to pivot back to health care, an issue that cut their way during…

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Video Can the left’s ‘free-for-all’ Medicare work? The Trump administration on Monday told a federal appeals court that the whole Affordable Care Act must be abolished, setting for a clash between President Trump and 2020 Democratic candidates embracing “Medicare for All” system. Justice Department attorneys filed a letter with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans asking to effectively strike down the ACA in its entirety,…