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“The N.R.C.C. does not get involved in primaries and isn’t going to comment on a hypothetical general election two years away,” said Chris Pack, a spokesman for the House campaign arm. Democrats are moving to censure or reprimand the Iowa congressman, a stinging penalty. Among them were Representative James Clyburn of South Carolina, the highest ranking African-American in Congress, who introduced a measure Monday night in the form of a…

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Video Will there be fireworks at William Barr’s attorney general confirmation hearing? Senate Democrats are expected to press Barr over his past criticism of Mueller’s Russia probe. Several Democratic senators thought to be potential presidential contenders in 2020 — including Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, and Amy Klobuchar — are set to grill William Barr, President Trump’s attorney general nominee, during his confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Although…

The Pentagon has extended the U.S. military’s support mission along the southwestern border through the end of September. Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan also approved a request from the Department of Homeland Security that officials have said will place 116 miles of concertina wire between ports of entry along the border. John Moore/Getty Images U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents take part in a training exercise at the U.S.-Mexico border,…

House Democrats, who took control of the chamber this month, were pushing for intense sanctions against King, and McCarthy himself came out against the lawmaker, saying King’s language had “no place in America.”

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Shutdown writing is tedious because it tends to follow a pattern: Nothing has happened for weeks and nothing is likely to happen for the next couple weeks. Updates to follow. The wall isn’t even really the point anymore, as if $5 billion could ever do more than pay for a few hundred steel slats along the southern border anyway. Aside from the overflowing toilets at national parks and the army…

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Amy Goldstein January 14 at 4:54 PM A federal judge in Pennsylvania stepped in at the last moment to pause Trump administration rules that would restrict the ability of some women to get birth control at no charge because their employers object on religious or moral grounds. U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone issued a nationwide preliminary injunction Monday afternoon, the same day the new policy was to take effect. Her…

Erica Werner Sean Sullivan Damian Paletta January 14 at 4:54 PM A bipartisan group of rank-and-file senators is planning to hold discussions on how to end the weeks-long government shutdown, with talks between congressional leaders and the White House at a standstill. The group involves Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) and others, according to people involved. It will hold its first meeting on Monday evening. Prospects for the group to…

In his confession to police, Jake Thomas Patterson explained how he took a number of steps to carry out his plan and conceal his identity. For one, he stole a pair of license plates and put them onto his vehicle because he did not want his own plates to be spotted. He also disconnected the vehicle’s dome light so that he would not be visible when he opened the door,…

WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee William Barr will pledge at his confirmation hearing to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into whether Trump’s 2016 election campaign coordinated with Russia, according to prepared testimony released on Monday. “On my watch, Bob will be allowed to complete his work,” Barr said in the prepared remarks ahead of two days of confirmation hearings before the Senate…

The way the report on President Trump’s attempts to “conceal” interactions with Russian President Vladimir Putin has evolved in just one day is a perfect case study in how media sloppiness and imprecision create false stories. The Washington Post reported Sunday that Trump “has gone to extraordinary lengths to conceal details of his conversations” with Putin, including “taking possession of the notes of his own interpreter” on “at least one…

Video Judge orders Stormy Daniels to pay Trump almost $300,000 Adult film star Stormy Daniels is suing members of an Ohio police department for $2 million after she was arrested at a strip club over the summer. Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, filed the federal defamation lawsuit with her lawyer, Michael Avenatti, on Monday against six officers of the Columbus Divison of Police, alleging her arrest was “politically motivated”…

President Trump called the idea he might have worked on behalf of Russia a “hoax” at the White House on Monday. “A whole big fat hoax.” News reports raised new questions over the weekend. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP President Trump called the idea he might have worked on behalf of Russia a “hoax” at the White House on Monday. “A whole big fat hoax.” News reports…

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CLOSE According to new polls, President Donald Trump and the Republican Party are losing the battle on who is to blame for the partial government shutdown. Wochit The partial government shutdown blew through the record of the longest ever in U.S. history over the weekend and is headed into uncharted territory. The impact is intensifying on both the government employees who missed a payday Friday — some of them forced to work anyway, some…

Tens of thousands of Los Angeles teachers went on strike Monday after negotiations in the nation’s second-largest school district collapsed. Braving rain, teachers carrying signs saying “on strike for our students” and umbrellas stood in picket lines Monday morning demanding smaller class sizes, more nurses, counselors and librarians, higher wages for educators and more accountability for charter schools. There were picket lines at 900 schools across the city, United Teachers…

GORDON, Wis (WKOW) — A friend and former classmate of the suspect in Jayme Closs’ kidnapping and her parents’ murders said Jake Patterson, 21, was shy growing up, but was well-liked in their class. Dylan Fisher, seen pictured here, acknowledged he and Jake Patterson had lost touch some after high school, but had been friends since second grade. “He’s just a normal kid just like everyone else. It’s as confusing…

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