Republicans make repealing Obamacare 'first order of business'
By Susan Cornwell and Richard Cowan | WASHINGTON
President Barack Obama exhorted fellow Democrats on Wednesday to preserve his legacy-defining healthcare law as Republicans moved ahe ...
Posted Wednesday, January 4th 2017 at 9:18PM
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Senate Republicans prepared to kill special Russia hacking probe
By Steve Benen
Just two weeks ago, four prominent U.S. senators – two Democrats and two Republicans – issued a joint call for a special select committee to investigate allegations ...
Posted Wednesday, January 4th 2017 at 9:09PM
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Morning Joe 1/4/17
Just what happened yesterday on the Hill?
Top Talkers: House Republicans made sure the first two days of the new term were eventful: Following a vote to gut ethics oversight, they reversed course. The panel discusses. Duration ...
Posted Wednesday, January 4th 2017 at 11:48AM
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The Rachel Maddow Show 1/2/17
House GOP moves to end independent ethics oversight of Congress
Ed O'Keefe, Washington Post congressional reporter, talks with Rachel Maddow about breaking news that House Republicans have moved to put the independe ...
Posted Wednesday, January 4th 2017 at 11:32AM
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The Rachel Maddow Show 1/3/17
Sen Chuck Schumer on Trump: 'I think we can really nail him'
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer talks with Rachel Maddow about how Democrats in the Senate intend to stand up to Donald Trump's agenda and exploit Re ...
Posted Wednesday, January 4th 2017 at 11:16AM
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Tillerson and Exxon part ways with $180M retirement package
Associated Press
Rex Tillerson, the nominee of President-elect Donald Trump for secretary of state, is severing ties with Exxon Mobil through a $180 million retirement package one week ...
Posted Wednesday, January 4th 2017 at 11:05AM
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Trump has changed Obama's post-presidency plans
By Gregory Korte USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — Whatever President Obama had planned for life after the presidency, the election of Donald Trump will likely change those plans.
Instead of building on h ...
Posted Wednesday, January 4th 2017 at 10:51AM
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NAACP president, others taken into custody during Sessions sit-in
By Melanie Eversley USA Today
A sit-in Tuesday night at the office of Sen. Jeff Sessions by the president of the NAACP and other demonstrators resulted in several people being han ...
Posted Wednesday, January 4th 2017 at 12:29AM
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Breaking News: House GOP reverses course on gutting ethics panel
Trump tweets his disapproval of Republicans' decision to prioritize gutting the Office of Congressional Ethics.
By Rachael Bade 01/03/17 09:59 AM EST Updated 01/03/17 12:30 PM EST
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Posted Tuesday, January 3rd 2017 at 12:58PM
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House GOP Votes to Move Ethics Oversight Under Its Own Control
by Alex Moe NBC NEWS
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday criticized House Republicans who moved to weaken the independent ethics office that investigates House lawmakers and staf ...
Posted Tuesday, January 3rd 2017 at 12:04PM
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Opening Day: New Congress begins with photo ops, votes – and more Pelosi drama
By Chad Pergram Published January 03, 2017 FoxNews.com
A few days before the November election, many political analysts argued that the opening moments of the 115th ...
Posted Tuesday, January 3rd 2017 at 10:22AM
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All In with Chris Hayes 1/2/17
Trump's 'crony capitalism?'
David Cay Johnston, author of 'The Making of Donald Trump,' weighs in on whether Donald Trump will be a president of crony capitalism. Duration: 5:09 ...
Posted Tuesday, January 3rd 2017 at 10:10AM
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The Rachel Maddow Show 1/2/17
Nixon betrayal of Vietnam peace talks confirmed by aide's notes
Rachel Maddow reports on new evidence found in notes kept by Richard Nixon aide H.R. Haldeman showing that Nixon sabotaged a Vietnam War peace deal ahe ...
Posted Tuesday, January 3rd 2017 at 9:53AM
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GOP Congress storms into Trump era
BY Jordain Carney THE HILL
Congressional Republicans are returning to Washington on Tuesday with high hopes for a new era under President-Elect Donald Trump.
GOP lawmakers are eager to start work on an ambit ...
Posted Tuesday, January 3rd 2017 at 9:42AM
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With No Warning, House Republicans Vote to Gut Independent Ethics Office
By ERIC LIPTONJAN. 2, 2017 The New York Times
WASHINGTON — House Republicans, overriding their top leaders, voted on Monday to significantly curtail the power of an independ ...
Posted Tuesday, January 3rd 2017 at 9:24AM
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Morning Joe 1/3/17
Joe to GOP on ethics gut: What's wrong with you?
Top Talkers: On Monday night in a surprise move, House Republicans decided to put an end to their independent ethics oversight. The Morning Joe panel discusses. Duration: 9:32 ...
Posted Tuesday, January 3rd 2017 at 9:10AM
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1/2/17
Did Donald Trump commit treason?
Lawrence addresses questions of whether Trump's praise of Putin is treasonous with a look at history – specifically, an accusation of treason against presidential candidate Richard Nixon in 1968. Author Jo ...
Posted Tuesday, January 3rd 2017 at 8:46AM
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GOP moves to slash powers of ethics watchdog
By Fredreka Schouten USA TODAY
WASHINGTON – One day before the new Congress convenes, House Republicans voted Monday night to rein in an independent ethics office that investigates potential wrongdoi ...
Posted Monday, January 2nd 2017 at 11:17PM
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Trump prepares to become president … of Putin’s fan club
01/02/17 08:00 AM By Steve Benen
A few years ago, Donald Trump asked via Twitter whether Russian President Vladimir Putin might be willing to become his “new best friend.”
The answer, it ...
Posted Monday, January 2nd 2017 at 9:53PM
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Congress
House Republicans vote to rein in independent ethics office
By Mike DeBonis and Karoun Demirjian January 2 at 8:13 PM
Defying the wishes of their top leaders, House Republicans voted behind closed doors Monday night to rein the indepen ...
Posted Monday, January 2nd 2017 at 9:39PM
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Hardball with Chris Matthews 1/2/17
What exactly does Putin want from Trump?
Human Rights Foundation's Garry Kasparov and Feature Story News' Simon Marks talk to Chris Matthews about what Vladimir Putin might seek out from Donald Trump's adminis ...
Posted Monday, January 2nd 2017 at 8:53PM
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Hardball with Chris Matthews 1/2/17
Kellyanne Conway on Trump's 2017 plans
Kellyanne Conway, incoming Trump White House counselor, joins to discuss the President-elect's plans for 2017. Duration: 12:31 ...
Posted Monday, January 2nd 2017 at 8:50PM
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4 things that were supposed to happen by 2017 because Obama was reelected
Never forget.
It’s now 2017 and we are down to the last 20 days of Barack Obama’s presidency. In 2012, prognosticators were very confident about what would happen to Americ ...
Posted Monday, January 2nd 2017 at 11:49AM
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With New Congress Poised to Convene, Obama’s Policies Are in Peril
By JENNIFER STEINHAUERJAN. 1, 2017 The New York Times
WASHINGTON — The most powerful and ambitious Republican-led Congress in 20 years will convene Tuesday, with plans to leave it ...
Posted Monday, January 2nd 2017 at 11:30AM
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