House Passes Medical Malpractice Tort Reform Bill
WASHINGTON — The House passed medical tort reform legislation Wednesday that is intended to help lower the cost of health insurance by lessening the burden of medical lawsuits.
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Schiff Clams Up About Blocking Witness Testimony In Russia Probe
6:44 PM 06/28/2017
WASHINGTON — House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Adam Schiff refused to give a reason why he reportedly blocked witnesses related to his committee’s Russia probe from testifying.
Schumer Blocks National Security Briefing For Senate Committee
4:40 PM 06/28/2017
WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer used an upper chamber procedure Wednesday to block a national security briefing hosted by the Senate Judiciary Committee, irritating Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley.
Intel Agencies Still Haven’t Told House How Many Americans Are Caught Up In Sec 702 Surveillance
4:25 PM 06/28/2017
WASHINGTON -- Top House Republicans complained in a letter that Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats has still not publicized data on how many Americans are caught up in surveillance under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
Rhode Island Discovers 150,000 Voters Erroneously On Rolls
4:25 PM 06/28/2017
Rhode Island Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea has found 150,000 people wrongly placed on the state’s voter rolls, The Providence Journal reported Wednesday.
Senate Requests Russia Probe Surveillance Docs From FBI
3:33 PM 06/28/2017
WASHINGTON — Republican Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley and Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham asked for all proposed and final applications for surveillance warrants that the FBI reportedly sought from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) related to the probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
Democrats Refocus On Health Care To Attack Trump
6:07 PM 06/27/2017
WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill barely say a word about the Russian investigations now that Republicans are trying to pass a repeal of the Affordable Care Act.
GOP Lawmaker Expects To Push Anti-Operation Choke Point Bill After August Recess
1:40 PM 06/27/2017
WASHINGTON -- House Judiciary Committee members plan to roll out legislation after the August recess to eliminate an Obama era initiative that pressured financial institutions to drop accounts with businesses the administration found to be reprehensible.
Student Sentenced To Prison For Registering Dead People To Vote
4:15 PM 06/26/2017
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia sentenced on Monday a James Madison University student to at least 100 days in prison for registering names of deceased persons to vote, CBS 6 WTVR reported.
Manhattan DA Claims ISIS Supports Concealed Carry Reciprocity Bill
12:05 PM 06/26/2017
Manhattan District Attorney CY Vance proclaimed Sunday night that the concealed carry reciprocity bill under consideration on the House side has support from terrorists like ISIS.
Ohio Government And Local New York Town Websites Hacked By Pro-ISIS Group
8:45 PM 06/25/2017
Ominous anti-Trump and pro-ISIS messages appeared Sunday afternoon on Ohio and Long Island, New York government websites after hackers reportedly found their way into official networks.
Chicago LGBT Pride Parade Bans Gay Jews From Marching With Jewish Pride Flag
5:24 PM 06/25/2017
Organizers of the LGBT Pride parade in Chicago Saturday banned Jewish marchers from participating in the event if they carried Jewish Pride flags (a rainbow flag adorned with the Star of David), The Windy City Times reported.
Grassley: Schumer Knew Trump Was Not Under Investigation When He Publicly Claimed Otherwise [VIDEO]
3:59 PM 06/24/2017
Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley called out Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Thursday for lying when the New York Democrat claimed that President Donald Trump was under investigation and Schumer knew otherwise.
Firearms Merchant Files Class Action Lawsuit Against PayPal And Other Payment Processors
7:04 PM 06/23/2017
Blair Gladwin, owner of the California based Gladwin Guns and Ammo, filed three class action lawsuits last week against online payment processors PayPal, Stripe, and Square for singling out him and other firearms businesses.
New Poll Shows Majority Of Voters Tired Of Russia Investigation
5:58 PM 06/23/2017
A majority of American voters think Congress’s investigations into Russia hurt the country and want to see lawmakers move on to other issues, the latest Harvard-Harris Poll survey shows.
Senate Launches Probe Into Loretta Lynch’s Handling Of Clinton Investigation
4:41 PM 06/23/2017
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of Senate Judiciary Committee members sent a letter to former Attorney Loretta Lynch Friday seeking to confirm if she attempted to stifle the FBI investigation into the Hillary Clinton email probe. Members gave Lynch a deadline to answer their questions by July 6.
Trump Nominates NY Jets Owner To Be Ambassador To UK
8:47 PM 06/22/2017
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump nominated New York Jets owner Woody Johnson to be ambassador to the United Kingdom Thursday.
Obama Trashes Senate GOP Health Care Bill
5:00 PM 06/22/2017
WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama stepped back into the political arena Thursday to call on supporters to stop the Republican health care bill from becoming law.
Dems Slam Senate GOP Obamacare Repeal As ‘Meaner’ Than House Bill
2:57 PM 06/22/2017
WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic leaders blasted the Republican Senate health care bill dubbing it as “meaner” than the House version.
