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WASHINGTON — A White House national security official who is a decorated Iraq War veteran plans to tell House impeachment investigators on Tuesday that he heard President Donald Trump appeal to Ukraine’s president to investigate one of his leading political rivals, a request the aide considered so damaging to US interests that he reported it to a superior. Lieutenant Colonel Alexander S.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is exploring the possibility of a run for his old Senate seat in Alabama, according to three Republicans with knowledge of the situation. They say Sessions has made telephone calls discussing a potential bid to return to the Senate. The Republicans spoke on condition of anonymity so they could speak more freely about closely held conversations. It was not immediately clear how close Sessions was to making a decision or the seriousness of the exploration. He has until 5 p.m. Nov.

Interest is growing among 2020 Democrats in raising the corporate tax rate back to the level where it was prior to MORE’s tax-cut law. Trump’s 2017 tax-cut law cut the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent. While no Democrats voted for Trump’s law, a number agreed with Republicans that the 35 percent rate was too high. But in recent weeks, some Democratic candidates across the ideological spectrum have suggested that the rate should once again be 35 percent. South Bend, Ind.

Former Rep. MORE (D-Mich.), the longest-serving African American House member in congressional history, died Sunday at age 90.  "Today, the city of Detroit, The United States and the world lost a fearless civil rights leader and hero, Congressman, John James Conyers, Jr.," a spokesperson for the Conyers family said in a statement. "Congressman Conyers was a devoted father and husband and his world revolved around securing justice against racial and economic discrimination. A founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus and throughout his 53 years in U.S.

MORE (S.C.) and David Perdue (Ga.). According to multiple reporters at the scene, the audience erupted into boos when the group appeared on the Jumbotron.

Freshman Rep. MORE's (D-Calif.) leadership team, said Sunday she is resigning from office amid allegations she had inappropriate sexual relationships with congressional and campaign staffers. "It is with a broken heart that today I announce my resignation from Congress," Hill said in a statement.

Blake and Sarah Thomas, of Radford, Virginia, posted a photo on Facebook several months ago urging pregnant mothers planning on abortion not to do so. “Please don’t abort.

Politico reported Sunday that Rep.

Trump told America in an early morning address that al-Baghdadi died like a “dog” and a “coward.” Trump also paid tribute during his remarks to a brave and heroic canine that took part in the operation that killed the terrorist. “A beautiful dog, a talented dog, was injured and brought back,” Trump said. At press time, neither Trump nor the Pentagon have released any other details on the canine soldier, including his or her overall health status or what role they played in finding al-Baghdadi. In 2011, the New York Times