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MORE held a conference-wide call with House Republicans on Friday as the White House sought to tout new economic numbers while pushing back on Democrats' latest moves in their impeachment inquiry. Trump discussed the Friday unemployment numbers as well as “Democrats’ refusal to focus on solutions that would help the American people as they attempt to overturn the result of the 2016 election,” White House spokesman Judd Deere said in a statement. House Minority Leader MORE (R-Wyo.) participated on the call, according to the White House. “The P

MORE, according to a copy of his opening statement obtained by The Hill.  Volker defended Biden’s character and told lawmakers that he did not know that MORE mentioned Biden’s name during a July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky until the White House released a rough transcript of the conversation last week. Volker repeatedly emphasized during his remarks he did not believe the allegations against Biden to be credible.   “I have known former Vice President Biden for 24 years, and the suggestion that he would be influen

Democrats claimed to find new momentum Friday in their impeachment inquiry into MORE after the top watchdog of the nation's intelligence community briefed lawmakers on his investigation into allegations that Trump sought foreign help to boost his 2020 campaign. During nearly seven hours of testimony to members of the House Intelligence Committee, Michael Atkinson, the inspector general (IG) of the intelligence community, outlined the details of his probe into the complaint from an anonymous government whistleblower at the heart of the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry. T

The White House on Friday issued a proclamation that would halt migrant entry into the U.S.

A second intelligence official is considering whether to file a whistleblower complaint and testify before Congress about their concerns over The New York Times reported Friday, citing two people briefed on the matter. The Times reported that the officer has more direct information about the situation involving Trump than the first whistleblower, whose complaint filed in August helped spark the impeachment inquiry into Trump that House Democrats launched last week. Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson has reportedly interviewed the person to corroborate the original

“The Chicago Teachers Union President is the only person we contacted who failed to respond to our inquiries,” wrote Maggie Hickey, a former federal prosecutor hired to help Chicago Public Schools overhaul its Office of Student Protections and Title IX.

In a lawsuit filed this week, ACLU lawyers are seeking damages for adult border crossers from Guatemala and Honduras that were put in separate detention facilities from the children with whom they crossed the United States-Mexico border. This “Zero Tolerance” policy, which is no longer in effect, was designed to ensure that federal immigration officials could hold adult border crossers in detention rather than mass-releasing them into the interior of the country. The A

In a new rule, beginning November 3, foreign nationals applying for visas — not including refugees, asylees, or those on nonimmigrant visas — will have to prove that they will have either employer-based health insurance before arriving in the U.S.

According to Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge, inspector general Michael Atkinson told lawmakers that he had “no knowledge” of the officer’s contacts with the House Intel panel aide.

WASHINGTON — The impeachment investigation into President Trump widened Friday into a constitutional battle between the executive branch and Congress, as Democrats subpoenaed White House officials and the president signaled his administration would not cooperate. Trump said he would formally object to the impeachment investigation, even as he acknowledged that House Democrats ‘‘have the votes’’ to proceed.