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NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is asking a federal judge to block an effort by New York prosecutors to obtain his tax returns. Trump’s attorneys filed a lawsuit Thursday in U.S. District Court. Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow says the lawsuit is intended ‘‘to address the significant constitutional issues at stake in this case.’’ Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr.

WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders’ campaign says that it has received contributions from more than 1 million individual donors and that it’s the first in the crowded 2020 Democratic presidential field to do so. In a statement Thursday, the Vermont senator’s campaign says more than 99.9 percent of those donors hadn’t reached maximum federal donation limits, meaning they could give more. It says 125,000-plus donors had agreed to make recurring contributions. Campaign manager Faiz Shakir says, ‘‘Our strength is in numbers, and that is why Bernie Sanders is t

Rep. MORE (D-Mass.) on Saturday, a source confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday. The impending announcement had first been reported by The Boston Globe, which cited two sources close to Kennedy saying he would make his announcement at a breakfast with supporters and local community members. Kennedy has already notified Markey of the primary challenge, one person told the Globe. Kennedy, 38, has been floated as a potential

House Democrats are struggling to defend their impeachment strategy as the rift between Speaker MORE (D-N.Y.) widens. Democrats on Wednesday offered mixed reviews of MORE. While some lawmakers touted the hearing as a win for their impeachment efforts — Lewandowski confirmed certain damning details of Mueller’s report — others voiced disappointment with the outcome. “If our objective is to draw out facts and shape the narrative for the American people, that wasn’t a great way to start,” said Rep.

Rep. MORE (R-Texas), the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, argued the motion would “ensure that, as we continue to argue about border security and a whole variety of other issues, that our troops do not suffer as a result of that argument.” The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2019 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.

Efforts to fund the government hit multiple stumbling blocks on Wednesday, inching lawmakers closer to a potential shutdown. Most lawmakers don’t think the standoff will reach the point of a government closure, but with just eight working days to come up with a plan to avoid the second shutdown of the year, they are running out of time.  The two main efforts to keep the government operating have both run into roadblocks, escalating the partisan standoff and increasing the odds, at least, of a closure. “We’re trying to find a path forward, a way to go,” Senate Appropriations Commit

MORE that has been decried as a “non-starter” by the National Rifle Association (NRA). Barr floated the proposal to GOP offices on Wednesday as the Senate inches toward doing something on gun control amid growing public pressure created by a seemingly endless string of mass shootings. But Barr was careful to tell Republicans that his memo on background checks, titled “Idea for New Unlicensed-Commercial-Sale Background Checks,” did not have the backing of MORE.  “I’m up here just kicking around some ideas, getting perspectives so I can be in a

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Breitbart News reported that the memo largely mirrored Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) gun control bill and would require the issuance of a “bill of sale” and the preservation of a “chain of title” for gun sales that do not currently require government oversight. The Hill reports that Attorney General William Barr tried to talk Sen.

“It’s an amazing project,” Trump said, pointing to the 30-foot high barrier constructed with steel and concrete, noting that it also went six feet underground. “If you think you’re going to cut it with a blow torch, that doesn’t work, because you hit the concrete, and then if you think you’re going to go through the concrete, that doesn’t work because we have very powerful rebar inside,” Trump said The president traveled via motorcade after a fundraiser to Otay Mesa, a community outside San Diego on the United States -Mexico border to review the latest constructed physical barrier. He pointed