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Senate Braces for Health Showdown With McCain on Hand but a Plan Unclear - The New York Times

posted onJuly 25, 2017
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WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leaders, keeping alive their push to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, are barreling toward a showdown vote on Tuesday to begin debating a repeal of the health law. And Senator John McCain announced Monday night that he will be on hand to cast his vote, despite a diagnosis of brain cancer. Before Mr. McCain, an Arizona Republican, announced that he was jetting in to cast what is expected to be a vote in favor of starting debate, President Trump spent Monday ratcheting up pressure on Republican senators to get onboard. Mr.

Senate Braces for Health Showdown With McCain on Hand but a Plan Unclear - The New York Times

posted onJuly 25, 2017
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WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leaders, keeping alive their push to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, are barreling toward a showdown vote on Tuesday to begin debating a repeal of the health law. And Senator John McCain announced Monday night that he will be on hand to cast his vote, despite a diagnosis of brain cancer. Before Mr. McCain, an Arizona Republican, announced that he was jetting in to cast what is expected to be a vote in favor of starting debate, President Trump spent Monday ratcheting up pressure on Republican senators to get onboard. Mr.

‘I Did Not Collude,’ Kushner Says After Meeting Senate Investigators - The New York Times

posted onJuly 25, 2017
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WASHINGTON — President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, described himself to Senate investigators on Monday as a political and foreign policy neophyte who met with Russians as part of a hectic and unconventional presidential campaign, not as part of a plot to steer the election. “All of my actions were proper and occurred in the normal course of events of a very unique campaign,” Mr. Kushner told reporters on the White House grounds after two hours behind closed doors on Capitol Hill.

‘I Did Not Collude,’ Kushner Says After Meeting Senate Investigators - The New York Times

posted onJuly 25, 2017
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WASHINGTON — President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, described himself to Senate investigators on Monday as a political and foreign policy neophyte who met with Russians as part of a hectic and unconventional presidential campaign, not as part of a plot to steer the election. “All of my actions were proper and occurred in the normal course of events of a very unique campaign,” Mr. Kushner told reporters on the White House grounds after two hours behind closed doors on Capitol Hill.

Read Jared Kushner's full statement ahead of closed-door meeting with Senate committee - ABC News

posted onJuly 25, 2017
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Jared Kushner, a White House senior adviser and the president's son-in-law, will become the first Trump family member to appear on Capitol Hill as part of the Russia investigations when he meets with the Senate Intelligence Committee today for a closed-door interview. Kushner is expected to be asked about his four meetings with Russian officials during the campaign and transition - including the meeting he and Donald Trump Jr. had with Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya at Trump Tower in June 2016. Read his 11-page statement released Monday morning ahead of his scheduled meeting.

Trump calls Jeff Sessions 'beleaguered AG' in tweet - ABC News

posted onJuly 25, 2017
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Hillary Clinton. As he was taking a group picture with White House interns today, President Trump rolled his eyes and smirked in response to a shouted question from a reporter about whether Sessions should resign. Trump on Saturday slammed what he called "a new intelligence leak" about Sessions, referring to The Washington Post's reporting on Friday that Sessions discussed campaign-related matters with Russian Ambassador to the U.S.

Kushner denies colluding with Russia, says Trump ran 'smarter campaign' - ABC News

posted onJuly 25, 2017
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Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and a senior White House adviser, publicly denied that he colluded with Russia during and after the election season. After a closed-door meeting with the Senate Intelligence Committee, he addressed reporters this afternoon at the White House, largely reiterating the written testimony he provided earlier today. "Let me be very clear: I did not collude with Russia, nor do I know of anyone else in the campaign who did so. I had no improper contacts.

Trump criticizes Senate Republicans for not doing 'their job' in Obamacare fight - ABC News

posted onJuly 25, 2017
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President Donald Trump was critical of Senate Republicans for their work -- or lack thereof -- on health care reform during remarks at the White House today. "So far Senate Republicans have not done their job in ending the Obamacare nightmare. They now have a chance, however, to hopefully, hopefully fix what has been so badly broken for such a long time.