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The Senate Judiciary Committee has extended invitations to Donald Trump Jr. and Paul Manafort to testify publicly on Wednesday, July 26. Both Trump Jr. and Manafort have received the invitations but have not yet accepted, ABC News has confirmed.

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner has agreed to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee as part of its investigation into Russian election meddling on Monday, July 24, ABC News has learned. The closed-door session sets up what could be one of the most highly anticipated interviews for lawmakers to date. Kushner's lawyer Abbe Lowell confirmed the meeting to ABC News. “As Mr.

Following Sen. John McCain's announcement Wednesday night that he has a brain tumor, lawmakers -- past and present -- from both sides of the aisle sent their well wishes to the Arizona Republican and his family. President Trump said in a statement, "Senator John McCain has always been a fighter. Melania and I send our thoughts and prayers to Senator McCain, Cindy, and their entire family. Get well soon." Vice President Mike Pence tweeted, "Karen & I are praying for @SenJohnMcCain. Cancer picked on the wrong guy.

President interview with The New York Times Wednesday, going so far as to express regret over appointing the former Alabama senator to lead the Department of Justice. "Sessions should have never recused himself and if he was going to recuse himself he should have told me before he took the job and I would have picked somebody else," Trump told the Times. He added: "If he would have recused himself before the job, I would have said, ‘Thanks, Jeff, but I’m not going to take you.’ It’s extremely unfair -- and that’s a mild word

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Three Republican senators have come out against Mitch McConnell's plan to repeal Obamacare, putting the brakes on second-ditch efforts to roll back the Obama administration's signature health care legislation. The revelation comes less than a day after four senators voiced opposition to the Senate majority leader's Plan A on health care, which would have both repealed the Affordable Care Act and replaced it with a bill crafted by Republicans. After Sen.

On Tuesday’s edition of the "Powerhouse Politics by ABC News" podcast, Businessweek correspondent Joshua Green spoke with ABC News' Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl and Political Director Mitch McConnell

Ike Kaveladze, a vice president at a Russian real estate company with ties to Donald Trump Jr. expected to hear incriminating information about Hillary Clinton from a Russian lawyer. Kaveladze's attendance, first reported by The Washington Post, was confirmed by ABC News, which spoke with his attorney Tuesday. The meeting drew attention last week as possible evidence of a Trump campaign effort to collude with Russia after emails released by Trump Jr.