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The U.S. Senate will delay its consideration of healthcare legislation while Sen.

A member of Donald Trump’s legal team says he does not believe the president will have to testify under oath to Robert Mueller, whose Russia investigation the president believes is part of a “witch hunt.” ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl asked lawyer tweeting last week, "My son Donald did a good job last night. He was open, transparent and innocent. This is the greatest Witch Hunt in political history.

Republican Sen. the GOP health care bill. With them both in opposition to the legislation, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell can afford only one more no vote to get the 50 yeses he needs to pass the bill. McConnell announced Saturday night that the vote will be delayed while Arizona Sen.

Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said, “We can’t accept anything Don Jr.

Americans give the GOP health care plan and Russia’s role in the 2016 election. Just 36 percent of Americans polled in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll approve of Trump’s job performance, down 6 points from his 100-day mark, itself a low.

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