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WASHINGTON — The White House is quietly lobbying House Republicans to weaken a bill overwhelmingly passed by the Senate last week that would slap tough new sanctions on Russia for its meddling in the 2016 election and allow Congress to block any future move by President Trump to lift any penalties against Moscow. The effort is designed to head off an awkward and politically damaging veto fight between the Trump administration and the Republican-controll

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — President Trump said on Wednesday that he was crafting legislation to bar new immigrants from receiving welfare for at least five years.

Democrats scrambled to regroup on Wednesday after a disappointing special election defeat in Georgia, with lawmakers, activists and labor leaders speaking out in public and private to demand a more forceful economic message heading into the 2018 elections. Among Democrats in Washington, the setback in Georgia revived or deepened a host of existing grievances about the party, accentuating tensions between moderate lawmakers and liberal activists and prompting some Democrats to question the le

Democrats scrambled to regroup on Wednesday after a disappointing special election defeat in Georgia, with lawmakers, activists and labor leaders speaking out in public and private to demand a more forceful economic message heading into the 2018 elections. Among Democrats in Washington, the setback in Georgia revived or deepened a host of existing grievances about the party, accentuating tensions between moderate lawmakers and liberal activists and prompting some Democrats to question the le

On Wednesday’s “MSNBC Live,” Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI) expressed her concern that the Democratic Party has been hijacked by identity politics. said, “[W]e’ve become this identity politics. We’re the women’s caucus, the black caucus, the Hispanic caucus. We’ve lost sense of we, that our strength comes in community, and that community of all of us.

On Wednesday’s “MSNBC Live,” Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI) expressed her concern that the Democratic Party has been hijacked by identity politics. said, “[W]e’ve become this identity politics. We’re the women’s caucus, the black caucus, the Hispanic caucus. We’ve lost sense of we, that our strength comes in community, and that community of all of us.

Fending off a serious Democratic challenger in a race widely viewed as a barometer of public opinion on President Donald Trump's presidency, Republican Karen Handel won the special election Tuesday to succeed Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price in Georgia's sixth congressional district. The Associated Press called the race for Handel at 10:12 p.m.

Republican Karen Handel avoided a major upset Tuesday night, winning the special election in Georgia's 6th Congressional District. The Georgia secretary of state confirmed that with 100 percent of precincts reporting, Handel won, with 132,459 votes, or 52.13 percent.

Asked if President Trump believes the Russians interfered in the 2016 presidential election, White House press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters this week he hasn’t had a chance to talk to his boss the about that issue. “I’d be glad to touch base and get back to you,” Spicer responded. If the past is any guide, it’s going to be a long wait.

President Steve Scalise, who was injured in last week's shooting in Alexandria, Virginia. Accolades aside, a noteworthy, policy-related aspect of his rally was announcing his intentions to pursue legislation that would bar immigrants from being eligible for welfare for at least five years. But U.S.