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In a fierce defense of his hometown of Baltimore, Rep. Cummings acknowledged the problems facing parts of his district, which occupies poverty-stricken parts of downtown Baltimore, as well as surrounding suburbs "where the richest of the rich are," in Cummings' description. He invited Trump to visit, in order to see for himself, and even offered to chaperon the president. "I want him to come and look at my entire city," he said. "I'll ride with him for hours if he asks to." Cummings said he's tried to extend such an offer, with no luck. "I can't get to him," he lamented.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman filed a civil lawsuit Wednesday to enforce a subpoena for testimony from Don McGahn, the former White House counsel who at the Trump administration's direction defied lawmakers’ request to appear before the Judiciary panel. The announcement comes two weeks after former special counsel MORE, testified for nearly seven hours on Capitol Hill about his 22-month long Russia investigation. Lawyers for Judiciary Committee Democrats described McGahn as both “critical” and the “most important fact witness” during a call with repo

MORE as he flew from Dayton, Ohio, to El Paso, Texas, between meetings with first responders and survivors of the weekend's mass shootings. "Watching Sleepy Joe Biden making a speech. Sooo Boring!" Trump tweeted from aboard Air Force One. "The LameStream Media will die in the ratings and clicks with this guy. It will be over for them, not to mention the fact that our Country will do poorly with him.

Former Vice President MORE for several high-profile incidents of racial violence in the U.S., accusing the president of inspiring deadly hate crimes by embracing white nationalist extremism. Speaking to a group of supporters in Burlington, Iowa, Biden lashed out at the president in his most pointed remarks to date, accusing Trump of unleashing “the deepest, darkest forces in this nation.” “We have a problem with this rising tide of white supremacy in America and we have a president who encourages it and emboldens it,” Biden, the 2020 Democratic frontrunner, said. “Ind

MORE on Wednesday traveled to El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, where meetings with first responders and survivors of mass shootings were marked by calls for tougher gun laws and the president’s attacks on Democrats and the media. Trump stayed out of public view for most of the trip, which came just days after massacres in El Paso and Dayton left more than 30 dead and dozens injured.

The latest Harvard/Harris Poll reveals that about 70 percent, or seven-in-ten, U.S. voters said they would be more likely to support a 2020 presidential candidate who stands for “strengthing our border to reduce illegal immigration” to the country. Only 30 percent of U.S.

CNN reports that the suspect’s mother “called the Allen, Texas, Police Department…because she was concerned about her son owning an ‘AK’ type firearm.” She expressed concern over her son being able to own the firearm, “given his age, maturity level and lack of experience handling such a firearm.” The mother was told that her son, a 21-year-old, was legally of age to possess the firearm. Attorney’s for the suspect’s family indicate the mother was not calling to report her son as a danger.

ICE agents conducted the largest single-state raid in United States history and the largest workplace raid in the last 11 years when they arrested 680 illegal aliens at seven food processing plants across six cities in Mississippi, including plants in Bay Springs, Carthage, Canton, Morton, Pelahatchie, and Sebastapol. Not since 2008 — when about 595 illegal workers were arrested — has this many illegal aliens been arrested in a workplace raid by ICE. According to federal officials, some of the hundreds of illegal aliens arrested on Wednesday have already been ordered deported by an immigration

The president arrived at the Miami Valley Hospital on Wednesday, thanking the medical staff for their hard work tending to the wounded. The White House did not allow the media to photograph or question the president during the hospital visit. White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham shared details of the visit on Twitter. When reporters asked about the lack of press access, Grisham replied that the president and the first lady’s visit was about meeting with victims and never intended to be a photo op. Ohio Gov.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is resisting pressure to bring senators back from recess to address gun violence. Instead, the Republican leader is taking a more measured approach to consider the options. But that could very likely result in no legislation being passed, despite calls to ‘‘do something’’ in the aftermath of the nation’s back-to-back mass shootings. President Donald Trump is privately calling senators and publicly pushing for an expansion of background checks on firearms purchases.