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President Trump on Friday stepped up his attacks on four progressive congresswomen one day after distancing himself from inflammatory chants at his campaign rally, making clear he has no intention of backing off the strategy. In a trio of morning tweets and a pair of media appearances, Trump painted Democratic Reps. MORE (Mass.) as anti-American and anti-Semitic. “I don’t know if it’s good or bad politically.

WASHINGTON — After two years of Republicans’ unsuccessful attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Democrats won back the House majority in 2018 with a unified focus on health care. Now the scalpels are out, and the issue is swiftly becoming one of the clearest dividing lines in the Democratic presidential primary. In dueling speeches and barely veiled potshots this week, former vice president Joe Biden and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders ratcheted up the debate over whether to shore up Barack Obama’s signature achievement by creating an option to choose healt

A New Hampshire Republican state representative is under fire over comments he made on Facebook claiming that “owning slaves doesn’t make you racist.” Representative Werner Horn made the remarks in the comments of a Facebook post by a former state lawmaker.

WASHINGTON - A day after he sought to distance himself from a hostile chant by his supporters, President Donald Trump lashed out at the media for its coverage of the episode and called the crowd at the North Carolina rally ‘‘incredible patriots.’’ ‘‘Those are incredible people. Those are incredible patriots,’’ Trump said during an event in the Oval Office at which he again attacked Rep.

Former first lady Michelle Obama posted a message on Twitter Friday urging Americans to remember that “there’s a place for us all” in the United States amid a furor over racist tweets sent by President Trump earlier this week. Though she did not mention the president by name, Obama made an apparent reference to Trump’s campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again,” writing, “what truly makes our country great is its diversity.” Her tweet also echoed comments made by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who at a press conference earlier this week recalled a tri

The battle over health care has moved to center stage in the Democratic primary, as Sen.

Lawmakers on Thursday expressed alarm over the threats toward freshman Rep. MORE’s rally the night before chanted “send her back.” Multiple Democrats are calling for more enhanced security for members of Congress, including Omar and her three closest allies who were also targeted by Trump earlier this week when he suggested they all “go back” to other countries. Rep. MORE (D-Texas) announced on the House floor that he plans to introduce legislation asking for more security resources for lawmakers.

MORE announced Thursday evening that he would nominate, Eugene Scalia, the son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, to lead the Labor Department.  "I am pleased to announce that it is my intention to nominate Gene Scalia as the new Secretary of Labor," Trump tweeted late Thursday.  "Gene has led a life of great success in the legal and labor field and is highly respected not only as a lawyer, but as a lawyer with great experience working with labor and everyone else.

Former Vice President MORE (D-Calif.) for a second time on the second night of the CNN Democratic debates in Detroit on July 31. Meanwhile, Sen. MORE (D-Mass.) on the first night of the forum July 30.  Sen.