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Mueller’s March 27 letter “revealed a degree of dissatisfaction with the public discussion of the special counsel’s work that shocked senior Justice Department officials,” the Post reported, citing “people familiar with the discussions.” Mueller reportedly wrote: Mueller also reportedly requested that Barr release the report’s introductions and executive summaries, and he made “initial suggested redactions for doing so,” according to Justice Department officials. News of Mueller’s complaints come on the eve of Barr’s testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday morning – s

Blahous testified before the House Rules Committee’s hearing on Medicare for All, which serves as the first congressional hearing on Medicare for All. The scholar previously released a study which detailed $32 trillion over the next ten years. Sen.

Former Vice President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he would seek the Democratic nomination to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020, marshaling his experience and global stature in a bid to lead a party increasingly defined by a younger generation that might be skeptical of his age and ideological moderation. Biden, 76, is set to offer himself as a levelheaded leader for a country wracked by political conflict, a rationale he believes could attract a broad cross-section of voters who want to move on from Trump. In a 3 1/2-minute video laying out his reas

WASHINGTON — The nation’s largest gun rights organization played a pivotal role in President Donald Trump’s victory in 2016. Three years later, the National Rifle Association is limping toward the next election divided and diminished. It’s a reversal that has stunned longtime observers and that is raising questions about the one-time kingmaker’s potential firepower heading into 2020 as Trump and Vice President Mike Pence prepare to headline the group’s annual convention in Indianapolis on Friday. ‘‘I’ve never seen the NRA this vulnerable’’ said John

(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump on Friday defended his controversial 2017 comments about a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, saying his remarks were perfect when he said both sides were to blame for the violence that left one person dead. “If you look at what I said you will see that question was answered perfectly,” Trump said Friday as he left the White House for an event in Indianapolis. Trump’s remarks came a day after former Vice President Joe Biden highlighted the president’s reaction to Charlottesville in a video announcing he’s

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Russian woman who admitted to being a secret agent for the Kremlin has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. Maria Butina has been jailed since her July 2018 arrest and will get credit for time served. U.S.

MORE on Monday called for a slew of changes to how the United States handles asylum cases, including, among other things, a fee to file an asylum application.  The president announced his plan for the changes in an official presidential memorandum that the White House said would "strengthen asylum procedures to safeguard our system against rampant abuse of our asylum process." The memo also directs the administration to adjudicate asylum applications absent "exceptional circumstances" within 180 days of a filing.  "The extensive resources required to process and care

K Street sees Tuesday’s meeting between Speaker MORE as a last-chance bid to move on a bipartisan infrastructure deal this year. At the beginning of the Congress, advocates expressed hope that infrastructure was one of the few issues where House Democrats were likely to work with Trump.

House Democrats will huddle Tuesday morning in the Capitol for the first time since the release of special counsel MORE — and complicated the efforts of Democratic leaders seeking a more restrained response. Heading into the gathering, most Democrats appear to be on board with leadership's cautious strategy, which rejects impeachment — at least for now — while various House committees continue to investigate the president's conduct.  At the same time, lawmakers are acknowledging that there are more voices talking about moving forward with impeachment in the post-Muell

MORE suggests he views the former vice president as a major threat at the outset of the 2020 race. While Trump’s team sees flaws in Biden, it considers his broad name recognition, ties to former President Obama and appeal to white, working-class voters as potential advantages for him in a general election match-up. The president believes he can weaken Biden’s chances of winning the Democratic nomination by bloodying him early in the primary, even though Trump’s campaign operation prefers not to elevate specific Democrats by singling them out for criticism. Trump’s obj