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Former Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), a foreign policy expert who served in the upper chamber for more than 30 years, has died at the age of 87.  The Lugar Center said in a statement that Lugar died early Sunday as a result of complications from chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, a rare neurological disorder. He is survived by his wife, Char, and his four sons, Mark, Bob, John and David.  Lugar spent the majority of his life in public service, serving as mayor of Indianapolis from 1968 to 1975 before serving in the Senate from 1977 to 2013.

MORE on Sunday spoke with the rabbi injured in the mass shooting targeting the Chabad of Poway synagogue in California to offer his support, the White House said. Trump spoke by phone with Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein "to offer his comfort and condolences on behalf of the Nation,” White House deputy press secretary Judd Deere said in a statement. “The President expressed his love for the Jewish people and the entire community of Poway.

Attorney General MORE has warned House Democrats that he might not appear as scheduled this week in front of the Judiciary Committee, The Hill has confirmed. Barr has told Democrats they need to change the proposed format for the hearing, CNN first reported Sunday, citing an unidentified source. In addition to five minutes of questioning for each member of the committee, Rep.

Majority Leader MORE (R-Ky.) is leaning hard into his role as a top progressive foe as he gears up for his reelection campaign and a battle for control of the Senate. As the GOP leader turns his attention to 2020, he and top allies are touting his authority to block votes on measures such as "Medicare for All" and an election reform bill as a crucial reason for Republicans to hold on to their Senate majority. "I think his point is that as long as you have a Republican Senate … you are preventing any capacity to turn America into a Western European country.

GOP lawmakers returning to Washington are signaling they intend to step up their campaign to look into alleged spying by FBI agents on MORE's 2016 campaign.  The effort comes as Democrats ramp up their own investigations into the Trump administration and could serve as a bit of GOP counterprogramming to put the spotlight on what Republicans contend is suspicious behavior under the Obama administration.  Two Senate chairmen previewed the coming GOP efforts with a recent letter to Attorney General MORE, who raised eyebrows when he publicly asse

The latest study from the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) reveals the growing number of illegal alien teenagers who are enrolled and graduating from U.S. high schools. Researchers find that about 98,000 illegal aliens every year graduate from high schools across the country. Close to 30,000 of those illegal aliens, annually, are graduating from high schools in the sanctuary state of California which has the largest illegal alien population, totaling at least 2.2 million.

MoveOn, supported financially in part by leftist billionaire George Soros, sent the endorsement to the media via email, expressing why Tlaib should get a second two-year term in the House of Representatives. Tlaib is one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress in the 2018 midterm election. She and her colleague Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) have made controversial remarks on numerous topics, including U.S.

Democrat chairmen on at least four House Committees have either begun or vowed to investigate the president — the Judiciary; Oversight and Government Reform; Intelligence; and Ways and Means Committees. The investigations ramped up just as Mueller’s report was winding down. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) launched a sweeping document request to 81 Trump associates on March 4 — coincidentally one day before Attorney General William Barr met with Mueller and was

“So, I believe people who commit crimes, they pay the price and they get out of jail, they certainly should have the right to vote,” Sanders said during a town hall. “But, I believe even if they are in jail, they’re paying the price to society, but that should not take away their inherent American right to participate in our democracy.” Initially, Sen.

GOP presidential candidate Bill Weld is calling on President Trump to resign from office in the wake of Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election interference and obstruction of justice, calling him “a one-man crime wave.” Writing in the conservative website The Bulwark, Weld, the former Massachusetts governor, argues that the Mueller report exposed a serious credibility problem for Trump. “How can a president function if he instinctively lies to not only the public but to his own staff?