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The Dossier organization says it has obtained e-mails showing collaboration between Russian officials and the Russian lawyer who met with Donald Trump Jr. in 2016.   The report’s conclusion is fiercely opposed by committee Democrats, who say the committee did not interview enough witnesses or gather enough evidence.

The Dossier organization says it has obtained e-mails showing collaboration between Russian officials and the Russian lawyer who met with Donald Trump Jr. in 2016.   The report’s conclusion is fiercely opposed by committee Democrats, who say the committee did not interview enough witnesses or gather enough evidence.

The Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation on Thursday to protect special counsel MORE. In a 14-7 vote, the panel approved the bipartisan proposal that deeply divided Republicans on the committee.  With every committee Democrat backing the legislation, only one Republican was needed to secure passage. In the end, four Republicans voted for the bill: Sens. MORE (Ariz.). Republican Sens.

Rep. MORE (R-N.C.), one of the leaders of the committee searching for a replacement for the ousted House chaplain, said the next spiritual leader of the House should be someone with a family who can better relate and counsel lawmakers with spouses and children. Father Patrick Conroy, who was forced out by Speaker MORE (R-Wis.), is celibate by virtue of his Catholic faith.

The Senate Ethics Committee is "severely" admonishing Sen.

House Chaplain Patrick Conroy’s sudden resignation has sparked a furor on Capitol Hill, with sources in both parties saying he was pushed out by Speaker MORE (R-Wis.). Conroy’s own resignation announcement stated that it was done at Ryan’s request. Through his office, Conroy, who has served as chaplain since 2011, declined to comment on Thursday.

MORE, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), faced a barrage of tough questions from lawmakers Thursday as he testified in front of two House committees. Pruitt, who has been embroiled in controversy for weeks, fought back aggressively against his critics and dismissed the negative headlines about his tenure as “fiction.”  Here are five takeaways from his big day on Capitol Hill. He escaped disaster Pruitt testified for nearly six hours, a grueling task for any Cabinet member, and seemed to mostly escape unscathed. The hearing

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Robert Mueller from being fired without cause by President Donald Trump. Even the measure's opponents issued stark warnings to the president that any move to dismiss the special counsel would be political suicide and might lead to impeachment. Four Republicans joined with all of the Democrats on the panel - a 14-7 vote - to approve the measure that would allow a court to decide whether t a termination was valid and possibly reverse it. “Because special counsel investigations only occur where there is a conflict o