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Former first lady Bush died Tuesday at the age of 92, a spokesman announced in a statement. "A former First Lady of the United States of America and relentless proponent of family literacy, Barbara Pierce Bush passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at the age of 92," the statement from the office of her husband, former President George H.W. Bush, said.    Bush is survived by her husband, five children — including former President George W.

House Speaker MORE (R-Calif.) to be his successor, according to GOP sources upset by the move. Allies of Scalise have expressed frustration that Ryan neglected to alert the majority whip before — or after — he told NBC’s Chuck Todd for a pre-taped segment on “Meet the Press” last week that both he and Scalise felt McCarthy was the “heir apparent” and “the right guy to step up” to the position. Other members of Republican leadership were also in the dark ahead of Ryan’s high-profile endorsement of McCarthy, GOP sources told The Hill. “That’s not the way to run things,

House leadership races on both sides of the aisle are consuming the Capitol as major legislating grinds to a halt and attention shifts toward November’s midterms — and who will lead the parties through the high-stakes 2020 presidential season. While the first few months of the year were filled with legislative fights over immigration, guns and government spending, the last few weeks have been dominated by palace intrigue. And with Speaker MORE (R-Wis.) a lame duck, the rest of the year now looks like it will be filled with internal politicking — a situation some GOP

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WASHINGTON — For decades, presidents have publicly released their tax returns each year — an act of transparency and a way to connect and commiserate with Americans on Tax Day. On Tuesday, President Trump did not even file his taxes. White House officials said Mr. Trump, who has steadfastly refused to make any of his previous tax returns public, requested a six-month extension because of the complexity of preparing his 2017 returns. He plans to file by mid-October, officials said. The announcement came on a day that the president and his allies used to remind people about Mr.

Top House Republicans have given the President Trump, according to congressional aides and a DOJ official. On Friday, ahead of Comey’s first television interview and media tour where he has criticized President Trump’s conduct in office and likened his behavior to that of a mafia boss seeking loyalty, Reps.

CIA Director Mike Pompeo secretly met with Kim Jong Un to discuss setting up a meeting between the North Korean leader and President Donald Trump, two U.S. officials have confirmed to ABC News. The trip to North Korea, first reported by the Washington Post, happened over Easter weekend. The White House and the CIA have declined to comment. Earlier on Tuesday, Trump himself confirmed there have been "direct talks at very high levels with North Korea." The president has said he hopes to meet with Kim as early as May or June.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday thwarted a bipartisan effort to protect special counsel Robert Mueller's job, saying he will not hold a floor vote on the legislation even if it is approved next week in the Senate Judiciary Committee. McConnell said the bill is unnecessary because President Donald Trump will not fire Mueller. "We'll not be having this on the floor of the Senate," McConnell said on Fox News. His comments came amid widespread opposition to the bill among members of his caucus, with several GOP senators saying the bill is unconstitutional.

Stormy Daniels isn't letting a $20 million lawsuit stop her from speaking. The adult film star, who says she had a sexual encounter with FBI raid on the office, home and hotel room of President Trump's longtime attorney Michael Cohen. Cohen has admitted he paid Daniels $130,000 in 2016, just weeks before the election.

The Latest on the death of former first lady Barbara Bush (all times local): 10:10 p.m. Funeral services for Barbara Bush are planned for 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Houston, which she and former President George H.W.