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Hicks’s departure comes as a surprise to most in the White House — and casts a pall over the West Wing at a tumultuous time.   President Trump told a group of lawmakers to pursue bills that have been opposed for years by most congressional Republicans and the NRA.  Harshly criticized yet again by his boss, Attorney General Jeff Sessions abandoned his usual stony silence and pushed back against President Trump.  On Tuesday night, Democrats won elections for state lawmaker seats in New Hampshire and Connecticut that were previously held by Republicans.

White House communications director MORE on Tuesday declined to answer some questions from the House Intelligence Committee about the presidential transition or her time in the White House, mirroring refusals from previous witnesses, according to multiple lawmakers. According to Democratic lawmakers, Hicks demurred at the instruction of the White House but stopped short of formally invoking executive privilege. MORE (D-Wash.) told reporters, referring to former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon, who attempted to place s

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Senate Minority Leader MORE (D-N.Y.) is walking a fine line as he tries to balance the competing factions of his caucus during this year’s high-profile fight over gun control. Schumer has to deal with liberals who are jockeying for 2020 presidential bids as well as centrists who are up for reelection in states MORE easily won in 2016. Asked what Democrats will seek votes on, Sen. MORE (D-Conn.) said, “We talked about that in that caucus. ...

The GOP leaders in the House and Senate took starkly different tacks Tuesday in their responses to the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that has reinvigorated a national debate about guns. Senate GOP Leader MORE (Ky.), holding a one-vote majority and seeking to win seats in states such as Florida this fall, embraced centrism, saying the Senate should focus on legislation that can pass. He pointed to a bill sponsored by Senate Republican Whip MORE (Conn.) that would improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check

Senate Majority Leader on Tuesday that he will give an immigration bill a vote, but it won't be attached to a spending deal. "It is still my view that I will call up a DACA related immigration bill that ... the president will sign and that it will not be a part of any overall spending agreement," McConnell told reporters, referring to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Congress has less than two weeks to meet a Jan.

Florida Rep. Brian Mast was enjoying a peaceful day at the pool with his kids last week, legally carrying his concealed pistol, when a scary thought struck him. "I'm looking at all the balconies and thinking of [the massacre] in Las Vegas.

The president's son-in-law and senior adviser Chief of Staff John Kelly designed to crack down on West Wing staff with long-pending background investigations, sources tell ABC News. That means Kushner, whose portfolio includes the solving the Middle East peace process, will no longer have regular access to the nation's most closely guarded secrets as the FBI continues its nearly 15-month review of his application for permanent cle

Following a threat by Georgia's lieutenant governor to kill a proposed lucrative tax cut for Atlanta-based Delta over the carrier's decision to end a discount fare program for National Rifle Association members, lawmakers in other states have been courting Delta to ditch the Peach state. "I will kill any tax legislation that benefits @Delta unless the company changes its position and fully reinstates its relationship with @NRA," Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle tweeted Monday.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development spent more than $31,000 on a new table and chairs for the dining room adjacent to Secretary Ben Carson's office — revelations that came just months after an official that warned against high expenses was moved to a new role within the department. The former senior HUD official, Helen Foster, has since filed a complaint that she was demoted in retaliation for raising concerns about granting extra funds to redecorate Carson's office and other issues within the department. "Its a