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McCaskill Admits Donation to Foundation Connected to Russian Ambassador

Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) admitted Tuesday that she, her husband, and their private family foundation donated a total of $1,000 to the American-Russian Cultural Cooperation Foundation, on whose board of directors Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak serves as honorary chairman.

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Supreme Court Decision Creates Bureaucratic Mess in Refugee Admissions Program

Monday’s unanimous decision by the Supreme Court to partially restore the temporary travel and refugee bans contained in President Trump’s Executive Order 13780 ensures that the federal Refugee Admissions Program will be entangled in a bureaucratic mess for the remainder of FY 2017, and probably longer.

Refugees F. BenschReuters

New Poll: Tie in Georgia’s Sixth Congressional District Special Election Despite $23 Million Raised by Democrat

A new poll charting the battle to replace Rep. Tom Price in Georgia’s Sixth Congressional District special election that will be held on June 20 shows the race between Jon Ossoff, the Democrat, and Karen Handel, the Republican, is tied. This is despite the $23 million that Ossoff has raised for his campaign, the vast majority of which has come from out-of-state:

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Money Pours into Georgia’s 6th Congressional District Special Election as Former ‘Bellwether’ Turns Budget Buster Toss-Up

Once described as a bellwether test of the Trump administration’s policies, the special election scheduled for June 20 to replace former Rep. Tom Price (R-GA), now the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District has turned into a record-setting budget buster whose outcome may tell us more about each party’s ability to mobilize its base nationally than actual voter sentiment about the president.

The Associated Press

Democrats Face Long Odds of Taking the House Back in 2018

The establishment media and the leadership of the Democratic Party are building up expectations among the far left base that the Democrats have a strong chance of gaining the 24 seats they need to take back control of the House of Representatives in the 2018 midterm elections.

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee D-Texas, left, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Senat

Trump Budget Cuts Refugee Resettlement Funding

The budget submitted to Congress by the Trump administration on Monday for Fiscal Year 2018 cuts refugee resettlement funding significantly in the State Department and the Department of Health and Human Services, the two departments with primary responsibility for the federal program’s implementation and management.

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Anti-Abortion Democrat Candidate Defeated in Election for Mayor of Omaha

Heath Mello, a rare Democrat on the national stage who is opposed to abortion, was defeated by incumbent Jean Stothert, a Republican, in Tuesday’s election for Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, striking a blow to the hopes of the few remaining moderates in the party of FDR, JFK, and LBJ that a candidate who is not far left can generate support from the base.

With wife Catherine by his side, Democratic mayoral candidate Heath Mello concedes the ele

Minnesota Health Dept. Wants $5 Million to Fight Measles, Tuberculosis, Syphilis

Minnesota Health Commissioner Dr. Ed Ehlinger said, “Significant threats to public health are becoming more frequent and costly,” referencing measles, tuberculosis, and even the Zika virus and syphilis, according to a statement released by the MDH on Wednesday as reported by Hometownsource.com.

Somali Refugees Jim MoneAP

Measles Outbreak in Minnesota Grows to 41 Cases

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) reported on Thursday that the number of measles cases diagnosed in the state has jumped to 41, an increase of seven reported cases over the last 24 hours.

Measles Outbreak Minn. Amy ForlitiAP