Adam Schiff Says ‘Evidence Is Overwhelming’ Yet Calls for More Witnesses, Documents
Schiff said the evidence is already “overwhelming” but that Democrats should be allowed to introduce more evidence aganst Trump.
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Mitch McConnell: ‘No Collusion, No Conspiracy, No Obstruction’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Monday called on Democrats to accept the outcome of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation and to stop trying to relitigate the 2016 election.
Democrats’ Filibuster Blocks Senate Immigration Debate
Democrats are blocking GOP Senators from debating proposals sought by GOP voters during the Senate’s debate on immigration, and are demanding the Senate only discuss the terms of an amnesty for millions of illegals.
Schumer Rejects McConnell’s Proposal for a 3-Week Budget With an Immigration Debate
Democratic leader Sen. Chuck Schumer promptly rejected a last-minute concession by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who said Sunday evening that he would schedule an amnesty debate if the Democrats stopped their filibuster of 2018 government funding bill.
Trump Admin Launches Campaign to End Extended-Family Immigration into U.S.
President Donald Trump’s administration has launched a public campaign to push the Republican-controlled Congress to uphold the White House’s pro-American immigration agenda by ending extended-family immigration into the United States.
Voters Reject by 2:1 Democrats’ Amnesty-or-Shutdown Threat
Voters overwhelmingly oppose the Democrats’ threat to shut down the government unless the GOP provides an amnesty to roughly 3 million illegals, according to a new poll by Rasmussen.
Sen. Flake Trades Tax Vote for Promise of Amnesty Debate
The immigration concession won by departing Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake in exchange for his vote on the tax bill is both a taken prize and warning flag for what promises to be a brutal and high-stakes debate over amnesty, corporate subsidies, and immigration reforms.
Mitch McConnell Endorses Reductions in Legal Immigration
Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell has endorsed the Raise Act, which would raise Americans’ wages by halving annual immigration into the United States.
Kris Kobach on McConnell’s DACA Amnesty ‘Compromise’: He’s Doing the Worst Possible Thing
Kansas Secretary of State and candidate for governor Kris Kobach says Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s plan to compromise by giving amnesty to upwards of 3.3 million illegal aliens – who are shielded or eligible by an Obama-created program – would be “the worst possible thing” he could do.
Sen. Shelby Curbs Crony Capitalism at Revived Ex-Im Bank
Sen. Richard Shelby, the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, is successfully blocking the appointment of a third board member at the unpopular Export-Import bank, according to a report from the Heritage Foundation’s Daily Signal site.
The Senate GOP Plan to Surrender Debt Control to Obama
Senate Republicans, led by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, are reportedly planning legislation allowing President Barack Obama to lift the nation’s debt ceiling on his authority, according to sources on Capitol Hill. Under the Senate Republican plan, Congress would merely retain the right to “disapprove” of the President’s action to lift the nation’s debt limit. But disapproving the action would require a hard-to-reach two-thirds vote of both chambers of Congress.
Obama, GOP Leaders, May Delay Free-Trade Debate Until 2016 Lame Duck Session
Top congressional staffers say Congress will delay approval of the unpopular Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade deal until the lame-duck session after the 2016 election, according to Politico. A delay until November or December 2016 would allow companies and progressive groups their best opportunity to persuade retiring politicians, and the legislators who had just survived an election, to back the controversial deal.
McConnell to GOP Populist Base: Let Business Groups Win in 2017
The GOP’s populist base can help win big battles for the party’s business donors in 2017, if it just shuts up for the next few months, GOP leader Sen. Mitch McConnell suggested in a low-drama interview with Politico.
Carly Fiorina Challenges Boehner, McConnell Leadership
House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell “should go” if they don’t pass conservative legislation when Congress reconvenes this week, says former businesswoman Carly Fiorina.
Mitch McConnell: No Immigration Reform this Congress, ‘Hopefully in the Next Congress’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has ruled out immigration reform this Congress.
Speaking to reporters at a Thursday press conference McConnell pointed to President Obama’s November executive amnesty as the primary reason why immigration reform is off the table until after the 2016 presidential election.
