Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) says President Ronald Reagan and the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) would be “ashamed” of President Trump’s action on Friday to waive sanctions against Russia, less than a month after Trump signed a tough Russia sanctions package into law.
Cassidy vented his disappointment with Trump over his decision to set aside sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime and its top allies by circulating a critical Wall Street Journal editorial, titled: “To Russia with Love, signed Donald.”
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Libertarians may tip the balance in key Senate races. Here’s why.
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Libertarian candidates have the rare opportunity to tip the balance in several closely contested Senate races this cycle, as Republicans struggle to defend their majority in a political environment that heavily favors Democrats.
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Before, during, after: Outside groups race to counter any election interference by Trump
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Outside good-government groups are scrambling this month to secure the midterm results, bracing for the possibility that the Trump administration will interfere in the process to keep Republicans in power.
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Live updates: Interior officials defend golf course takeover moves; Trump heads to Kansas
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A federal judge on Monday pressed Department of the Interior lawyers about President Trump’s plan to shut down and renovate the Washington, D.C., golf course at East Potomac Park next month in the face of a previous court order.
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Bulldozed trees spike DC tensions: Inside Trump’s takeover of East Potomac Park
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A federal judge on Monday will hear testimony from officials in President Trump’s Department of the Interior about the administration’s plans for East Potomac Park, a sprawling piece of National Park Service land that hosts Washington’s most popular public golf course.
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Hatch Act complaint filed against Carr, Burgum and Lutnick
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Democracy Defenders Fund and Reporters Without Borders filed a Hatch Act complaint against three Trump administration officials for campaigning in Alaska with Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) earlier this month.
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Klobuchar, Demuth face off in first Minnesota governor’s debate
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Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D) and state Rep. Lisa Demuth (R) went to bat over the budget, businesses, rising costs and the state’s fraud scandal Monday in the first debate in their race for governor.
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Hassett dismisses negative economic polls: ‘We are in a boom’
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Kevin Hassett, the director of the National Economic Council (NEC), dismissed recent polling Monday, instead arguing the U.S. economy is “in a boom.”
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Matthew McConaughey: ‘Independents belong’ in political fight
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Matthew McConaughey is sharing a pre-midterm elections message, saying that voting for independent candidates could bring lawmakers “back to the middle, where most American values live.”
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