Memo to reporters re disputes bet House and Trump, Barr, Mnuchin et al. ... If Republicans in the Senate put country first, or Congress first, we would be in a different place. ..…

The bill passed Texas Senate unanimously and received favorable report from House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee.. ..…

Nevertheless, by a 66%-29% margin, the 1,044 scientifically selected voters surveyed oppose impeaching Trump – possibly, one analyst observed, because the GOP-run Senate would never convict him. The voters split almost evenly, though — 47% for-51% against – on whether the House should..…

The latest plan from the administration, aims to keep immigration levels stable — when waning population growth cries out for steps to boost immigration... ..…

Of the 508 flips, 391 were Republican seats that flipped to Democrats and 93 were Democratic seats that flipped to Republicans.. ..…

Since Trump files his taxes in New York, the bill would allow three congressional committees — the House Ways and Means Committee, the Senate Finance Committee and the Joint Committee on Taxation — to request from the state Department of Taxation and Finance the president's state tax..…

Federal law allows Congress to demand the president's tax returns under certain circumstances, and on Monday Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin declined to disclose Trump's federal returns to Democratic-controlled House, saying the request lacks legitimate legislative purpose... Previous efforts..…

Without naming Trump, the bill would authorize state tax officials to release returns filed by seven different types of state and federal officeholders if requested by the leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee, the Senate Finance Committee, or the Joint Committee on Taxation.  . ..…

But we would not be courting chaos if Republicans in House and Senate had not abandoned their commitments to fact and in their zeal to help the president escape the consequences of his actions.. The week's most event was thus not Wednesday's House Judiciary Committee vote to hold..…

House of Representatives, Democrats already have more than enough cosponsors to pass the bill easily. ... Among other radical changes to federal law, the so-called Equality Act, also known as H.R. 5 in the House and S. 788 in the Senate, purports to “prohibit discrimination on..…

It’s now written in a way that would only allow state charges to be brought against a pardoned individual with direct ties to Trump, either through his family, their work on his campaign, or their work in the White House. . James applauded the Senate for passing the bill in a statement..…