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Gov. Kasich: Neither party 'cares about helping poor people'
<b>(CNN) —</b> Ohio Gov. John Kasich delivered a harsh critique of the partisan fight over health care Sunday on CNN, telling "State of the Union" host Dana Bash: "I don't think either party particularly cares about helping poor people."<p>"Both parties ought to be worried about poor people because I don't …
PoliticsDemocrats Weigh Future After Another Election Loss
WASHINGTON — Democrats remain split over the best way to move forward after a string of losses in recent elections, and a number of House Democrats have spoken up about whether keeping Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi at the top of their leadership is in the best interest of the party as they seek to …
PoliticsGerrymandering gives GOP huge structural advantage
Republican gains in statehouses during Obama's first midterm produced a priceless advantage when House districts were redrawn after the 2010 census, …
PoliticsWhy did Democrats Ossoff and Parnell lose their congressional races in Georgia and South Carolina?
Low turnout among black voters likely sealed their fate<p>Democrats around the country were hopeful that they could win two special elections Tuesday in what had long been “safe” Republican districts in Georgia and South Carolina. Instead, both Democratic candidates — Jon Ossoff and Archie Parnell — …
Jon OssoffPresidential debate: Trump, Obama clash over health care
WASHINGTON — In addition to disputes over costs and insurance rates for Americans, the health care debate also features the most public duel yet between President Trump and predecessor Barack Obama — including an argument over the use of the word "mean."<p>"Well, he (Obama) used my term, 'mean,'" …
Health CareKasich downplays GOP wins: 'long way' to 2018
In an interview with Dana Bash, Ohio Gov. John Kasich downplays the GOP's string of special election wins under Trump
John KasichComparing Donald Trump to Richard Nixon is unfair — to Nixon
Max Boot, Opinion columnist<p>Kremlingate, the scandal involving the Trump campaign’s possible ties to Russia, has already led to the firing of the FBI director, the appointment of a special counsel and hints that the president may fire the special counsel, too. Naturally this has prompted comparisons …
Donald TrumpJohn Kasich Is Furious Over Healthcare: ‘I Don’t Think Either Party Cares About Helping Poor People’
Ohio Governor and former Republican presidential candidate John Kasich visited CNN’s <i>State of the Union</i> to discuss the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017, the widely maligned healthcare legislation that saw protesters dragged down Capitol Hill hallways on Friday. Democrats lashed out at the …
2016 U.S. ElectionsSchiff: Possible Lynch meddling in Clinton email probe makes me ‘queasy’
WASHINGTON – Borrowing a line from ousted FBI director James Comey, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said Sunday he’s “queasy” …
Hillary ClintonSchiff criticizes Obama’s handling of Russia
The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee criticized Barack Obama for the president’s response to intelligence reports that the Russian president was working to elect Donald Trump.<p>Rep. Adam Schiff, speaking on CNN, was asked about a June 23 article in The Washington Post that said Obama …
RussiaChuck Schumer Hits Fellow Democrats With a Jarring Wake-Up Call After Latest Loss to Trump's GOP
Sen. Chuck Schemer (D-NY) said on Sunday that critics of his party have a point when they ask, “What the heck do Democrats stand for?”<p>During an …
Chuck SchumerTop Senate Democrat Schumer: 50-50 chance Republicans pass healthcare bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on Sunday that he sees a 50 percent probability that Republicans will be able to pass their healthcare bill.<p>"I think they have at best a 50-50 chance of passing this bill," he said in an interview with ABC's "This …
U.S. CongressGov. John Kasich's website hacked with apparent ISIS propaganda
<b>(CNN) —</b> Ohio Governor John Kasich's website was hacked Sunday, displaying what appeared to be pro-ISIS propaganda.<p>Visitors to governor.ohio.gov were greeted with a black background and an Arabic symbol while an Islamic call to prayer played in the background.<p>"You will be held accountable Trump," …
JusticeTrump Admits To Calling The GOP Healthcare Bill ‘Mean’ While Accusing Obama Of Using ‘My Term’
This morning while John Kasich went live on CNN to slam Democrats and Republicans over the Better Care Reconciliation Act’s effects on poor people, President Trump’s visage appeared on a taped <i>Fox and Friends</i> segment. In the above clip, he admitted to making a closed-door remark — which was leaked …
Health CareRalph Nader: The Democrats Are Unable to Defend the U.S. from the “Most Vicious” Republican Party in History
The Democratic Party is at its lowest ebb in the memory of everyone now alive. It’s lost the White House and both houses of Congress. On the state …
Democratic PartyTrumpmania Cools in This Pennsylvania Town
A Democratic mayor invited the Republican insurgent to visit last summer. It seemed like a good idea at the time.<p>A year ago this week, Lou Mavrakis beamed as Donald Trump campaigned in economically-ravaged Monessen, Pennsylvania, promising to bring back steel jobs and punish China for unfair trade …
Politics'I don't think they're that far off': Trump says the Senate is close to a healthcare overhaul
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he doesn't think congressional Republicans are "that far off" on passing a health overhaul to replace "the dead carcass of Obamacare" and believes his majority party is "going to get there."<p>Trump's optimism runs counter to the public opposition of five …
U.S. CongressBernie Sanders responds to ongoing probe into wife's 2010 bank loan
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who has retained counsel as the FBI investigates whether his wife Jane committed fraud to acquire a loan for a now-shuttered Vermont college, predicted Saturday night that the probe would be a political fizzle.<p>"This was a story that just, amazingly enough, came out in …
Bernie SandersCBC declines White House meeting with Trump
Congressional Black Caucus Chairman, Rep. Cedric Richmond, joins Joy Reid to discuss why the CBC turned down the invitation to meet with the …
PoliticsDem Senator: GOP dissent 'pre-scripted theater'
The State of the Union panel: Rick Santorum, Rep. Andre Carson, Rep. Ruben Gallego and Amanda Carpenter discuss the ongoing debate on the Senate's health care bill.
Rick SantorumCIA Director Praises Trump’s Love of Facts, Slams Leakers
In a Saturday interview with MSNBC, CIA Director Mike Pompeo described President Donald Trump as a serious consumer of U.S. intelligence, and blamed …
Donald TrumpTrump may not be the electoral disaster Dems hoped for
Besides the fact that Republicans historically have been more reliable midterm voters, Democrats may have another problem in 2018: Trump isn't the …
PoliticsCollins Says Waiting for CBO Score to Decide on Health Vote - Bloomberg
A key moderate Republican senator said on Sunday she’s waiting for a Congressional Budget Office score to finalize her position on the Senate bill to …
U.S. CongressSen. Johnson: No quick Senate vote on Obamacare overhaul
One of the Republican senators initially opposing legislation to overhaul Obamacare said he does not want a quick vote on the bill.<p>Sen. Ron Johnson, speaking Sunday on NBC’s "Meet the Press," said “I’m not a ‘yes,’ yet” on the bill unveiled last week by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Johnson is …
PoliticsRare G.O.P. Species Runs for New Jersey Governor: A Moderate
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. — The Republican candidate for governor of New Jersey sat on a plush beige couch in the Republican mayor’s condo, surrounded by Republican county officials and politicians, and offered up her plan to stem what is perhaps the state’s most daunting challenge — its deepening …
2016 U.S. ElectionsEric Trump: Dem Party boss Tom Perez is a ‘nut job’
Eric Trump on Sunday called Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Tom Perez a "nut job.""The head of the DNC, he's quite frankly a nut job," …
Tom PerezCongressman Adam Schiff Blames Obama and Trump For Russian Hacking
Congressman <b>Adam Schiff</b> blames former President Obama for not standing up to the Russians while they were hacking Hillary Clinton's emails during the …
Adam SchiffMerkel challenger calls Trump 'will-o-the-wisp' president
BERLIN – Martin Schulz, the center-left challenger running against Chancellor Angela Merkel, vowed Sunday to get his Social Democratic party into power despite weak poll numbers ahead of Germany's national election in September.<p>Schulz focused on social justice in his campaign speech at a party …
GermanyPresidential Election 2017: Meira Kumar makes emotional appeal to electors to vote with 'inner conscience'
<b>New Delhi:</b> Making an emotional appeal to MPs and MLAs, Opposition presidential candidate Meira Kumar on Sunday urged them to cast their votes with …
IndiaTrump can’t stop hurling ‘Pocahontas’ insult at Warren
President Trump rekindled his feud with persistent critic Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Sunday, saying referring to her as “Pocahontas” is an insult to …
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