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Congressional Baseball Game carries on, one day after shooting
Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Texas, who was at the baseball practice when the shooting happened, said one of the lessons lawmakers learned from the shooting of Democratic Rep. MedStar Washington Hospital Center says Scalise underwent surgery Thursday related to his internal injuries and a broken bone in his leg. GOP members were in the middle of an early-morning practice Wednesday when a gunman - suspec... [Full Article...]
Trump announces he's being investigated
A special counsel is probing the 2016 presidential election and whether there were any contacts between Russians and the Trump campaign. Comey took notes after each of his nine meetings or phone calls with Trump, including one alone with the president in the Oval Office on February 14, the day after Flynn was forced to resign. [Full Article...]
WashPost: Trump May Be Laying Groundwork to Fire Mueller
The New York Times sued the FBI on Friday, seeking a court's help in getting the agency to turn over documents created by fired FBI Director James Comey after his conversations with President Donald Trump . If Rosenstein were out of the picture, responsibility for overseeing Mueller's investigation - and deciding his fate - would fall to Rachel Brand , the department's associate attorney gene... [Full Article...]
Rosenstein may need to recuse himself from Russian Federation probe
Trump did not specify who he was referring to, but he appeared to be questioning the integrity of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein , the US Justice Department's No. But Sessions is recused entirely from the Russian Federation investigation - that was reason why Rosenstein, the second-ranking official at the Justice Department, had the authority to hire the special counsel - so it's unlikel... [Full Article...]
Steve Scalise fights for life after shooting
Four others were wounded when gunman James Hodgkinson opened fire on the practice; Hodgkinson, 66, was killed by Capitol Police officers . When the members of the Republican team were announced at Nationals Park in Washington DC, mention of Scalise's name drew a standing ovation from the areas designated for Republican, Democrat and nonpartisan fans alike. [Full Article...]
Terry McAuliffe: 'We Lose 93 Million Americans a Day to Gun Violence'
In total, five people were shot during the Alexandria shooting , including the attacker. At a press conference from the scene, Virginia governor and Democrat Terry McAuliffe was the first to raise the spectre of gun control. Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., told a Buffalo television station that he will now carry his gun everywhere in light of the shooting. First, it's unclear if the suspect - 6... [Full Article...]
Shooter of Republican lawmakers a fan of leftist Sanders
Play ball! GOP, Dems battle as 1 _ Team Scalise
The family of a lobbyist shot multiple times during a Republican baseball practice outside Washington says he has undergone additional surgery and doctors expect a full recovery. Once recovered, Scalise will be able to walk and hopefully run, the doctor said. After the shooting, Republicans at the practice returned to the U.S. [Full Article...]