The Senate Intelligence Committee, of which Maine’s senior senator is a member, subpoenaed Michael Cohen last week to make him address false statements he made to Congress.
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Commerce secretary says he doesn’t get why federal workers are visiting food banks
In an interview with CNBC, Wilber Ross suggested the workers, who will miss their second paychecks this week, take out loans instead.
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Uninvited by Pelosi, Trump says he’ll give State of Union after shutdown
Told by the speaker that he couldn’t give his speech in the House chamber until the government reopens, the president concedes.
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Alec Baldwin agrees to plea deal in altercation over parking spot in New York
The actor, 60, will attend an anger management class.
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Sen. Collins says she supports Trump’s plan for border wall funding to end shutdown
She also becomes the first Republican to say she will support a Democrat-sponsored bill to reopen the government if the president’s measure fails.
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House Democrats’ plan to end shutdown offers funds for border security – but no wall
The plan would not include funds for a border wall, but would include money to boost personnel, technology and other enhancements at the border.
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Paradox for gun industry: Having allies in Washington is bad for business
Two years into a 2nd Amendment-friendly presidency, and a Senate led by Republicans, the ‘Trump slump’ means falling sales and complacency.
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Trump’s shutdown offer faces uncertainty in Senate
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will try to muscle through the spending measure, which includes $5.7 billion for Trump’s proposed wall, the sticking point in the standoff between Trump and Democrats
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Giuliani says ‘so what’ if Trump discussed former lawyer’s testimony to Congress
The president’s lawyer appeared on CNN Sunday saying he didn’t know if Trump discussed a congressional interview with Michael Cohen, but it didn’t matter.
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Americans feeling shutdown’s everyday effects
From food safety to school lunches to airport lines, the shutdown is making itself felt in everyday life.