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March 02, 2017

Democratic Chiefs Unified: Sessions Must Resign

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The minority party’s congressional leadership is calling on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to step down following revelations that he may have lied during his confirmation hearing, when denying he had spoken with Russian government officials during last year’s presidential campaign. According to a Washington Post report on Wednesday, while still a senator, Sessions met twice with Russia’s ambassador to the US, contradicting testimony he gave to the Senate Judiciary Committee. “After lying under oath to Congress about his own communications with the Russians, the Attorney General…

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House Passes Bills to Give Trump More Power over Agency Rulemaking

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The House of Representatives advanced two bills on Wednesday that would expand presidential influence over the federal rulemaking process. One piece of legislation would subject independent agency draft regulations to White House review—through the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). Another would create a board, composed of presidential appointees, “to determine if a rule or set of rules should be repealed.” Both proposals advanced roughly along party lines through the Republican-controlled body. No less than a dozen members on both sides crossed the aisle…

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