Sen. Rand Paul On Hunt for GOP Draft Healthcare Bill Surprisingly, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul is the hero we all need. He went off in search of a draft of the House Republicans’ plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, creating controversy which Democrats quickly supported. Just helping out @RandPaul. #ReleaseTheHounds #WheresTheBill pic.twitter.com/LrooyMFWA0 — Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) March 2, 2017 Paul complained that the draft healthcare bill was being kept in a “secret location.” He then walked over to the House side to seek access to a room where he said the bill was being held. His move quickly created...

Top Dem on House Intelligence Committee Accuses Comey of Withholding Information Democratic Representative Adam Schiff, who is the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, accused FBI Director James Comey of withholding crucial information about its probe into Russian interference in the election, according to Politico. “I would say at this point we know less than a fraction of what the FBI knows,” Schiff told reporters after a briefing with Comey. “I appreciate we had a long briefing and testimony from the director today, but in order for us to do our investigation in a thorough and credible way,...

Second GOP Senator Calls for Sessions to Recuse Himself Maine Senator Susan Collins became the second Senate Republican Thursday to call for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to recuse himself, saying he “should recuse himself to ensure public confidence in the Justice Department’s investigation.” “He should also clarify his statements to the Judiciary Committee,” she added. Senator Collins’ Statement on Attorney General Sessions’ Communications with Russian Ambassador https://t.co/76bQTnq0Oi #mepolitics pic.twitter.com/psuRxjYIS9 — Sen. Susan Collins (@SenatorCollins) March 2, 2017 Make sure to follow us on Twitter @ProgressPostDly to get the latest updates on the Jeff Sessions...

Donald Trump’s transition team decided to cancel plans for an ethics, leadership and management course for Trump’s senior White House staff and appointees, including Cabinet members. According to a report in Politico, documents they received confirm that the Trump team decided to opt out of having staff and cabinet members go through the program. According to Politico, “The documents suggest the program could have better prepared officials for working within existing laws and executive orders, and provided guidance on how to navigate Senate confirmation for nominees and political appointees, how to deal with congressional and media scrutiny, and how to...

Franken Says Sessions ‘Extremely Misleading’ in Confirmation Hearing Sen. Al Franken told CNN’s “New Day” that Attorney General Jeff Sessions was, at the very least, “extremely misleading” during his confirmation hearing regarding his ties with Russia. “I had simply asked him what would he do if he had learned that other members of the campaign had met with the Russians, hoping he would say he would recuse himself,” Franken said, referring to his questioning of Sessions during his confirmation hearing. “He chose not to answer that but instead chose to say that he had not met with the Russians...

Obama to Receive JFK ‘Profile of Courage’ Award Former President Obama will accept the John F. Kennedy “Profile in Courage” Award on the 100th anniversary of Kennedy’s birth. And the winner of the 2017 #ProfileInCourage Award is… https://t.co/X8xXhlq9Y1 pic.twitter.com/0PJUmlAO7H — JFK Library (@JFKLibrary) March 2, 2017 Caroline Kennedy, Kennedy’s daughter, and her son, Jack Schlossberg, will present the award to Obama this spring. “President Obama has embodied the definition of courage that my grandfather cites in the opening lines of ‘Profiles in Courage’: grace under pressure,” Schlossberg said in a statement. “Throughout his two terms in office, he represented...

Alec Baldwin Would Stand In for Trump at Correspondents’ Dinner Alec Baldwin stopped by Jimmy Kimmel to talk about his Donald Trump impersonation. “To me, Trump is someone who he’s always searching for a stronger, better word and he never finds it,” Baldwin explains. Baldwin added that he would be willing to step in for Trump during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. “It should be the one the president hates seeing do it the most,” Kimmel said about Baldwin filling in. “And that’s undoubtedly you.” What Baldwin didn’t add is that yesterday it was announced the Baldwin will be...

Sen. Chuck Schumer Calls for Sessions’ Resignation Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer joined other Democrats to call for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign and be investigated by the Department of Justice’s inspector general to determine whether he compromised an investigation into Russian influence. “It would be better for the country if he resigned,” Schumer told reporters. “You have to be above reproach.” Schumer said there was nothing wrong with Sessions meeting with the Russian ambassador, but that he transgressed by misleading lawmakers about whether he met with Sergey Kislyak in July and September. “If there was nothing wrong...

Senator Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, told The Daily Beast on Thursday that Jeff Sessions should resign as attorney general if he lied about his contacts with Russia’s ambassador during the 2016 election. Manchin was the only Democratic senator to confirm Sessions as attorney general. This is following other top Democratic lawmakers, including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer calling on Sessions’ recusal and resignation. Pelosi, Top Democrats Call For Sessions To...

Top Republicans Call For Sessions to Recuse Himself Top Congressional Republicans on Thursday called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to recuse himself from any investigation into the Trump-Russia scandal. The call from Republicans comes after news broke that Sessions had twice during the campaign met with the Russian ambassador, a fact he lied about during his Senate confirmation hearing. House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz said Thursday that Sessions should recuse himself from any investigation of Russian involvement in the Trump campaign. “AG Sessions should clarify his testimony and recuse himself,” Chaffetz tweeted early Thursday.   AG Sessions should clarify his...