Cigna Announces Wage Increases, Higher Benefits as a Result of GOP-Passed Tax Cuts

Health insurance provider Cigna announced today that it is increasing the minimum wage for its employees and providing other compensation benefits due to the GOP-led tax overhaul passed last month.  The company will be increasing its minimum wage to $16 …

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Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi Calls on Speaker Ryan to Remove Devin Nunes from Intelligence Committee

Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi has called on Speaker of the House Paul Ryan to remove Rep. Devin Nunes from his position as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.  Pelosi wrote a strongly-worded letter to Speaker Ryan today, requesting …

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Congressman Peter King: Changes to Nunes Memo In No Way Affect Substance, Came At FBI’s Request

Republican Congressman Peter King of New York defended changes made to the controversial Nunes Memo saying they “in no way” affect the substance of the memo.  “My understanding is this was agreed on beforehand among Republicans. There’s one small part …

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House Intelligence Ranking Member Accuses Chairman of “Secretly Altering” Memo, Calls on Him to Withdraw It from the White House

The ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee has accused the committee’s chairman of sending a memo to the White House that is significantly different than the one members have been viewing for several weeks it was learned last night.  …

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House Intelligence Transcript Shows Republicans Reject Motion to Make Democrats Memo Public, Republican Memo Shared with FBI Just Prior to Vote

The House Intelligence Committee released a fifty-one-page transcript of a meeting they held on Monday night to vote on whether to release a controversial memo alleging abuses by the FBI.

It shows that Democrats on the committee pushed to have …

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Maryland Lawmaker Introduces Bill that Protects Low-Income Residents from Arrest for Unpaid Rent, Calls it “Jared Kushner Act”

A state lawmaker from Maryland has introduced an act that would bar arrest warrants from being issued for tenants owing less than $5,000 in unpaid rent.  The lawmaker named the bill the “Jared Kushner Act” after the president’s son-in-law.…

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FBI Issues Strongly Worded Statement on Release of Republican Memo, Expresses “Grave Concerns”

The FBI has issued a sharply worded statement on the memo written by Republican members of the House Intelligence Committee today.  The statement reads:

“The FBI takes seriously its obligations to the FISA Court and its compliance with procedures overseen

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Immigration, the Economy and National Security Highlight President Trump’s Remarks at First State of the Union

President Trump delivered his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress last night and began by highlighting the accomplishments of his first year in office.

“Since the election, we have created 2.4 million new jobs,

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Trump Administration Submits List of Russian Oligarchs Required by Congress, Copies Names from Forbes.com

The Trump administration admits that it derived a list of wealthy Russian oligarchs that it was required to submit to Congress from a list of wealthy Russian businessmen on Forbes.com.  Asked if there was any truth to the rumors …

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Lawmaker Calls for Arrest of Any Undocumented Immigrants in Attendance of Tonight’s State of the Union Address

Conservative House Member Paul Gosar (R-AZ) is calling on Capitol Hill police and the Justice Department to arrest any undocumented immigrants that attend President Trump’s State of the Union address tonight.  Gosar called on authorities to check identification all of …

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FBI Director Wray Implies Deputy Director’s Stepping Down Result of Things Not Being Done “By the Book”

FBI Director Chris Wray seemed to imply there was a connection between an upcoming inspector general’s report and the sudden departure of Deputy Director Andrew McCabe in a written message to FBI employees last night.  McCabe announced on Monday that …

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