White House hires in-house "special counsel" for Russia probe
The White House has added a lawyer to be in-house counsel -- not outside -- as President Trump's Russia scandals grow
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The White House has added a lawyer to be in-house counsel -- not outside -- as President Trump's Russia scandals grow
Akhmetshin was born in the former Soviet Union and served in its military, and has suspected ties to Russian intelligence
Trump campaign data and digital director Brad Parscale tweeted on Friday that he'll speak with House investigators
Senate Republicans on Thursday released the latest version their health care legislation, with a few notable differences
Since October 2016, the military has covered medical treatment related to gender transition for its service members
Rep. Bill Flores is criticizing the meeting Donald Trump Jr. took with the Russian lawyer who offered compromising information on Hillary Clinton
"They couldn't wait for the meeting to end," said Russian-American lobbyist Rinat Akhmetshin
A number of members are introducing resolutions of inquiry that seek documents and information from the executive branch
Investigators are probing whether digital operation set up by Brad Parscale and overseen by Jared Kushner helped Russia target voters with fake news stories
This comes a day after Speaker Paul Ryan announced that he is looking to modernize the dress code in the House, which was inspired by a viral CBS News story
Kushner updated federal disclosure form three times and added more than 100 names of foreign contacts through the updates after initially providing none at all
This comes as Donald Trump Jr. comes under fire for welcoming an offer from to get dirt on Hillary Clinton from a Russian lawyer
The budget scorekeeper says Trump relied on far too optimistic predictions of economic growth
Six Democrats and six Republicans sat down for a round table on a wide-ranging conversation on pressing issues in Congress
Moscow says if delayed meeting in D.C. doesn't resolve dispute over seized properties, "will have to take reciprocal measures"