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Last Friday, the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 was signed into law. Chances are, if you are a veteran, family member of a veteran, or veterans' advocate, you are well-versed in the need for VA accountability.
California Rep. Ted Lieu (D) drew comparisons between President Trump and former President Richard Nixon on Saturday, saying that history is repeating itself as Trump takes actions reminiscent of Watergate.
In a message that journalists and political observers say looks like a shocking attack by a sitting president on his own Justice Department, President Donald Trump appeared to take aim at Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in a Friday morning tweet. Trump also acknowledged, for the first time publicly, that he is under federal investigation.
As it happens, Rep. Ted Lieu had his own "covfefe" moment. Late at night on May 30, the California Democrat tweeted "Yrsvjseubpihfcovswtvnjhgfefesxnklimnq" by mistake.
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) said Friday that President Trump is "waiving executive privilege" by tweeting about the investigation into ties between the Trump administration and Russia during the 2016 presidential election.
A newly passed Alabama state law lauded as protection for teenagers at faith-based youth programs was stripped of language that would have restricted sexual orientation conversion therapy following pressure from a conservative policy group with close ties to the bill's sponsor.
One of President Trump's most vocal critics in the House questioned Thursday whether the president was aware of a deal to sell Qatar up to 36 F-15 fighter jets.
Rep. Ted Lieu on Thursday questioned the U.S. deal to sell F-15 fighter jets to Qatar days after President Trump accused the Persian Gulf country of supporting terrorism and supported a blockade against it.