Salon.com: House Republicans are putting the kibosh on attempts to force disclosure on Russian ties, conflicts of interest

February 23rd, 2017 [MEXICO-US-PENA NIETO-TRUMP] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Trump’s Mexico problem: Picking stupid fights with a critical immigration partner]( Simon Maloy The Mexican government slaps back at Trump's draconian immigration plan, calling it a "legal impossibility" [Jason Chaffetz] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Jason Chaffetz will finally investigate something — a national park’s tweet]( Taylor Link After criticism for turning a blind eye to the White House, the chairman plans to probe a park's social media post [Scott Pruitt] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Fossil fuels’ BFF: Scott Pruitt’s emails show why Republicans rushed through his EPA confirmation]( Sophia Tesfaye Thousands of the new EPA chief's emails were released by court order Wednesday [Day Without Immigrants Illinois] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Brain tumor patient removed from hospital, detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement]( Matthew Rozsa It's the latest in a string of charges that ICE is going treating people inhumanely [Trump Republicans] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [House Republicans are putting the kibosh on attempts to force disclosure on Russian ties, conflicts of interest]( Matthew Rozsa Jeff Sessions would be required to provide communication about ““criminal or counterintelligence investigations" [Will you take red or blue pill?] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Myth of the “unbortion”: Anti-choice legislators push the lie that “abortion reversal” is possible]( Amanda Marcotte Anti-choice conservatives go deep into alternative facts with the confusing pseudoscience of "abortion reversal" [DEM 2016 Convention] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Why do right-wingers favor Keith Ellison in the DNC race? 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Mitch McConnell's words about Sen. Elizabeth Warren become inspiration for body art [Susan Collins] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [GOP senator is prepared to subpoena President Trump for his tax returns]( Matthew Rozsa "If it’s necessary to get to the answers," Collins said of possibly ordering Trump's taxes released [Trump Protests] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Arizona Republicans want to empower the police to arrest peaceful protesters]( Taylor Link The legislation would define a protest as a riot if property damage occurs, allowing police to arrest organizers [bill maher] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [Bill Maher’s outrageous statements about Islam and Muslims are beyond the pale]( Dan Cohen, [Alternet]( How much longer will we continue to tolerate Islamophobes like Maher? [Trent Franks] 7B%24cover%5Bi%5D.url%7D [GOP lawmaker calls for Trump’s border wall, warns nuclear weapons may be hidden in marijuana]( Sophia Tesfaye Arizona Republican Rep. 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