Vicky Hartzler | Capitol Hill Blue

Kushner sought secret link with Russia

Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and a top White House adviser, proposed a secret back channel between the Kremlin and the Trump transition team during a December meeting with the Russian ambassador to the U.S. Kushner spoke with Ambassador Sergey Kislyak about creating that line of communication to facilitate sensitive discussions aimed at exploring the incoming administration’s options with Russia as it was developing its Syria policy, a person familiar with the d ...

Memorial Day: A special time

by DOUG THOMPSON

Normally, I would be on my Harley this weekend, heading to Washington for the annual Rolling Thunder ride to remember those lost and unaccounted for in Vietnam. This year is the 30th anniversary ride ...

Boehner calls Trump a ‘complete disaster’

by PETE SCHOEDER

"Everything he's done has been a complete disaster," Former Speaker of the House John Boehner said at the energy conference in Houston on Wednesday. "He's still learning how to be president." Boehner said Republicans should never have tried to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act, even after ...