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Democrats’ Agenda: Win House in 2018, Investigate Donald Trump

For now, Democrats can only ask for the "tapes" that President Donald Trump has suggested may exist of his conversations with fired FBI Director James Comey.

"And we'll make sure there are real consequences for anyone who tries to use their elected office for personal gain...especially President Trump.".

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If Democrats win the 24 seats they need to retake the House, they wouldn't just get the ability to block Republicans' legislative agenda, along with the president's.

They could flood the Trump administration with subpoenas, compel testimony from witnesses, schedule public hearings, issue reports, and create special committees like the one Republicans started to probe Benghazi.

But after Trump won, Chaffetz has taken a notably lighter touch, declining to investigate former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, among other possible matters.

If Democrats win, the Oversight gavel would likely go to Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., the committee's ranking member. »

Cable lobby conducts survey, finds that Americans want net neutrality

Authored by arstechnica.com

Only 18 percent oppose net neutrality, as the rest don't know what it is or had no opinion.

Pai and other net neutrality opponents claim that the rules are an overreaction to theoretical harms, rather than actual occurrences.

The FCC has scheduled a vote for May 18 to start the process of undoing the Title II classification and net neutrality rules. »

Migratory birds bumped off schedule as climate change shifts spring

Authored by eurekalert.org

The growing mismatch means fewer birds are likely to survive, reproduce and return the following year.

Previous studies have predicted climate change will drive hundreds of bird species to extinction and greatly reduce the ranges of others.

The increased variability in weather conditions that comes with climate change could also compound birds' difficulties in tracking year-to-year changes. »

Scientists Achieve Direct Counterfactual Quantum Communication For The First Time

Authored by sciencealert.com

Quantum communication is a strange beast, but one of the weirdest proposed forms of it is called counterfactual communication - a type of quantum communication where no particles travel between two recipients.

Direct counterfactual quantum communication on the other hands relies on something other than quantum entanglement.

Counterfactual quantum communication is based on this quantum Zeno effect, and is defined as the transfer of a quantum state from one site to another without any quantum or classical particle being transmitted between them. »

Woman Carries Twins for Her Sister, Who Had 9 Miscarriages

Authored by insideedition.com

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Melissa Kayser had lost hope of becoming a mom after having nine miscarriagesÂ â until her older sister stepped in.

âI couldn't stand watching Melissa go through loss after loss," Auten told InsideEdition.com. "She hurt so badly and she just wanted a child so bad. »