Schiff defiant: 'Undoubtedly, there is collusion'
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said in a new interview that he believes evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia "undoubtedly" exists and can be found...
View ArticleDem lawmaker blasts DeVos for proposed cuts for Special Olympics: 'Shame...
Democratic Rep. Rosa DeLauro (Conn.) on Tuesday blasted Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for proposing budget cuts to programs including the Special Olympics and those that support students from...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez says she encouraged Senate Dems to vote 'present' on...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), a progressive proponent of fighting climate change and backer of the Green New Deal, said she encouraged Senate Democrats to vote "present" on the plan’s Senate...
View ArticleDem lawmaker on Barr summary of Mueller report: 'Whole thing has been a...
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), a member of the House Judiciary Committee and a vocal proponent of impeaching President Trump, on Wednesday slammed Attorney General William Barr's and Senate Majority...
View ArticleHouse Dems seeking Trump financial info going back 10 years
Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee have requested information from a tax and accounting firm about President Trump's finances going back 10 years, from before he launched his White...
View ArticlePelosi, Dems unveil bill to bind Trump to Paris climate accord
House Democrats on Wednesday unveiled long-awaited legislation designed to reduce carbon emissions and take on climate change by binding the United States to commitments made under the Obama-era Paris...
View ArticleHouse GOP leader urged Trump to hold off on latest ObamaCare assault
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) recently told President Trump he didn't agree with the administration's effort to have the Affordable Care Act deemed invalid in federal court, according...
View ArticlePompeo tells Dem rep. not to make Otto Warmbier a 'political football'
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-N.J.) for trying to make the death of the death of Otto Warmbier "a political football" while Malinowski grilled Pompeo on President...
View ArticleHouse passes Paycheck Fairness Act
A bill aimed at strengthening protections against wage discrimination and holding employers accountable passed the House mostly along party lines on Wednesday.The chamber voted 242-187 for the Paycheck...
View ArticleLawmakers press tech companies on efforts to combat extremism online
Lawmakers said Wednesday that they continue to have questions after Google, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft briefed a House panel on their efforts to take down extremist content online.Members of the...
View ArticleNadler: AG may miss April 2 deadline, called Mueller report...
The head of the House Judiciary Committee said Wednesday he is worried Attorney General William Barr will not meet Democrats' deadline to turn over the findings of special counsel Robert Mueller's...
View ArticleTlaib unveils resolution to investigate Trump impeachment
Freshman Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) unveiled a resolution on Wednesday that would call on the House Judiciary Committee to investigate whether President Trump committed impeachable offenses, despite...
View ArticleDem accuses McConnell of 'collusion' for blocking Mueller report...
Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) on Wednesday accused Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) of colluding with President Trump to prevent the public release of special counsel Robert Mueller's...
View ArticleHouse votes to condemn Trump's transgender military ban
The House passed a resolution formally condemning the Trump administration’s transgender military ban in a 238-185 vote on Thursday.Five Republicans joined every Democrat in backing the measure, which...
View ArticleDem lawmaker on Barr summary: 'Smell of a whitewash and a cover-up is...
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, slammed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Attorney General William Barr on Thursday over delays in releasing...
View ArticleHouse Dems inch closer to budget proposal
House Democrats say they are getting closer to an internal deal on a budget resolution that would increase nondefense spending faster than defense spending, a reversal from recent years.“I’d say the...
View ArticlePelosi calls Barr's letter 'condescending'
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday called Attorney General William Barr's letter summarizing special counsel Robert Mueller's report "condescending."Pelosi, speaking at her weekly news...
View ArticleThe 5 Republicans who voted to condemn Trump's transgender military ban
A handful of GOP lawmakers on Thursday crossed the aisle to vote with Democrats in rejecting the Trump administration's transgender military ban.The House passed a nonbinding resolution formally...
View ArticleMexican president fires back at Trump: 'Not up to us' to stop...
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Thursday fired back at President Trump, who threatened to close the southern border earlier and said Mexico is not doing anything to curb illegal...
View ArticlePelosi rushes to Schiff's defense
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday rushed to the defense of Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) amid a fusillade of attacks from President Trump and other top Republicans demanding that the House...
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