Ocasio-Cortez calls for release of Chelsea Manning: 'Solitary...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) called for the release of Chelsea Manning Tuesday, saying the whistleblower was being subjected to “torture” in the form of solitary confinement.Manning served...
View ArticleDem lawmaker gives emotional speech about her child coming out as...
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) on Tuesday gave an emotional speech in which she revealed her 22-year-old child recently came out as gender-nonconforming.Speaking during a House Judiciary Committee...
View ArticleDems request $2.5M more funding for Interior watchdog after increase in probe...
Two top House Democrats are asking Congress for additional funds for the Department of Interior (DOI) top watchdog following a steep increase in investigation requests.House Natural Resources Committee...
View ArticleBipartisan group introduces legislation to protect federal workers'...
A bipartisan and bicameral group of legislators introduced two different bills Tuesday to protect federal workers from losing health benefits during a government shutdown.“Government shutdowns place...
View ArticleTrump says GOP will take back House, suggests votes are being tampered with
President Trump on Tuesday predicted Republicans will win back the majority in the House and suggested that Democrats have tampered with votes to win close elections."We’re going to take the House...
View ArticleHouse Oversight Committee serves subpoenas in security clearance, census probes
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform announced Tuesday evening that it served four subpoenas into its probes into White House security clearances and the administration’s efforts to...
View ArticleGOP, Dems balk at latest Trump foreign aid cuts
President Trump is facing bipartisan pushback for cutting off aid to three Central American countries, with lawmakers arguing it would backfire on his efforts to curb illegal immigration.The two top...
View ArticleTrump mocks Green New Deal as done by 'young bartender' Ocasio-Cortez
President Trump mocked Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday night over the Green New Deal, an ambitious proposal she crafted to combat climate change.Trump told House GOP lawmakers at the...
View ArticleDemocrats' first 100 days: A focus on the 2020 election
The campaign never really stopped for Democrats after they won back the House majority in the 2018 midterms.Now approaching their 100th day of power in the House, Democrats are almost solely focused on...
View ArticleHouse panel votes to subpoena White House, Trump campaign aides
The House Judiciary Committee voted 24-17 on Wednesday to authorize subpoenas for testimony and documents from five former White House officials, including President Trump's first chief of staff,...
View ArticleFTC says it only has 40 employees overseeing privacy and data security
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday told Congress that it only has 40 full-time employees dedicated to overseeing internet privacy and data security and requested lawmakers give the agency...
View ArticleSchiff says it's 'inevitable' Mueller will testify before...
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Wednesday said that it's "inevitable" that special counsel Robert Mueller will testify before Congress about his investigation into...
View ArticleRoss refuses to testify on administration's budget proposal, saying it...
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is refusing to testify before a House subcommittee about President Trump’s proposed budget, escalating a feud with congressional Democrats. Ross sent a letter to the...
View ArticlePaul Ryan says Ocasio-Cortez didn't really listen 'to a thing I...
Former Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said Tuesday that he doesn't believe freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) listened much to the advice he gave her about being one of the youngest members of...
View ArticleHouse condemns Trump's latest anti-ObamaCare push
The House on Wednesday passed a resolution condemning the Trump administration's push to have the courts invalidate ObamaCare. Eight Republicans joined all but one Democrat in voting for the measure,...
View ArticleCummings: Accounting firm wants subpoena before providing Trump financial...
House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) said Wednesday that a tax and accounting firm asked for a procedural subpoena before turning over 10 years of President Trump’s...
View ArticleThe 8 Republicans who voted against Trump's anti-ObamaCare push
Eight House Republicans on Wednesday joined Democrats to vote in favor of a resolution decrying the Trump administration's push to have the courts invalidate ObamaCare.The measure passed in a 240-186...
View ArticleHUD chief Carson leaves Dem lawmaker exasperated with answer on LGBT protections
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson left Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) frustrated on Wednesday after the two went back and forth over whether Carson should replace an LGBT...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez responds to Trump calling her a 'young bartender':...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) responded Wednesday to President Trump's recent remarks in which he referred to her as a "young bartender.""[The] last guy who underestimated me lost," she told...
View ArticleHouse Judiciary panel to hold April hearing on white nationalism
The House Judiciary Committee announced Wednesday that it will hold a hearing next week on hate crimes and white nationalist groups in America.A statement from the panel, which is chaired by Rep....
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