McConnell: Pelosi dealing with her own liberal 'Freedom Caucus'
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said the failure of House Democrats to pass a budget shows that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is dealing with a liberal version of the conservative...
View ArticleJordan releases report accusing Dems of 'fear mongering' about 2020...
House Oversight and Reform Committee ranking member Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) released a report Thursday saying Democrats were “fear mongering” as they look into the Trump administration’s decision to add a...
View ArticleGOP lawmaker doubles down on criticizing Kerry's political science...
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) doubled down Thursday on his criticism of former Secretary of State John Kerry's political science degree as not being "science.""When I asked Kerry if he had a science...
View ArticlePelosi calls Trump 'sanctuary city' proposal 'unworthy of the...
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday took a swipe at a Trump White House proposal to retaliate against political enemies by releasing detained migrants in “sanctuary cities” in Democratic...
View ArticleLawmakers offer bipartisan resolution highlighting sexual assault prevention
House lawmakers on Friday introduced a bipartisan resolution that aims to highlight efforts to prevent sexual assault.Reps. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) and Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) are spearheading a measure...
View ArticleSupreme Court says House can participate in arguments on census question
The Supreme Court said Friday that the House of Representatives will be able to participate in oral arguments later this month about the Trump administration’s addition of a citizenship question to the...
View ArticleWatchdog: Custodial staff alleged sexual harassment in lawmakers' offices
Custodial staff on Capitol Hill have reported sexual harassment while cleaning the offices of members of Congress, according to a recent inspector general report. The revelation is part of a report on...
View ArticleNadler on new Trump 'sanctuary cities' plan: 'morally...
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) excoriated President Trump over his proposal to send detained immigrants to “sanctuary cities” as a way to retaliate against Democrats, saying...
View ArticleIowa Dem in Trump district won't seek reelection in 2020
Rep. David Loebsack (D-Iowa) announced Friday that he will not seek reelection next year, leaving a vacancy in a Democratic district that President Trump carried in 2016.Loebsack, who has served in the...
View ArticleDems counter portrait of discord
LEESBURG, Va. — Defiant Democrats are rallying from an embarrassing internal fight over government spending, with all factions now vowing to bridge differences across the broad ideological spectrum...
View ArticleOversight Republicans to chairman: Investigate Obama aides
Two senior Republicans on the House Oversight and Reform Committee are pushing back on a Democratic probe into the Trump administration’s security clearance process, saying the panel's chairman, Rep....
View ArticleHouse Oversight chair plans to subpoena for 10 years of Trump financial...
House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), plans to issue a subpoena for 10 years of President Trump's financial records, according to a memo obtained by Politico. The memo,...
View ArticleCNN's Cuomo apologizes to families affected by 9/11 for airing Trump video
CNN host Chris Cuomo on Friday apologized for airing an edited video tweeted out by President Trump showing images of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centers, a video attempting to criticize Rep....
View ArticleHouse Dems give IRS new deadline to provide Trump's tax returns
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) on Saturday sent a second letter to the IRS in his push to obtain President Trump's tax returns, after the agency missed his original...
View ArticlePelosi hits Trump over Omar video: Wrong to 'fan the flames'
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) slammed President Trump on Saturday after he tweeted an edited video of comments from Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) about the 9/11 attacks that have sparked criticism.“The...
View ArticleOmar thanks supporters, slams critics: No one can threaten 'my...
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) thanked supporters on Saturday as the hashtag "#IstandwithIlhan" entered its second day on the list of top trending terms on Twitter in the United States.In a series of tweets...
View ArticleTlaib says Dem leadership should do more to support Omar: 'They put us...
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) expressed frustration over how Democratic leadership is handling criticism of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), saying the freshman congresswomen are "ignored" when they speak up...
View ArticleRep. Cheney: Socialism 'driving the agenda of the Democratic Party'
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), the number three House Republican, slammed the Democratic Party for what she says is an adoption of socialism as the party’s progressive freshmen attract an outsized amount of...
View ArticlePelosi contacts Capitol Hill security to ensure Omar's safety after...
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Sunday that she spoke with the sergeant-at-arms of the House to ensure the safety of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) after President Trump tweeted a video targeting the...
View ArticleYemeni bodega owners call for New York Post boycott over Omar cover
A coalition of more than 1,000 Yemeni-American bodega owners have announced a boycott of the New York Post after the tabloid ran a cover using images of the 9/11 terrorist attacks to blast Rep. Ilhan...
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