Dems push back on White House suggesting they're 'not smart...
Several Democratic members of Congress hit back at White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s contention Sunday that House members were not “smart enough” to assess President Trump’s tax...
View ArticlePelosi: Progressive Dem wing represented by Ocasio-Cortez is 'like five...
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told CBS's "60 Minutes" that the left flank of the House Democratic caucus represented by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is “like five people” in a Sunday...
View ArticleTrump, Pelosi to meet on bipartisan infrastructure deal
President Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) are planning to meet in the near future to discuss a bipartisan infrastructure package, a White House spokesperson confirmed to the Washington...
View ArticleTrump rips into Pelosi after 'puff piece' '60 Minutes'...
President Trump launched a rare Twitter attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) following her "60 Minutes" interview with CBS’s Lesley Stahl on Sunday night."Such a 'puff piece' on Nancy Pelosi...
View ArticleOmar says she has faced increase in death threats since Trump tweet
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said she has received an increase in death threats since President Trump shared an edited video on Twitter that featured images of the 9/11 terrorist attack with Omar’s...
View ArticleTrump campaign advisor: Omar's 'ill-thought-out words' putting...
An adviser to President Trump's reelection campaign is blaming a rash of death threats against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on “her ill-thought-out words” rather than attacks by Trump."I don’t think it’s...
View ArticleTrump blasts Pelosi for defending 'out of control' Omar
President Trump on Monday chastised Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for defending Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), saying the Minnesota Democrat is "out of control."“Before Nancy, who has lost all control of...
View ArticleTrump lawyers urge accounting firm to refuse Dems' financial records...
Attorneys for President Trump are urging an accounting firm not to comply with a House Oversight and Reform Committee subpoena for a decade of his financial records, according to Politico.Two of...
View ArticleProgressive Jewish groups call attacks on Omar 'dangerous and...
The progressive groups J Street and Bend The Arc: Jewish Action defended Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) as President Trump escalates his attacks on the freshman Muslim lawmaker, with the latter calling...
View ArticlePelosi: 'There's nobody in the country who knows better' than...
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says “nobody in the country … knows better” than President Trump that he is unfit for office.“How would I describe him? I think that he describes himself on a daily...
View ArticleBlack Caucus warns Trump is putting Omar's life at risk
Leaders of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) warned Monday that President Trump is endangering the life of one of their members, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), with his attacks suggesting the freshman...
View ArticlePelosi: 'I intend to have this election won by this November'
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday she intends to lock down the 2020 House election a year in advance, stressing the importance of recruiting candidates who can unseat GOP incumbents in swing...
View ArticleDems rally behind Omar as Trump escalates attacks
House Democrats rallied behind Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Monday as President Trump escalated his attacks suggesting the freshman lawmaker downplayed the 9/11 terrorist attacks.It’s a change from...
View ArticleHouse Dems subpoena Deutsche Bank, other lenders for info on Trump: report
House Democrats on Monday reportedly subpoenaed Deutsche Bank and several other banks, asking for information about President Trump's finances as well as the dealings between the banks and Russia. The...
View ArticleMembers spar over sexual harassment training deadline
House Administration Chair Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) shot back at Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.) over his handling of an inquiry into where the chamber stands on completing its required anti-harassment...
View ArticleOmar rakes in massive online fundraising haul amid controversies
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has seen a surge of fundraising support amid attacks against her by Republicans and President Trump questioning her loyalty to the U.S. and accusing her of anti-Semitism.In an...
View ArticleSanders defends Omar, but says she has to do 'better job' speaking...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) late Monday defended Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) against “outrageous, racist” attacks, but said the freshman lawmaker has to “do maybe a better job in speaking to the Jewish...
View ArticleTrump slams Omar again: 'She's got a way about her' that is...
President Trump took aim once again at Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Monday, accusing the first-term Muslim lawmaker of being "disrespectful" to the United States.In an interview with local news...
View ArticleProgressive Dem launches second challenge against Illinois Rep. Lipinski
Marie Newman, who narrowly lost a primary last year to Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill.), announced Tuesday that she would mount a second campaign against the sitting congressman."I’ve got some big news....
View ArticleWar of words over Omar controversy jeopardizes Ocasio-Cortez trip to Kentucky...
The snowballing reactions to a comment from freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) may have put the kibosh on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-N.Y.) plans to visit a Kentucky coal mine.In a battle that...
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