Appeals court rules House chaplain can reject secular prayers
A federal appeals court handed a legal victory to House Rev. Patrick J. Conroy on Good Friday when it ruled he cannot be forced to let an atheist offer a secular prayer on the chamber floor.The U.S....
View ArticleWarren calls for House to begin impeachment proceedings
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Friday called for the House to begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump, wading into a topic that other 2020 White House hopefuls have so far been wary...
View ArticleDem says marijuana banking bill will get House vote this spring
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) said Friday that the House will vote later this spring on legislation allowing banks to work with marijuana businesses in certain states.Blumenauer, who has long pushed...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez plans visit to Kentucky despite being disinvited by GOP colleague
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) still has plans to visit Kentucky despite one of her GOP colleagues walking back an invitation for her to visit his district.A spokesman for Ocasio-Cortez told...
View ArticleTwenty years after Columbine, Dems bullish on gun reform
Two decades after the Columbine shooting massacre in Colorado, gun reform efforts have found new life in the nation's capital.House Democrats have already passed two gun bills this year; the Democratic...
View ArticleDem lawmaker: 'Quite clear' Trump committed impeachable offenses
Democratic Rep. David Cicilline (R.I.) said Friday that believes it is “quite clear” in special counsel Robert Mueller’s report that President Trump committed impeachable offenses.“We know for a fact...
View ArticleGOP Rep. Duncan Hunter accused of violating 'parole' after...
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) was accused of violating the terms of his "parole" this week after posting a video of himself pretending to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, The Times of San Diego...
View ArticleDemocrats renew attacks on Trump attorney general
Democrats ripped into Attorney General William Barr on Friday, signaling he'll be a focal point of their attacks on the Trump administration in the post-Mueller report world.The Democrats say Barr...
View ArticleHouse Dem dismisses impeachment push: 'I'd rather defeat'...
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) on Saturday dismissed calls by some on the left to impeach President Trump following the publication of the Mueller report, saying he would rather defeat Trump at the...
View ArticleSchiff: Democrats 'may' take up impeachment proceedings
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Sunday that Democrats "may" take up impeachment proceedings against President Trump.Schiff added during an appearance on ABC's...
View ArticleTim Ryan doesn't back impeachment proceedings against Trump
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) said Sunday that he does not believe Congress should begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump.Ryan, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, said he wanted to defer...
View ArticleNadler leaves door open to impeaching Trump
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) on Sunday did not rule out beginning impeachment proceedings against President Trump.Nadler, who is chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, told NBC's "Meet the Press"...
View ArticleHouse Judiciary chair to call on McGahn to testify before Congress
House Judiciary Committee chair Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) said Sunday that Democrats would call former White House counsel Don McGahn to testify about his testimony for special counsel Robert Mueller's...
View ArticleTrump snapped at McMaster for taking notes during meeting: report
President Trump once snapped at then-national security adviser H.R. McMaster for taking notes during a meeting, according to The New York Times.McMaster, who left his position in April 2018, regularly...
View ArticleTrump, businesses sue Oversight chairman to block subpoena for financial records
President Trump and his private business are suing House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) to try to block a subpoena requesting financial records from the president’s...
View ArticlePelosi, Dems struggle to find unity in Mueller response
House Democrats are struggling to find a unified front on impeachment as they seek to respond to special counsel Robert Mueller’s report.Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who has repeatedly set a high...
View ArticlePelosi downplays impeachment post-Mueller report
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) sought to tamp down the notion of impeaching President Trump in the wake of special counsel Robert Mueller's report, indicating to Democrats ahead of a conference call...
View ArticleDems seek to rein in calls for impeachment
Democratic leaders are racing to keep the impeachment genie in its bottle.The release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s mammoth report on Russia’s 2016 election meddling revealed a trove of details...
View ArticleSwalwell on impeachment: 'We're on that road' after Mueller...
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president, said Tuesday that special counsel Robert Mueller's report brought Democrats "closer" to impeaching President...
View ArticleWaters: 'We must impeach Putin's president Trump'
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) on Tuesday renewed her call for President Trump's impeachment, a day after House Democratic leadership sought to rein in efforts to remove the president.Waters said...
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