Schiff calls for Barr to step down over 'misleading' public
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, called on Attorney General William Barr to resign Wednesday after it was reported that special counsel Robert Mueller...
View ArticleOmar defends Somalia: 'That shithole country raised a very proud,...
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Tuesday criticized President Trump's January 2018 remarks calling Haiti, El Salvador and some African nations "shithole countries." Speaking alongside activist Angela Davis...
View ArticlePelosi slams Trump's 'growing pattern of obstruction' as...
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) upped the ante in the feud between House Democrats and President Trump Wednesday, rolling out a new messaging campaign slamming the White House’s efforts to defy...
View ArticlePoll: 70 percent of Dems support impeachment hearings after Mueller report
A large majority of Democrats support impeaching President Trump following the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, though the prospect remains unpopular overall.A new NPR/PBS...
View ArticleHoyer suggests Barr lied to Congress, wants explanation
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) on Wednesday suggested Attorney General William Barr lied to Congress on issues related to the Mueller report, and wants Barr to explain his previous...
View ArticleSteve King: One 'good side' of climate change could be shrinking...
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) at a recent town hall told constituents to consider the “other, good side” of climate change, such as shrinking deserts, the Sioux City Journal reported on Wednesday.Asked by...
View ArticleDems put infighting aside to push ahead with spending bills
Democrats dove headfirst into 2020 spending bills this week, setting aside weeks of infighting to promote their appropriations agenda. House panels on Wednesday advanced a $108.1 billion Military...
View ArticleHouse panel approves bill providing LGBTQ employment, housing protections
The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved legislation that would prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ people in employment and housing.The Equality Act was approved in a 22-10 party-line...
View ArticleTop Republican on House Judiciary Committee says he doesn't think Barr...
Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, said he wouldn't encourage Attorney General William Barr to show up for Thursday’s scheduled hearing because of how he...
View ArticleBarr, Dems fail to reach deal on House testimony
Attorney General William Barr is refusing to testify before the House on Thursday, arguing Democrats have put "unprecedented" conditions on his testimony. The fight sets up a major clash between Barr...
View ArticleFormer lawmakers urge Congress to consider pay raises
Former lawmakers on Wednesday urged a select committee tasked with modernizing Congress to consider finding ways to increase pay for staff and lawmakers.But the former members acknowledged the...
View ArticleNadler threatens contempt citation against Barr
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) is threatening a contempt citation against Attorney General William Barr if the Justice Department (DOJ) does not comply with a subpoena for...
View ArticleDem lawmaker says Barr will be subpoenaed if he fails to show for House hearing
Democratic Caucus chairman Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday that Democrats would issue a subpoena against Attorney General William Barr if he skipped Thursday's House Judiciary Committee...
View ArticleHouse Judiciary Committee leaves empty chair for Barr after he refuses to...
An empty chair for Attorney General William Barr sat in a committee room on Capitol Hill on Thursday.Barr had informed the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that he would not testify at the...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez joins calls for Barr to resign
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Thursday joined other Democrats in calling for Attorney General William Barr's resignation.The move from the freshman lawmaker came after Barr refused to...
View ArticleDemocrats blast Barr for missing hearing
House Democrats blasted Attorney General William Barr for refusing to appear at their hearing on Thursday — a day after much of the nation was transfixed on his testimony to the Senate on his handling...
View ArticleSarah Sanders slams Nadler after Barr a no-show at hearing
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday chastised Democrats over their efforts to question Attorney General William Barr, who skipped a House hearing after Democrats pushed to...
View ArticlePelosi: Barr committed a crime by lying to lawmakers
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday said Attorney General William Barr committed a crime by lying to lawmakers during his testimony on Capitol Hill."What is deadly serious about it is the...
View ArticleJustice Department slams Pelosi for 'baseless attack' against Barr
The Justice Department on Thursday issued a rebuke of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for engaging in what it called a “baseless attack” against Attorney General William Barr after she claimed he...
View ArticleHouse votes to block Trump from exiting Paris climate accord
House Democrats passed the first climate bill in nearly a decade Thursday in what they are labeling the “first step” in building a strategy to fight global warming.The House voted 231-190 to pass the...
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