Dem candidates complicate Pelosi's handling of impeachment
The 2020 Democratic contenders are complicating Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) strategy of warning her party against rushing to impeach President Trump.A growing number of Democratic presidential...
View ArticlePelosi: 'Trump is goading us to impeach him'
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Tuesday that President Trump is trying to goad Democrats into impeaching him in an attempt to rally his base ahead of the 2020 election.House Democrats allied with...
View ArticlePelosi defends working with Trump on infrastructure plan
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) defended meeting with President Trump to discuss infrastructure legislation amid White House stonewalling of Democrats' investigations, arguing that her party has...
View ArticleHouse Democrats threaten salaries of Trump officials who block interviews
House Democrats are threatening the salaries of Interior, Commerce and Justice Department staff if they block ongoing committee investigations. House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah...
View ArticleHouse Dems encouraging members to appear on Fox News
House Democrats are trying to encourage their members to make appearances on Fox News, despite the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) decision to ice out the conservative-leaning network from...
View ArticleHouse Intel panel threatens 'compulsory' action to force DOJ to...
The House Intelligence Committee is signaling it will soon issue a subpoena to compel the Justice Department to comply with its leaders’ request for special counsel Robert Mueller’s full report and...
View ArticleDOJ threatens executive privilege over Mueller report if Dems carry out...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) says it will ask President Trump to invoke executive privilege over the Mueller report if the House Judiciary Committee goes through with its threat to vote on whether...
View ArticleLive coverage: House panel moves forward with Barr contempt vote
The House Judiciary Committee is expected to vote Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt after the Justice Department declined to turn over an unredacted copy of special counsel...
View ArticlePelosi says Barr should be held in contempt of Congress
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Wednesday that Attorney General William Barr should be held in contempt of Congress.“Yes, I think that the attorney general should be held in contempt,” she said at...
View ArticlePelosi: Trump becoming 'self-impeachable'
Speaker Nancy Pelsosi (D-Calif.) said Wednesday that while she opposes a rush to impeachment, President Trump is pulling himself into the process by his own conduct. "Every single day the president is...
View ArticleNadler: 'No choice' but to move forward with Barr contempt vote
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday told CNN that the House panel has “no choice” but to vote to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress, shortly...
View ArticleTim Ryan: Trump 'doesn't give a s--- about' the Constitution
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), who is running for president, said Wednesday that President Trump "doesn't give a shit" about the Constitution. "He’s more concerned about himself than the Constitution, the...
View ArticleSchiff introduces constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Wednesday introduced a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United ruling, which eliminated restrictions on corporate campaign...
View ArticleCheney brushes off questions on Senate
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) brushed aside questions about a possible Senate bid on Wednesday, saying she had no announcements to make.Cheney, the House Republican Conference Chairwoman, is seen as a...
View ArticleFlorida Bar advances Matt Gaetz investigation over Cohen tweet
The Florida Bar on Wednesday said it will move forward with an investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) regarding his tweet about President Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen.The case is advancing...
View ArticleDems lay into Trump for taking a 'wrecking ball to the Constitution'
Democratic lawmakers lit into President Trump at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday after he asserted executive privilege over special counsel Robert Mueller’s entire Russia report.Texas...
View ArticleMichigan Dem rips DeVos for not meeting with Nassar abuse victims
Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) says she's "deeply disappointed" that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos declined to meet with survivors of abuse by former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar while...
View ArticleJohn Lewis getting CNN documentary
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) is getting his own documentary from CNN Films.The yet-to-be-titled documentary about the civil rights icon and veteran lawmaker will chronicle his 2018 midterm election victory...
View ArticleDem lawmaker says Trump 'has in many respects become a dictator'
Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) said Wednesday that President Trump's attempts to block Congress from performing its oversight function is indicative of his growing authoritarianism."They’re throwing...
View ArticleHouse panel votes to hold Barr in contempt
The House Judiciary Committee voted along party lines Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress, escalating a growing feud between Democrats and the Trump administration...
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