Scalise says he's working to forgive his shooter after talk with pastor...
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, who sustained near-fatal injuries after being shot during a 2017 congressional baseball practice, said he is continuing to work on forgiving his shooter.The Louisiana...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez touts office parental leave policy
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Friday outlined her congressional office’s parental leave policy, touting a progressive approach that would grant both mothers and fathers 12 weeks of paid...
View ArticleHouse approves $17B disaster aid bill over Trump opposition on Puerto Rico
The House passed a $17.2 billion supplemental disaster relief package Friday in a 257-150 vote despite opposition from President Trump, who urged Republicans to vote against the measure because of what...
View ArticleNadler says Mueller will not testify next week
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y) said Friday that special counsel Robert Mueller will not be testifying before his panel next week.Nadler told reporters that the committee is...
View ArticleCheney, Omar reignite Twitter feud
Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) feuded over Twitter Friday, renewing a fight between two of the House’s most prominent female members. The row began late Thursday evening after Omar...
View ArticlePence calls for Omar to be removed from House Foreign Affairs Committee
Vice President Pence renewed his calls on Friday for Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) to be removed from her post on the House Foreign Affairs Committee over her comments about Israel and Venezuela. “Ilhan...
View ArticleLawmakers offer measure requiring cyber, IT training for House
Lawmakers on Friday introduced a resolution to require members and employees of the House of Representatives to undergo annual cybersecurity and information technology training.The Congressional...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez becomes youngest woman to preside over House
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) became the youngest woman to ever preside over the House of Representatives on Friday. The freshman lawmaker, also the youngest woman ever elected to Congress,...
View ArticleAide to Dem rep charged with soliciting underage prostitute
A longtime aide to Rep. Anthony Brindisi (D-N.Y.) was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor for soliciting a prostitute Friday. New York State Police announced the arrest of John Stemen, 57,...
View ArticleHouse chairman issues subpoenas for Trump's tax returns
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) on Friday announced that he has issued subpoenas for six years of President Trump’s tax returns, House Democrats' latest effort to obtain...
View ArticleNadler accuses Trump of 'direct assault on the constitutional...
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) wrote to Attorney General William Barr on Friday equating President Trump’s decision to assert executive privilege over special counsel Robert...
View ArticleHouse Dems allege Trump subpoena lawsuit is stonewalling...
Attorneys for the Democratic-controlled House Financial Services and Intelligence committees shot back at President Trump's request to block the panel's subpoenas in court Friday, arguing that he is...
View ArticleThirty-four GOP members buck Trump on disaster bill
Thirty-four House Republicans joined Democrats in passing a disaster relief bill Friday despite President Trump advocating for the GOP conference to vote against the measure.A senior leadership source...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez says 'vote your values' after finding Trump supporter...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) tweeted a photo on Friday showing a "Trump supporters for Ocasio-Cortez" sign that was hung outside her office, calling it an example of why everyone should "vote...
View ArticleDem leaders feel squeeze on Trump strategy
House Democratic leaders scrambling to manage their oversight of the Trump administration are increasingly being squeezed by both wings of their diverse caucus.Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is a...
View ArticleTucker Carlson says Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez are 'indisputably right'...
Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Friday night issued rare praise for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), saying the progressive lawmakers were “absolutely,...
View ArticleSanders to join Ocasio-Cortez in headlining Green New Deal rally Monday
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will join Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) in headlining a rally Monday to support the Green New Deal resolution, a progressive proposal that calls for sweeping...
View ArticleGOP lawmaker slams Pelosi after imam critical of Israel delivers House...
A GOP congressman is accusing Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) of failing to properly vet a Muslim imam who delivered the House invocation before business on Wednesday.Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) told AM...
View ArticleCongress readies for battle over nuclear policy
A key annual defense bill is poised to serve as a battleground over President Trump’s nuclear weapons policy.On issues ranging from the size of the U.S. nuclear arsenal to whether to leave open the...
View ArticleDems warn of 'constitutional crisis' but wary of impeachment
A growing number of leading Democrats are sounding alarm bells, declaring that the U.S. is facing a "constitutional crisis" worse than the Watergate scandal that forced President Richard Nixon out of...
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