Republicans amp up attacks on Tlaib's Holocaust comments
The war of words over race and anti-Semitism is heating up on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers in both parties launched new salvos Tuesday in the escalating uproar over recent comments from Rep. Rashida...
View ArticlePat Robertson on if Equality Act passes: The land will 'vomit you out'
Prominent evangelical leader Pat Robertson said Tuesday that God will get rid of the United States as a nation if it passes the Equality Act, legislation aimed at extending federal protections to the...
View ArticleGOP lawmaker slams Pelosi over response to Tlaib controversy
Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) blasted Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for coming out in defense of Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s (D-Mich.) comments on the Holocaust and Israel, alleging the California Democrat “is...
View ArticlePelosi to meet with Lighthizer amid trade tensions
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will meet with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer Wednesday afternoon as the White House faces increasing bipartisan criticism over its aggressive trade...
View ArticleLawmakers introduce legislation to improve cyber workforce funding
Lawmakers in the House and Senate introduced legislation on Wednesday to improve the cybersecurity workforce by directing the Department of Labor to award grants that help create and expand cyber...
View ArticleNadler: Trump making it 'increasingly difficult' not to impeach him
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) told CNBC Wednesday that while impeaching President Trump is “probably not” on the table, Trump is making it “increasingly difficult” to...
View ArticleDisinvited GOP lawmaker turns up at Dem hearing
Former GOP Rep. Carlos Curbelo (Fla.) turned up in Washington on Wednesday for a Ways and Means Committee hearing on climate change — even though Democrats fearful he could use the event to bolster a...
View ArticleHoyer: Dems will move quickly on anti-Israel boycott bill
The House Foreign Affairs Committee is eyeing swift movement on legislation designed to shield Israel from financial boycotts, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said Wednesday."The committee is...
View ArticleVermont abolishes Columbus Day, replacing it with Indigenous Peoples' Day
Vermont has become the latest state to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day.The state's Republican governor, Phil Scott, signed off on a bill that removes Columbus Day from Vermont’s list...
View ArticlePelosi and Schumer expected to meet with Trump for second round of...
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) are expected to meet next week with President Trump for a second round of talks on an infrastructure package.A...
View ArticleGOP launches anti-BDS discharge petition
House Republicans on Wednesday began collecting signatures to force a vote on Senate-passed legislation intended to protect Israel from financial boycotts, pressing forward with an effort to paint...
View ArticleDemocrats advance spending bills boosting EPA, defying Trump
House Democrats on Wednesday advanced bills that would boost spending on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other green priorities, defying President Trump’s requests to dramatically reduce...
View ArticleBarr jokes with Pelosi: 'Did you bring your handcuffs?'
Attorney General William Barr joked with Speaker Nancy Pelosi about Democrats' calls for his arrest, asking the California Democrat whether she brought handcuffs to an event on the West Front of the...
View ArticleHouse passes tribal land bills after votes were canceled following Trump tweet
The House has passed legislation aimed at protecting Native American land rights, after Democratic leadership opted to pull two bills from the floor last week in response to a tweet from President...
View ArticleHouse Dems launch Servicewomen and Women Veterans caucus
Reps. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) Elaine Luria (D-Va.), Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) and presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), on Wednesday launched a new caucus aimed at addressing issues facing...
View ArticleDem facing primary challenge says he'll vote for LGBT equality bill
Rep. Daniel Lipinski (Ill.), a centrist Democrat facing a liberal primary challenge, announced Wednesday that he will vote for legislation to expand civil protections for LGBT people despite his...
View ArticleTlaib becomes first Muslim woman to preside over House
Freshman Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) become the first Muslim woman to ever preside over the House of Representatives on Wednesday. "Presided over the U.S. House of Representatives today. Not bad for a...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez: Abortion bans are about 'owning women'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) blasted a series of restrictive state abortion laws on Wednesday evening, saying the recently passed measures are about “owning women.”“Abortion bans aren’t just...
View ArticleDems to read aloud redacted Mueller report
House Democrats are expected to read special counsel Robert Mueller’s redacted 448-page report aloud in a Capitol hearing room on Thursday.Mueller's report “cannot be summarized in a tweet, headline,...
View ArticleHouse Dems up funding for science agencies, ignoring proposed Trump cuts
House Democrats on Thursday released a spending bill that would give an additional $561 million to the National Science Foundation (NSF), an office President Trump proposed cutting by $1 billion, or...
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