Dem clamor for impeachment swells as McGahn refuses testimony
The chorus of House Democrats calling to launch impeachment proceedings against President Trump is growing louder amid heightened White House stonewalling in the face of numerous probes into the...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez: 'We have to move forward' with impeachment
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is amplifying her calls for the House begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump.It is just as politicized a maneuver to not impeach in the face of...
View ArticleMcCarthy says Amash is 'out of step with America,'...
Top Republicans in the House haven't inflicted any formal repercussions on Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) following his comments in support of impeaching President Trump, but have instead hinted he'll...
View ArticleJudiciary Democrat: 'Most of us have been led to the position that an...
House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said Wednesday that an impeachment inquiry into President Trump is "warranted."Raskin cited the Trump administration's "aggressive...
View ArticleHouse Judiciary Democrat backs impeachment inquiry
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-Pa.), the vice chairwoman of the House Judiciary Committee, called for an impeachment inquiry into President Trump on Tuesday, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.“The...
View ArticleMcConnell optimistic on budget deal
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday said that congressional leaders hope to reach a budget deal with senior White House officials by the end of the day.McConnell described a...
View ArticleSchumer declines to endorse Amash's comments on 'impeachable...
Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) on Tuesday declined to endorse Rep. Justin Amash’s (R-Mich.) comments that it’s clear from the redacted Mueller report that President Trump engaged in...
View ArticleHouse Democrat shares text exchange with son about impeachment inquiry
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-Pa.), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, on Tuesday called for Congress to launch an impeachment inquiry against President Trump and shared a text message exchange with...
View ArticleBen Carson sends Oreos to Democrat who quizzed him on REOs
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson sent Oreos on Tuesday to the Democrat who quizzed him during a hearing about REO — or real estate-owned — foreclosures."OH, REO! Thanks,...
View ArticleWHIP LIST: Dems who support an impeachment inquiry against President Trump
A growing number of House Democrats are calling for an impeachment inquiry as the Trump administration resists cooperating with their investigations. The impeachment talk swelled this week after former...
View ArticleTrump stonewalling sparks new Democratic calls to impeach
House Democratic leaders on Tuesday faced fresh calls to move forward with President Trump's impeachment after former White House counsel Don McGahn skipped his scheduled testimony before the House...
View ArticleBooker, Blumenthal introduce bill to incentivize prison population reduction
Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) as well as Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-Calif.) on Tuesday introduced a bill to incentivize states to reduce their prison populations. The Reverse...
View ArticlePelosi: Trump 'is engaged in a cover-up'
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday accused President Trump of being "engaged in a cover-up" following a special meeting of House Democrats focused on ongoing congressional investigations into...
View ArticleTlaib urges Mnuchin to seek personal legal advice
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) told Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Wednesday that he should seek his own legal advice, as Mnuchin has rejected Democrats' demands for President Trump's tax...
View ArticleSchumer, Pelosi blast Trump over abruptly canceled meeting
Democratic leaders blasted President Trump on Wednesday after he abruptly walked out of a meeting at the White House, saying they were shocked by his demand that they drop investigations into his...
View ArticlePelosi employs committee chairs to tamp down calls for Trump impeachment
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) sought Wednesday to prevent the trickle of Democratic impeachment supporters from becoming a wave. During an emergency closed-door meeting in the Capitol basement,...
View ArticleDem rep: 'Evidence is clear' that migrant child deaths are...
Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) said at a Wednesday congressional hearing that she believes deaths of migrant children at the U.S.-Mexico border are "intentional."Her comments, made to acting Homeland...
View ArticleCarson invokes abortion in Twitter response to jab from Omar
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson invoked abortion Wednesday as he fired back at Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) the day after the congresswoman criticized him for his appearance at a House...
View ArticlePelosi: Dem unity is throwing Trump off balance
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) argued Wednesday that President Trump is unsettled by Democrats because they show more unity than members of his own party.Pelosi's comments at a Center for American...
View ArticleHouse committee advances bill blocking census citizenship question
The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday advanced a government funding bill that would block the Census Bureau from including a citizenship question in its 2020 survey. The census provision was...
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