House Intel to take first major deep dive into threat of 'deepfakes'
The House Intelligence Committee is gearing up to host one of the first congressional hearings specifically focused on examining the threat of so-called deepfake videos manipulated by artificial...
View ArticleAyanna Pressley says she, Ocasio-Cortez and group of congresswomen make up...
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) said she, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and a group of other congresswoman make up the “Destiny’s Child” of birth control. Her comments came in response to a...
View ArticlePelosi shows off poster of 'McConnell's graveyard'
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) unloaded on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday, accusing the Kentucky Republican of effectively turning the upper chamber into a legislative...
View ArticleHouse conservative's procedural protest met with bipartisan gripes
Rep. Chip Roy’s (R-Texas) procedural moves Wednesday aimed at drawing attention to humanitarian border aid and trying to force a vote on $4.5 billion in supplemental funding drew the ire of Democrats...
View ArticleGOP leader says Trump would take 'the right action' if foreign...
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) on Thursday said he believes President Trump would take the right steps if a foreign entity offered him damaging information on a political...
View ArticleDuncan Hunter's wife pleads guilty to misusing campaign funds
Rep. Duncan Hunter’s (R-Calif.) wife pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring to misuse campaign funds.Margaret Hunter, who had worked on numerous campaigns for her husband, had previously filed a not...
View ArticleHouse Oversight to hold hearing on Conway's Hatch Act violations
The House Oversight and Reform Committee will hold a hearing later this month with the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) after the government agency recommended White House counselor Kellyanne Conway be...
View ArticleLawmakers push to permanently ban automatic pay raises for members of Congress
A bipartisan pair of lawmakers unveiled legislation on Thursday to permanently prevent automatic cost-of-living adjustments for members of Congress.The bill from Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) and...
View ArticleJayapal opens up about her own abortion in NY Times op-ed
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) opened up about her own abortion in a column for The New York Times.In the Thursday op-ed, Jayapal describes her first pregnancy and how her child Janak was born weighing...
View ArticleTrump hit with fierce backlash over interference remarks
President Trump roiled Washington on Thursday with his suggestion that he would accept dirt on a political opponent from a foreign government.The remarks, made during an interview with ABC News the...
View ArticleDemocrats lash out at Trump's bombshell remarks
Democrats of all stripes lashed out at President Trump on Thursday after the president asserted his willingness to accept opposition research on his political foes from foreign governments.But there...
View ArticleSteve King unveils 'Diamond and Silk Act' named for conservative...
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) this week unveiled legislation named for the conservative YouTube personalities “Diamond and Silk.”The Diamond and Silk Act would take funds from so-called sanctuary cities and...
View ArticleCentrist Democrats raise concerns over $15 minimum wage push
House Democrats are moving forward with legislation that would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour, despite concerns from centrist lawmakers about the impact on lower-cost areas.Democratic...
View ArticlePelosi: Congress will block Trump's arms sales to Saudi Arabia
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday vowed that President Trump would have a fight on his hands as he presses to realize a sweeping arms sale to Saudi Arabia.Speaking at a forum in New...
View ArticleScalise marks two years since shooting: 'I'm still here today...
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) on Friday marked the two year anniversary of his being a victim in a mass shooting, celebrating his recovery from critical injuries."Two years ago, my colleagues and I were...
View ArticleIndiana GOP Rep. Brooks says she won't seek reelection
Rep. Susan Brooks (R-Ind.) said Friday that she will not seek reelection to a fifth term in 2020.Brooks’s announcement is significant in that she is one of only 13 GOP women in the House and she heads...
View ArticleDCCC chair: Brooks retirement signals challenge for GOP women
The chairwoman of the House Democrats’ campaign arm said Friday that her Republican colleague’s retirement announcement poses a challenge for the GOP in recruiting more women to run for...
View ArticleLieu trolls Trump with 'warning' to foreign powers on office door
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) is using a new sign posted outside his Capitol Hill office to swipe at President Trump for his recent comments about accepting political dirt on his opponents from a foreign...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez shares verse by the 'Congressional Destiny's...
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted a verse by what she and her colleagues called “Congressional Destiny’s Child” in promotion of new legislation they released Thursday that seeks to make...
View ArticleHouse Ethics panel reviewing allegations against Grijalva
The House Ethics Committee is reviewing allegations that Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), the Natural Resources Committee chairman, created a hostile work environment from drinking on the job, his...
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