'Holocaust' trends on Twitter after Ocasio-Cortez, Liz Cheney...
The Holocaust was trending on Twitter on Tuesday after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) compared the Trump administration's migrant detention centers to concentration camps. The remarks prompted...
View ArticleCracks form in Democratic dam against impeachment
More cracks are appearing in Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) dam against impeachment.Rep. Katie Porter (Calif.) on Monday became the second Democrat representing a swing district to back the opening...
View ArticleCrenshaw slams Ocasio-Cortez for 'total disregard' and 'deep...
GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw (Texas) on Tuesday slammed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) after she compared the Trump administration's detention centers to concentration camps, saying the remark...
View ArticleDemocrats banking on Hicks testimony to advance Trump probes
Former White House aide Hope Hicks is poised to become the Democrats’ first big witness as the House Judiciary Committee presses forward with a sweeping investigation into alleged abuses of power by...
View ArticleGOP lawmaker delays House for second week
GOP lawmaker Chip Roy (Texas) for a second week in a row is seeking to draw attention to his calls for the House to provide aid at the border by forcing votes on procedural motions meant to stall work...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez under fire for concentration camp remarks
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) created a new political firestorm Tuesday, stating that detention centers housing immigrants are “exactly” like concentration camps and then doubling down in the...
View ArticlePelosi slated to deliver remarks during panel hearing on poverty
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is slated to give the opening remarks during the House Budget Committee’s hearing on poverty on Wednesday.The California Democrat will make the rare appearance...
View ArticleHouse hearing marks historic moment for slavery reparations debate
House Democrats on Wednesday will breathe new life into the debate over slavery reparations with a historic hearing on Capitol Hill.The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights...
View ArticleTa-Nehisi Coates goes after McConnell on reparations
Writer and activist Ta-Nehisi Coates went after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell during a Wednesday House hearing on reparations for slavery after the Kentucky Republican dismissed the idea the...
View ArticleBooker talks out about recent New Jersey shootings at reparations hearing
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said at a congressional hearing on reparations Wednesday that he was heartbroken about the value American society places on young men of color.The 2020 presidential candidate...
View ArticleHouse GOP leader: Ocasio-Cortez 'needs to apologize not only to the...
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Wednesday blasted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-.N.Y) for her comments this week accusing the Trump administration of operating "concentration...
View ArticleHoyer expects reparations bill to get a floor vote
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said Wednesday that he has every intention of bringing to the floor a proposal providing reparations for the descendants of slaves."It will get a vote if it...
View ArticlePelosi backs bill to protect Hong Kong's rights
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday put her weight behind what she called a "very bipartisan" bill that would require the Trump administration to certify that China is respecting Hong Kong's...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez stands by concentration camp remarks: 'I will never...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday rejected calls to apologize for her controversial comments comparing the Trump administration’s migrant detention centers to concentration camps....
View Article'Sully' Sullenberger recommends new simulator training for 737 Max...
Former airline pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger testified Wednesday that pilots should receive updated simulator training for the Boeing 737 Max before the jet returns to the air.“We should all want...
View ArticleHouse Republican interrupted in reparations hearing by protester shouting...
A protestor yelled "you lie" as Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) tried to make the point that Democrats were historically the party that supported slavery during Wednesday's reparations hearing. Gohmert...
View ArticleDemocratic Caucus vice chair: 'Our country is founded on slavery'
Rep. Katharine Clark (D-Mass.), the vice chairwoman of the Democratic Caucus, said slavery is “interwoven” in the U.S. and must be addressed to remedy the issues facing African American communities...
View ArticleDemocrats take aim at Trump policies by passing $1T spending package
Democrats on Wednesday muscled through a nearly $1 trillion spending bill that attempts to block President Trump's policies on climate change, abortion and immigration, underscoring Speaker Nancy...
View ArticleNadler defends Ocasio-Cortez's concentration camp comments
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D) is coming to the defense of fellow New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) over her controversial remarks comparing the Trump administration's migrant detention centers to...
View Article9/11 responder who testified with Jon Stewart moved to hospice care
A 9/11 first responder who testified alongside comedian Jon Stewart during an emotional House Judiciary Committee hearing last week said he is now in hospice care.Lou Alvarez wrote on Facebook that he...
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