Omar: 'People are being put in camps' at southern border
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) showed support Friday for fellow freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's (D-N.Y.) assessment of the Trump administration's migrant detention facilities.During an interview...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez: McCarthy should apologize to migrant children separated from...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) fired back at House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Friday after McCarthy demanded that she apologize to U.S. officials and the world for comparing...
View ArticlePelosi tells Trump: No 'hostilities' with Iran unless Congress...
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday emphasized that U.S. military action against Iran "must not be initiated" without congressional approval, after President Trump approved and then reversed a...
View ArticleGOP rep: Trump needs to retaliate against Iran to deter other hostile nations
The top Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee said Friday that President Trump must retaliate quickly against Iran to deter other hostile nations like North Korea and Russia from taking...
View ArticleDemocrats wary of Trump's 'erratic' approach to Iran
House Democrats are hammering President Trump for what they are characterizing as his "erratic" approach to escalating tensions with Iran.Democratic lawmakers said they were relieved by Trump's remarks...
View ArticleHolocaust remembrance group invites Ocasio-Cortez to tour Auschwitz with...
A Holocaust commemoration group on Friday invited Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) to tour the Nazi death camp Auschwitz with a 93-year-old survivor.Jonny Daniels, the founder of From The Depths,...
View ArticlePelosi called Trump Friday, asked him to halt ICE raids: report
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) reportedly called President Trump on Friday night and urged him to call off planned Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids hours before Trump announced he had...
View ArticleCongress unlikely to reach deal on Trump border bill before break
President Trump's request for more border funding is running into another stumbling block on Capitol Hill.The administration’s $4.5 billion spending request got a shot in the arm earlier this month...
View ArticleDemocrats seek to ban federal spending at Trump businesses
Democrats are trying to use the power of the purse to legally prevent President Trump from profiting from the federal government spending money at his businesses.Two annual spending bills House...
View ArticleHispanic Caucus seeks to retain voice in House leadership
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) is angling to retain its voice in Democratic leadership, fearing the retirement of one of its top members will erode the group's influence.The push for a spot...
View ArticleDemocrats give Trump trade chief high marks
In a Democratic House at war with the Trump administration, one official has managed to forge warm ties across the aisle: U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.Lighthizer has fostered a strong...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez calls out Steve King, Liz Cheney amid controversy over...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) called out two Republicans on Sunday amid a controversy over remarks she made about migrant detention centers.Ocasio-Cortez's response came after King tweeted at...
View ArticleThe House-passed bills that have ended up in the Senate 'graveyard'
Six months after the newly-elected Democratic majority was sworn in to the House, progressive lawmakers are tackling many of their priorities through legislation.But few of those bills are seeing...
View ArticleNadler strikes testimony deal with former McGahn chief of staff
The head of the House Judiciary Committee on Monday announced an agreement to receive testimony from Annie Donaldson, who served as former White House counsel Don McGahn's chief of staff. Committee...
View ArticleHimes becomes latest Democrat to back impeachment inquiry against Trump
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), a senior member of the House Intelligence Committee, on Monday became the latest Democrat to publicly back launching impeachment proceedings against President Trump."It is...
View ArticlePelosi to Trump: 'You're scaring the children of America'
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Monday that she warned President Trump in a phone call that his threat of nationwide raids to deport undocumented immigrants were "scaring the children" before the...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez fundraises off criticism from Steve King
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is bringing attention to recent criticism from Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) in a campaign email seeking donations. King tweeted at the New York Democrat last week to take up a...
View ArticleFederal watchdog to testify Conway's indifference toward Hatch Act...
The federal watchdog that recommended President Trump fire Kelllyanne Conway will testify this week that the White House counselor's repeated violations of the Hatch Act and subsequent indifference...
View ArticleGOP moves to block provision banning use of Defense funds for border wall
A group of Republicans in the House are attempting to block a Democrat-led provision that would prevent Defense funding from being used to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The provision...
View ArticleOversight calls for administration docs on security clearance overhaul
The House Oversight Committee on Monday requested that Acting Defense Secretary Mark Esper hand over by July 8 documents and communications related to Trump administration changes to the security...
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