Dem requests DOJ probe on law enforcement use of facial recognition technology
A Democratic lawmaker is raising concerns about law enforcement’s use of facial recognition technologies, saying it could pose issues for minority Americans and potentially be in violation of civil...
View ArticleGOP lawmaker appears on right-wing radio show hosted by...
A Florida Republican congressman appeared this week on a right-wing radio show with hosts who bill themselves as "anti-Islam."Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) appeared on Tuesday's Right Side Patriots radio...
View ArticleDem: Trump pardoning Manafort would be grounds for impeachment
California Rep. Ted Lieu (D) said Thursday that a decision by President Trump to pardon his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, would be grounds for impeachment, as Manafort faces a jury's...
View ArticleHouse Dem: Party's aging leaders is 'a problem'
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) said during a Friday appearance on CNN that the age of the top three Democrats in the House is problematic as the party seeks to reach out to younger voters.“The fact that our...
View ArticleNew Dem ad uses Paterno, KKK, affair allegations to tar GOP leaders
Escalating its anti-corruption message, a top Democratic super PAC on Friday launched a blistering web ad designed to portray House Republicans as irredeemably unethical ahead of the 2018 midterm...
View ArticleBoogeywomen — GOP vilifies big-name female Dems
Republicans have made attacks on high-profile Democratic women a key part of their strategy for holding onto congressional majorities.The GOP aims to cast rank-and-file Democrats as puppets of House...
View ArticleGOP leader mocked for tweet complaining of conservative censorship on Twitter
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was mocked on social media for a misleading tweet complaining that Twitter was censoring conservative voices.Twitter has been criticized by several...
View ArticleLieu: Giuliani saying 'truth isn’t truth' is another step toward...
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) said Sunday that Rudy Giuliani's argument that he's hesitant to allow President Trump to interview with the special counsel because "truth isn't truth" harkens back to former...
View ArticlePelosi mocks McCarthy for tweet complaining of censorship
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) mocked her Republican counterpart on Sunday for perpetuating an “outrageous conspiracy theory” on Twitter, saying he doesn’t know who to use the...
View ArticleThree scenarios for how leadership races could play out in the House
No matter what happens to the House in November, there will be a knife fight in both parties for leadership positions.Eleven weeks before the crucial midterm elections, all sides agree that Democrats...
View ArticleCalifornia Dem says he'll consider potential White House run after midterms
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) on Monday said he would consider a 2020 presidential run after the midterm elections in November."I’m going to do all I can first to win my way back to Congress," Swalwell...
View ArticleHouse Dems call for records on Bolton's ties to alleged Russian agent
Two House Democrats wrote to the White House on Monday pressing for documents that could show whether national security adviser John Bolton disclosed his prior connections to the Russian woman who's...
View ArticleTop GOP lawmaker: Tax cuts will lower projected deficit
Rep. Steve Stivers (R-Ohio) on Monday defended the GOP tax cuts and argued for overhauling Medicare and Social Security to help further reduce the deficit.Stivers told CNBC that the 2017 tax cuts will...
View ArticleCárdenas starts legal defense fund for sex abuse lawsuit
Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-Calif.) has created a legal defense fund to cover the costs related to a suit that alleges he molested a teenage girl in 2007.Cárdenas will be able to receive donations of up to...
View ArticleRepublicans blast party's strategy for keeping House majority
The House GOP’s campaign arm is coming under criticism from fellow Republicans who say the group is making serious strategic errors that could cost the party a significant number of congressional seats...
View ArticleTwitter CEO talks to top Republicans about allegations of bias
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey spoke with two top Republicans on Tuesday about the growing firestorm over alleged anti-conservative bias by tech companies.Dorsey thanked House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy...
View ArticleGOP Rep. Duncan Hunter, wife indicted for allegedly misusing campaign funds
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) and his wife, Margaret, were indicted Tuesday after being charged with misusing at least $250,000 in campaign funds for personal expenses, the Department of Justice (DOJ)...
View ArticleCalifornia secretary of State: GOP lawmaker can't be removed from ballot...
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) will remain on the ballot in California's 50th Congressional District in November, despite being charged Tuesday with misusing at least $250,000 in campaign funds for...
View ArticleRead the indictment against GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) and his wife Margaret were indicted Tuesday on charges that they misused more than $250,000 in campaign funds for personal expenses.Prosecutors allege that the couple used...
View ArticlePelosi calls for Hunter to resign
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday called for the resignation of Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) after he and his wife were indicted on charges of misusing at least $250,000 in...
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