Omar responds to Trump slam: 'You shouldn't be in office'
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) responded Friday after President Trump criticized her during an interview with reporters.Omar fired back on Twitter after Trump told reporters at the White House that if...
View ArticleJudges appear deeply skeptical of Trump arguments against financial records...
A panel of federal appeals court judges on Friday appeared deeply skeptical of President Trump’s arguments against a congressional subpoena seeking his financial records.The judges on the D.C. Circuit...
View ArticleHouse passes bill to reauthorize funding for 9/11 victims
The House on Friday passed a bill to reauthorize funding for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. The bipartisan bill sponsored by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) would authorize additional funds...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez defends being sworn in at hearing on conditions for migrants
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Friday responded to critics who questioned why she was sworn in to testify before the House Oversight and Reform Committee.The freshman lawmaker, who sits on...
View ArticlePelosi on Acosta: 'Thank god he's gone'
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) made clear Friday that she won't miss Alex Acosta. “Thank god he's gone,” she told a group of reporters in the Capitol. Acosta, President Trump's Labor secretary,...
View ArticleThe 27 Republicans who voted with Democrats to block Trump from taking...
The House on Friday passed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to block the Trump administration from funding military action against Iran without congressional approval. The...
View ArticleHouse Republicans dismissive of Paul Ryan's take on Trump
House Republicans are pushing back on former Speaker Paul Ryan’s (R-Wis.) criticisms of President Trump, with some arguing the Wisconsin Republican didn’t yield as much power over the president’s...
View ArticleMueller to give extended testimony after appearance postponed
Former special counsel Robert Mueller will give extended testimony when he appears before Congress on July 24, one week later than originally anticipated, the Democratic chairmen of the House Judiciary...
View ArticleHouse Democratic Caucus rebukes Ocasio-Cortez's chief of staff
The House Democratic Caucus issued a rebuke of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-N.Y.) chief of staff Friday evening amid a public spat between House leadership and a small group of progressive...
View ArticleEx-ICE chief blasts House Democrat after tense hearing: 'He ran out of...
Former acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Thomas Homan bashed Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) on Friday night after the pair clashed in a hearing earlier in the day focused on...
View ArticleNew York Democrat on Ocasio-Cortez, other progressives: 'Primaries go...
Rep. Gregory Meeks reportedly called out fellow New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other progressives for their ongoing feud with House leadership, saying “primaries go two...
View ArticleFour heated moments from House hearing on conditions at border facilities
House Democrats clashed with Trump administration officials on Friday during a contentious hearing on the treatment of migrants, especially children, at U.S. facilities along the border.Congressional...
View ArticleOmar: 'We never need to ask for permission or wait for an invitation to...
PHILADELPHIA — Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) sought to energize progressive activists on Saturday, telling a crowd that lawmakers shouldn’t “ask for permission or wait for an invitation to lead.” Omar,...
View ArticleDC statehood hearing rescheduled to make room for Mueller testimony
The first House hearing on potentially granting statehood to the District of Columbia will be postponed after a hearing of two House committees involving former Special Counsel Robert Mueller was moved...
View ArticleHouse and Senate head for showdown on must-pass defense bill
The House and Senate are headed for a fight over the annual defense policy bill after the House loaded its version with progressive priorities to get it through the chamber on Friday.Senate Republicans...
View ArticlePelosi calls for spending parity in budget agreement
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is calling for parity between Pentagon spending and non-defense programs in any budget agreement with the White House, according to a letter released by her office.In...
View ArticlePelosi: Trump's attack on Democratic lawmakers reaffirms his plan to...
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Sunday condemned President Trump for telling a group of progressive lawmakers to go back to where they came from, saying the "xenophobic" comments reaffirmed that...
View ArticleJustin Amash slams Trump for 'racist and disgusting' tweet...
Rep. Justin Amash (Mich.), who recently left the Republican Party to become an Independent, on Sunday lambasted President Trump for telling a group of progressive congresswomen to go back to where they...
View ArticleTrump's tweets unify a fractured Democratic Party
A series of tweets from President Trump on Sunday telling a contingent of progressive congresswomen to “go back” to the “places from which they came” allowed the Democratic Party the chance to present...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez rips into Trump for telling progressive Dems to go back where...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Sunday decried President Trump for telling a group of progressive Democrats to go back to the "crime infested places" they "came from," saying that his...
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