Poll shows congresswomen attacked by Trump with weak favorability ratings
The four congresswomen whom President Trump attacked over the weekend have weak favorability ratings among a national audience, according to a new poll released Wednesday. Rep. Ayanna Pressley...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez: 'Communist' was one of civil rights opponents'...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) noted Wednesday that opponents of the civil rights movement in the 1960s frequently attacked proponents of integration as communists.“Calling people who believe...
View ArticleAmash praises Sanford's possible primary challenge to Trump
Rep. Justin Amash (Mich.) spoke favorably of a potential primary challenge to President Trump by former Rep. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) Wednesday, telling CNN Sanford would be “a great candidate.”"I know...
View ArticleHouse votes to kill impeachment effort against Trump
The House on Wednesday voted 332-95 to kill the first articles of impeachment brought forward under the new Democratic majority, showing off a deep divide among Democrats on whether to go forward with...
View ArticleBarr, Ross urge Pelosi to delay contempt vote over census citizenship...
Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross urged Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday to delay a House vote to hold them in contempt for not turning over congressionally...
View ArticleJohn Lewis rips Trump attacks on minority lawmakers in scathing speech:...
Rep John Lewis (D-Ga.) on Tuesday delivered a scathing rebuke of President Trump's attacks on a group of minority congresswomen, pointing out that segregationists once told people of color to "go back"...
View ArticleHouse votes to hold Trump Cabinet members Barr, Ross in contempt
The House voted to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in criminal contempt on Wednesday, escalating a battle between the Trump administration and congressional...
View ArticleHouse passes annual intelligence bill
The House on Wednesday passed legislation authorizing funding for U.S. intelligence agencies and activities, including key intelligence collection efforts targeting countries like Iran, North Korea,...
View ArticleHouse votes to repeal ObamaCare's 'Cadillac tax'
The House on Wednesday voted to repeal ObamaCare’s “Cadillac Tax” on high-cost health plans, removing a part of the health law opposed by many in both parties.The wide bipartisan vote of 419-6...
View ArticleWhite House blasts 'shameful and cynical' Barr, Ross contempt vote
The White House on Wednesday evening blasted a House vote to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt as “yet another lawless attempt to harass the President...
View ArticleDOJ, Commerce slam House Dems contempt vote as 'political stunt'
The Departments of Justice and Commerce blasted House Democrats on Wednesday for voting to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in criminal contempt, labelling the move...
View ArticleThe House Democrats who voted to kill impeachment effort
A majority of House Democrats voted on Wednesday to kill an effort from Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) to impeach President Trump.The House voted 332-95 to table a resolution from Green to impeach Trump for...
View ArticleTrump rally crowd chants 'send her back' about Ilhan Omar
Supporters at President Trump’s campaign rally on Wednesday chanted “send her back” about Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) after the president launched into a diatribe against the first-term lawmaker and...
View ArticleHere are the 95 Democrats who voted to support impeachment
Bucking House Democratic leaders, Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) forced a floor vote Wednesday on whether the chamber go forward with an effort to impeach President Trump, a highly charged topic that has...
View ArticleOmar responds to 'send her back' chant with Maya Angelou quote
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) responded to the crowd at President Trump's rally Wednesday night chanting "send her back" by tweeting a quote from Maya Angelou’s poem “Still I Rise."“You may shoot me with...
View ArticleAdministration pushes back on quick budget deal: 'We have a way to...
The administration sent a warning shot Wednesday amid growing optimism about the chances of a quick budget deal, saying that the negotiations have "a way to go." House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's "new...
View ArticleGOP House campaign chair condemns 'send her back' chants
The chairman of the House Republican campaign arm denounced the "send her back" chants at President Trump’s Wednesday night rally, saying there was “no place for that kind of talk.”National Republican...
View ArticleAmash responds to 'Send her back' chants at Trump rally: 'This...
Rep. Justin Amash (I-Mich.), who recently left the Republican Party, said President Trump's "demagoguery" is to blame for the crowd at the president's rally chanting "send her back" about Rep. Ilhan...
View ArticleDemocrat grills DHS chief over viral image of drowned migrant and child
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) grilled acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan during a hearing Thursday over a viral image of a Salvadoran man and his 23-month-old daughter who drowned in the...
View ArticleDemocrats call for increased security after 'send her back' chants
Lawmakers on Thursday expressed alarm over the threats toward freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) after a crowd at President Trump’s rally the night before chanted “send her back.”Multiple Democrats are...
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