House Democratic leadership member backs impeachment inquiry
Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) on Thursday became the highest-ranking member of House Democratic leadership to endorse an impeachment inquiry a day after former special counsel Robert Mueller's...
View ArticleDemocrats express private disappointment with Mueller testimony
Several rank-and-file Democrats in the House are feeling deflated over former special counsel Robert Mueller's public testimony, with some blaming the media and their own party for overhyping hearings...
View ArticleDemocratic rep reconsiders wearing trademark hats because of 'racists...
Florida Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson said she is reportedly reconsidering wearing her signature hats after a telephone threat from an individual who said her trademark headwear helps her to stand...
View ArticleAppetite for Democratic term limits fizzling out
Eight months after a schismatic fight over the faces of Democratic leadership, the push to install term limits for the top party brass may have fizzled out.While instating tenure caps for the caucus's...
View ArticlePressley to introduce bill to end death penalty after DOJ decision
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) will introduce a bill to abolish the death penalty after the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that it will resume capital punishment for the first time in...
View ArticlePelosi says she's 'looking forward' to meeting with Ocasio-Cortez
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that she is "looking forward" to a meeting Friday with freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after Pelosi and other members of the House Democratic Caucus...
View ArticlePelosi downplays divisions with Ocasio-Cortez after meeting
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday downplayed any divisions between the party brass and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) following a meeting with the progressive freshman, who has ruffled...
View ArticlePelosi denies she's 'trying to run out the clock' on impeachment
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) denied on Friday that she is "trying to run out the clock" in launching an impeachment inquiry against President Trump, digging in on her argument that Democrats need to...
View ArticleTwo cats visit Capitol Hill to thank lawmakers who helped end 'kitten...
Two cats this week visited lawmakers who have played a role in ending a decades-old Agriculture Department program that performed experiments on the felines. The cats, Delilah and Petite, who had...
View ArticleHouse Democrat offers bill to let students with pot conviction retain federal...
Rep. Bill Foster (D-Ill.) introduced a bill Friday aimed at helping people who have been convicted of minor marijuana offenses not lose their access to federal student aid. The measure would amend the...
View ArticleGOP Rep. Martha Roby to retire
Rep. Martha Roby (R-Ala.) announced Friday she plans to retire at the end of her term, becoming the third Republican lawmaker to announce their retirement this week. “While my name will not be on the...
View ArticleDemocrats see window closing for impeachment
House Democrats of all stripes say the window for launching impeachment proceedings against President Trump is quickly closing.Heading into the long August recess, Democratic leaders resisted efforts...
View ArticleFour House Judiciary members say they will 'move forward' with...
Four House Judiciary Committee Democrats said in a Friday op-ed that they will "move forward" with an impeachment effort against President Trump.Democratic Reps. David Cicilline (R.I.), Pramila Jayapal...
View ArticleTrump slams Cummings as a 'brutal bully,' claims Baltimore district...
President Trump slammed House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) on Twitter early Saturday as a “brutal bully,” claiming the longtime congressman's Baltimore district is “FAR WORSE”...
View ArticleDemocrats denounce Trump's attack on Cummings: 'These are not the...
Democratic lawmakers are condemning President Trump's attacks against House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), calling his Saturday morning remarks "racist" and beneath...
View ArticleCummings fires back at Trump: 'It is my constitutional duty to conduct...
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) fired back at President Trump on Saturday after the president bashed him as a “brutal bully” and cast his Baltimore district as “dangerous” and “disgusting.” “Mr....
View ArticlePelosi slams Trump's 'racist attacks' on Cummings
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) denounced President Trump's early morning criticism of Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) on Saturday, labeling the president's remarks "racist" and hailing the longtime...
View ArticleBaltimore mayor slams 'unacceptable' comments from Trump on city
Baltimore Mayor Bernard "Jack" Young (D) blasted President Trump's comments about his city and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) on Saturday, calling the president a "disappointment to the people of...
View ArticleSchiff: Mueller testimony about Russian interference was 'chilling'
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said the most "chilling" portion of former special counsel Robert Mueller's testimony was his confirmation that Russia never stopped...
View ArticleIlhan Omar defends Cummings after Trump attacks: He 'wants to distract...
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Sunday defended Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) in wake of President Trump's recent attacks on him and the Baltimore area district he represents, saying that Cummings is...
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