Ocasio-Cortez chief of staff to leave her office
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's (D-N.Y.) chief of staff Saikat Chakrabarti is leaving the freshman's office after a series of controversies, according to a report in The Intercept.“Saikat has decided...
View ArticleLiz Cheney calls Sanders a 'commie' in Twitter spat
Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyo.), the No. 3 House Republican and the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, sparred with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Twitter on Friday over nuclear policy. “No surprise...
View ArticleIraq War veteran Chris Kelley to challenge Ilhan Omar in 2020 Minnesota House...
Longtime Minneapolis police officer and Iraq War veteran Chris Kelley announced this week that he would challenge Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) in 2020.Kelley, a 27-year veteran of the U.S. Army and Army...
View ArticleFar-right activist Laura Loomer announces 2020 congressional bid
Far-right activist Laura Loomer announced Friday that she was launching a congressional bid, filing to run in a heavily Democratic district north of Miami.Loomer, who has come under fire for...
View ArticleHurd retirement leaves GOP gloomy on 2020
Republicans are growing more pessimistic about their odds of taking back the House majority after the surprise news Thursday that Rep. Will Hurd (Texas), the only African American GOP lawmaker in the...
View ArticleFive questions for Trump's new defense secretary on first major tour
Secretary of State Mark Esper will undertake his first major international trip as the newly sworn in Pentagon chief starting this weekend.Esper, who took the Pentagon’s top civilian spot earlier this...
View ArticleHouse Democrat knocks Trump's Cummings tweet: 'This guy is a...
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) hammered President Trump’s tweet saying that a break-in at the Baltimore home of Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), one of the administration's chief critics, was "really bad...
View ArticleMcCarthy: Progressive lawmakers are 'no longer Democrats'
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) railed against the Democratic Party's progressive wing in a new interview, asserting that they are "no longer Democrats."In an interview with far-right...
View ArticleThe House Republicans and Democrats not seeking reelection in 2020
With the 2020 election still more than a year away, ten House members have already called it quits, giving early shape for the battle of Congress’ lower chamber.While some of the eight Republicans and...
View ArticleCummings invites Trump to visit Baltimore
House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings reportedly invited President Trump to visit Baltimore amid ongoing fallout over Trump’s criticism of the Maryland Democrat and his characterization of...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez calls out McConnell for 'sitting on' gun reform bill...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) called out Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for not calling a Senate vote on a gun reform bill the Democratic-controlled House passed in February. Her...
View ArticleMaxine Waters: Escalating killings in US motivated by Trump's 'race...
California Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters (D) said President Trump "cannot escape" blame for the shootings she said are motivated by his "race baiting." Her Sunday tweet follows two mass shootings in less...
View ArticleHurd says he's retiring from Congress to boost diversity within GOP
Texas Congressman Will Hurd, the only African American House Republican, said he is retiring to help increase diversity in the GOP. On CBS's "Face the Nation" Sunday, Hurd — who has been more vocally...
View ArticleBudget deal sparks scramble to prevent shutdown
Congress and President Trump struck a two-year budget deal, but now comes the hard part: actually funding the government.With both the House and Senate out of town for the August recess, lawmakers will...
View ArticleDemocratic leaders seek to have it both ways on impeachment
House Democratic leaders are seeking a delicate balance when it comes to impeachment and President Trump.Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) outlined the latest strategy in July when...
View ArticleAnother Texas congressman planning to retire: report
Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-Texas) will reportedly announce on Monday that he will not seek reelection, making him the fourth GOP lawmaker from Texas to retire in the last few weeks.The New York Times was...
View ArticleDemocrats seek answers from CBP on detention of US citizens
A group of Democratic representatives wrote to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan Monday, asking to clarify the circumstances under which U.S. citizens were placed in...
View ArticlePelosi, Schumer say Trump is a 'prisoner to the gun lobby and the...
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday knocked President Trump's remarks on two recent mass shootings, saying he is a "prisoner to the gun lobby...
View ArticleDuncan Hunter gets another GOP challenger
Former San Diego City Councilman Carl DeMaio on Monday announced he will mount a primary challenge to Rep. Duncan Hunter (R), the fifth to announce a primary challenge for the California congressman so...
View ArticleGOP lawmaker calls for universal background checks, raising legal age for gun...
A Republican congressman from Illinois is calling for universal background checks and raising the legal age to purchase guns following the weekend's back-to-back mass shootings. Rep. Adam Kinzinger...
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