Pelosi says House recess could be cut short if Senate passes background...
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she is prepared to call the lower chamber back into session if the Senate passes bipartisan legislation on background checks. The California Democrat noted in...
View ArticleO'Rourke says Trump should not visit El Paso in wake of shooting
Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D) said he doesn't think that President Trump is welcome in El Paso in the wake of a deadly shooting that left at least 22 dead.“This president, who helped create the...
View ArticleMaxine Waters: Force us to ban assault weapons 'or kick our a--- out of...
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) urged Americans to demand that their representatives ban assault weapons or kick their "a---" out of Congress. "Americans, please stop tolerating the pain, suffering, and...
View ArticleSchumer, GOP Rep. King urge McConnell to give background check bill a vote
REPUBLICAN REP DEMANDS GUN ACTION: Republican Rep. Peter King (NY) joins Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in support of universal background check legislation in the wake of two mass...
View ArticleJudiciary Democrats go after Kavanaugh's White House records
Two Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are going after Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's records from when he served in the White House more than a decade ago, arguing that only a small...
View ArticlePelosi, allies seek to keep gun debate focused on McConnell
Allies of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) are rushing to her defense as a small but vocal group of Democrats push to bring the House back to Washington amid the long August recess to address gun...
View ArticleOhio GOP rep announces support of military-style weapon ban
Rep. Michael Turner (R-Ohio) said Tuesday he supports banning military-style weapons and implementing "red flag laws" following two mass shootings, including one in his own state, that killed more than...
View ArticleHomeland Security Committee chair asks FBI for monthly briefings on domestic...
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) said Tuesday that the panel needs monthly briefings from the FBI on domestic terror threats and Chinese counterintelligence.The...
View ArticleDOJ urges court to block Dem subpoena for Trump financial records
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a court filing Tuesday that it believes the House Oversight and Reform Committee hasn’t provided a clear legislative purpose for subpoenaing President Trump’s...
View ArticleDemocrats call for Pelosi to cut recess short to address white nationalism
Dozens of House Democrats are pressing Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to cut short the long summer break and bring House committees back to Washington to address the violent rise of white...
View ArticleTexas Democrat says she declined to join Trump on El Paso visit over lack of...
Texas Rep. Veronica Escobar (D) says she has declined an invitation from President Trump to join him on his visit to El Paso on Wednesday, saying he has so far refused to engage in a "dialogue" with...
View ArticleTexas Democrat: Victims wounded in El Paso shooting said tell Trump not to visit
A Texas lawmaker told MSNBC on Tuesday that victims of the deadly Saturday shooting in El Paso, Texas, told her from their hospital beds to instruct President Trump to not visit the city.In an...
View ArticleO'Rourke responds to Trump: 'El Paso will not be quiet and neither...
Democratic White House hopeful Beto O’Rourke responded to President Trump Wednesday morning after the president told him to “be quiet” in the wake of the deadly El Paso, Texas, mass shooting.“22 people...
View ArticleAdvocates ramp up pressure on criminal justice measure
A coalition of advocacy groups is ramping up pressure on lawmakers to include criminal justice legislation in a must-pass defense bill. The push comes as staffers and lawmakers are expected to...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez appeals to white supremacists: 'Come back. It's not...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) made a direct appeal Tuesday night to anyone “falling in the grips of hatred and white supremacy.” “Come back. It’s not too late,” Ocasio-Cortez said in a tweet....
View Article213 Democratic lawmakers call on McConnell to bring up background checks bills
More than 200 Democratic House lawmakers led by Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chairman Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) are trying to ramp up pressure on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to...
View ArticleHouse Judiciary to file complaint to force McGahn to testify
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says the head of the House Judiciary Committee will move forward Wednesday with plans to enforce a subpoena against Don McGahn, escalating Democrats' efforts to obtain...
View ArticleCummings defends Baltimore, urges end to 'racist' rhetoric
In a fierce defense of his hometown of Baltimore, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) on Wednesday called for an end to "racist language" and "hateful rhetoric" tarring the political discourse, condemning...
View ArticleFBI briefs lawmakers on Texas, Ohio mass shootings
FBI Director Christopher Wray has briefed members of Congress on the two mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, that occurred over the weekend.Sources on the Democratic caucus call...
View ArticleNadler eyes early August recess return to address gun violence
The head of the House Judiciary Committee appears to be preparing to call members of his panel back to Washington, D.C., from their August recess to oversee a markup of gun violence legislation...
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