House Judiciary leaders demand answers from Bureau of Prisons on Epstein death
The leaders of the House Judiciary Committee on Monday sent 23 questions to the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) about the death in federal custody of accused sex trafficker and disgraced financier...
View ArticleHouse Democrats target 2020 GOP incumbents in new ad
The House Democrats' campaign arm is taking aim at Republican incumbents in four districts in new ads unveiled Tuesday. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee ads target Reps. Rodney Davis...
View ArticleDemocrats raise pressure on McConnell to tackle gun reform
A handful of House Democrats returned to Washington on Tuesday to press House Republicans to tackle gun control immediately, and to accuse Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) of...
View ArticlePelosi predicts Trump public charge rule will be 'swiftly challenged and...
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday slammed the Trump administration's new immigration rule that links an immigrant's ability to secure residency or a path to citizenship to their use of...
View ArticleDuncan Hunter's attorneys look to delay trial by over a month
Lawyers for embattled Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) are reportedly seeking to push back his trial on corruption charges from Sept. 10 to Oct. 29.According to The Associated Press, his lawyers are...
View ArticleHouse chairman warns foreign governments to 'cease and desist'...
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) announced Tuesday that he is directing his panel's staff to warn foreign governments against spending money at President Trump's...
View ArticleHouse Democrats urge Trump to end deportations of Iraqis after diabetic...
Dozens of House Democrats are calling on President Trump to halt deportations of Iraqi nationals following reports than an Iraqi-born diabetic man who spent most of his life in the U.S. died after...
View ArticleJackson Lee: 'Racism is a national security threat'
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) on Tuesday said the Trump administration should declare racist beliefs a threat to U.S. national security.During a hearing of the House Homeland Security Committee,...
View ArticleAssault weapons ban picks up steam in Congress
An assault weapons ban is picking up steam in the House and on the 2020 campaign trail as Democrats search for a way to respond to two recent mass shootings while putting greater political pressure on...
View ArticlePelosi vows no UK free trade deal if Brexit undermines Good Friday accord
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday reiterated her opposition to a free trade deal with the United Kingdom if its withdrawal from the European Union harms Irish peace.“The Good Friday...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez knocks Barstool Sports founder over threat to fire unionizing...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday ripped the founder of the Barstool Sports blog for threatening to fire workers attempting to unionize, warning that he is “likely breaking the law and...
View ArticleHouse Democrats request sit-down with McConnell to talk guns
Top Democrats on gun reform are seeking a meeting with the figure they deem the single greatest hurdle to adopting tougher firearms laws: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).In a letter sent...
View ArticleMichigan House Democrats plan vigil for Iraqi man who died after deportation
Michigan Democratic Reps. Andy Levin and Brenda Lawrence will lead a vigil Thursday evening for a diabetic Michigan man who was deported to Iraq and died after he was unable to obtain insulin.Jimmy...
View ArticlePelosi refers to McConnell as 'Moscow Mitch'
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday called Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) "Moscow Mitch" while attacking him for blocking House Democrats' legislation, including election...
View ArticleHouse panel investigating decision to resume federal executions
The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties announced Wednesday it is opening an investigation into the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) July decision to resume capital...
View ArticleSteve King: 'Would there be any population of the world left' if...
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) on Wednesday questioned whether there would be "any population of the world left" if not for rape and incest throughout history, The Des Moines Register reported.King was...
View ArticleDemocratic Women's Caucus calls for investigation into Epstein plea deal
Members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus and its allies are calling for a pair of House panels to launch investigations into “the circumstances and facts” related to Jeffrey Epstein’s 2008 plea deal...
View ArticleHouse Homeland Security Committee subpoenas 8chan owner
The House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday subpoenaed the owner of 8chan, the internet messaging board linked to three mass shootings this year, to testify before Congress.House Homeland...
View ArticleKing incites furor with abortion, rape and incest remarks
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) sparked a new uproar Wednesday after making incendiary comments about rape and incest, with Democrats — including multiple presidential candidates — rushing to condemn the...
View ArticleActivist group files ethics complaint against AIPAC over congressional Israel...
Antiwar activist group Codepink has filed a claim with the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) arguing that yearly trips to Israel for freshman lawmakers hosted by the lobbying group American Israel...
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