GOP lawmaker accused of misusing campaign funds: My wife handled the money
California Rep. Duncan Hunter (R) says in a new interview that his wife was responsible for his campaign's spending, appearing to shift blame for potential wrongdoing to her as the two face charges for...
View ArticleSwalwell: House Russia probe should be reopened following Cohen plea deal
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) slammed the now-shuttered Russia investigation conducted by the House Intelligence Committee as a "sham" on Friday and called for the probe to be reopened.Swalwell, a...
View ArticleTrump gives extended shout out to Jim Jordan at Ohio GOP dinner
President Trump on Friday praised Rep. Jim Jordan’s (R-Ohio) college wrestling career at Ohio's state Republican Party dinner.“You know, people don’t know this about Jim, he was one of the best...
View ArticleGOP’s McMorris Rodgers on Jordan for Speaker: 'I am staying open'
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), a member of House GOP leadership, is not ruling out supporting Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) in his bid for Speaker."I am staying open. I have not made a commitment...
View ArticleFemale Fox News panel tears into embattled GOP lawmaker who blamed wife for...
A group of female Fox News panelists tore into embattled Republican lawmaker, Rep. Duncan Hunter (Calif.), this week after he blamed his wife for their indictment on alleged misuse of campaign...
View ArticleGiffords slams Congress over inaction after latest mass shooting
Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) on Sunday reacted to news of the mass shooting in Jacksonville, Fla., with a condemnation of Congress's inaction on gun control. "We do not have to accept these...
View ArticleHouse GOP efforts to increase female lawmakers falling flat
House Republicans had hoped an aggressive recruitment push during the “year of the woman” would help boost the number of female lawmakers in their conference next year.But a little more than two months...
View ArticleO’Rourke pens op-ed calling for Texas to lead the US on criminal justice reform
U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) on Monday urged Texas to lead the way in implementing a series of proposals to reform the criminal justice system.In an op-ed for the Houston...
View ArticleDem lawmaker urges Cabinet members to lower flags to honor McCain
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) on Monday asked members of President Trump's Cabinet to lower the flags outside their respective department buildings to half staff to honor the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez lists investigations Democrats should tackle if they win back...
House candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) listed a number of investigations she thinks Democrats should tackle if they win back the House.Ocasio-Cortez tweeted out the list Monday, which...
View ArticleGOP lawmakers urge improvements to cyber vulnerabilities resource
GOP lawmakers on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to improve a platform listing common cyber vulnerabilities.Committee Chairman Greg Walden...
View ArticleRepublicans ready to grill Bruce Ohr as Trump-DOJ feud escalates
House Republicans are sharpening their knives for an upcoming closed-door interview with Bruce Ohr, a Department of Justice (DOJ) official who has faced increasing attacks from President Trump and his...
View ArticleBritish intel agencies brushed off Nunes attempt to investigate Steele...
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) tried unsuccessfully earlier this month to meet with the heads of three British intelligence agencies in his efforts to probe the so-called...
View ArticleScalise warns against violent rhetoric on Twitter: 'I’m all too...
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) chided Twitter on Tuesday while speaking out against "violent leftist rhetoric" online, writing that he was "all too familiar" with the consequences.Scalise...
View ArticleDems press DeVos against arming teachers
House Democrats — almost the full caucus — are pressing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to scrap any plans to promote the arming of teachers in the name of protecting students.DeVos is reportedly...
View ArticleHouse Republicans say Ohr interview escalates surveillance concerns
House Republicans say the closed-door testimony of Justice Department official Bruce Ohr on Tuesday has heightened their concerns that federal authorities abused surveillance powers during the 2016...
View ArticleDem lawmaker slams Trump for warning of violence if Dems win House:...
Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) condemned President Trump’s warning of possible violence if the Democrats take back the House in the fall, calling it “fascism in the flesh.”“This is fascism in the flesh....
View ArticleChris Collins turned down plea deal from feds before indictment: report
Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.) turned down a plea deal from federal prosecutors before they indicted him earlier this month on insider trading, according to The Buffalo News.The sources who spoke to the...
View ArticleDemocrats defend Ohr following House testimony
House Democrats on Wednesday dismissed as a “waste of time” GOP attacks on Department of Justice (DOJ) official Bruce Ohr following his testimony a day earlier.One day after GOP lawmakers said Ohr “has...
View ArticleDem warns US immigration officials who are 'just following'...
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) on Thursday issued a warning to U.S. government officials who are following President Trump's orders to double down on authenticating the citizenship of hundreds of...
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