GOP memo deflects some gun questions to 'violence from the left'
House Republicans recently circulated a memo with talking points on gun violence that seeks to pivot toward highlighting "violence from the left" when faced with questions about the influence of white...
View ArticleTrump finds consistent foil in 'Squad'
President Trump’s tweet saying Israel should deny entry to two of his domestic political opponents was just the latest example of him elevating “The Squad,” the group of four progressive congresswomen...
View ArticleHouse Democrat calls for gun control: Cities can ban plastic straws but...
Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.) on Friday evening expressed frustration with Congress’s inability thus far to pass gun control legislation following a number of mass shootings, arguing the public should...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez brushes off Trump tweet claiming she is 'fuming' over...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) dismissed a tweet from President Trump that claimed she is “fuming” over recent attention to Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), two of her...
View ArticleLawmakers demand VA fix emergency claims after report shows vets wrongly paid...
Lawmakers are demanding answers in the wake of a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) watchdog report report that found $53 million in veterans' medical claims were wrongly denied over just a six-month...
View ArticlePelosi hits Trump, Netanyahu for 'weakness' amid tensions over Omar...
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) blasted President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for "weakness" after a move to block two U.S. congresswomen from visiting Israel stoked tensions...
View ArticleLewandowski says he's 'happy' to testify before House panel
Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski says he would be "happy" to testify before Congress after House Democrats subpoenaed him this week as part of their investigation into key figures...
View ArticleJoseph Kennedy mulling primary challenge to Markey in Massachusetts
Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-Mass.) reportedly commissioned a survey to see how well he would fare in a primary challenge against Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) for Markey's Senate seat as the lawmaker considers a...
View ArticleTlaib's grandmother to Trump: 'May God ruin' you
The grandmother of Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), did not mince words about President Trump in a recent interview after he roped her into a heated back and forth with her granddaughter following the...
View ArticleSteve King says 'left-wing media' and GOP leadership owe him...
GOP Rep. Steve King (Iowa) on Saturday said that both the media and the Republican Party's leadership owe him an apology in the wake of a controversy stemming from his recent comments about rape and...
View ArticleTlaib suggests boycotting Maher show after he calls anti-Israel boycott...
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) late Saturday suggested that viewers should boycott comedian Bill Maher’s late-night HBO show over his vehement criticism of the international movement to boycott Israel....
View ArticlePelosi warns Mnuchin to stop 'illegal' $4.3B cut to foreign aid
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) warned that proposed cuts to foreign aid already appropriated by Congress could put a budget deal with the White House in jeopardy in a Sunday letter to Treasury...
View ArticleWorld Jewish Congress condemns Tlaib for suggesting boycott of Bill...
The World Jewish Congress (WJC) on Sunday responded to Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s (D-Mich.) suggestion to boycott comedian Bill Maher’s HBO show over his recent criticism of the international movement to...
View ArticleFourth-ranking House Democrat backs Trump impeachment
Rep. Ben Ray Luján (N.M.), the No. 4 House Democrat, announced Monday that he's supporting an impeachment inquiry into President Trump, making him the highest-ranking member of Speaker Nancy Pelosi's...
View ArticleFirst House Republican backs bill banning assault weapons
Rep. Pete King (N.Y.) is the first House Republican to back a bill in the chamber seeking to ban assault weapons."They are weapons of mass slaughter," King told the New York Daily News on Monday...
View ArticlePelosi, Schumer press for gun screenings as Trump inches away
Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill pressed President Trump on Monday to support tougher gun laws, a move that comes as the president attempts to shift the focus of gun-violence prevention from firearms...
View ArticleHouse committee heads demand Coast Guard Academy explain handling of...
Two House committee chairmen on Monday requested that two Coast Guard officials appear for interviews regarding the handling of complaints of racially motivated harassment and retaliation at the Coast...
View ArticleOmar says US should reconsider aid to Israel
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said Monday that U.S. aid to Israel should be tied to its treatment of Palestinians, questioning whether the funds should continue after the country blocked her and Rep....
View ArticleCapitol Police advised Gaetz against holding open events
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) said Monday that the Capitol Police have advised him against holding open events after a woman threw a drink at him in June, according to Politico.Gaetz, one of President...
View ArticlePaul Ryan moving family to Washington
Former GOP Speaker Paul Ryan and his family are moving from Wisconsin to a suburb of Washington, D.C. Ryan, who hails from Janesville, Wis., and his family will temporarily rent a house in Maryland...
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