Tlaib says Trump 'scared' of 'Squad'
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) said in an interview published Sunday that she believes President Trump is afraid of the "Squad" amid an ongoing feud between the president and the group of four Democratic...
View ArticleKing doubles down, says rape, incest should not be factored in to abortion...
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) doubled down Saturday on his remarks criticizing abortions conducted in responses to cases of rape and incest.The Iowa Republican tweeted his thanks to pro-life commentator...
View ArticleDemocratic rep slams news outlets for 'exaggerated headlines' about...
Democratic Rep. Jahana Hayes (Conn.) pushed back on news stories with "exaggerated headlines," saying reports she said she's received racist threats since taking office are not true.Hayes hit reporters...
View ArticleGOP Rep. Sean Duffy resigning from Congress
Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) announced on Monday he was resigning from Congress after being elected to his fifth term in 2018."After eight and a half years, the time has come for me to focus more on the...
View ArticleHouse Democrats brace for short-term spending bill to avoid shutdown
Lawmakers are preparing for the possibility of a short-term spending patch to avoid a government shutdown next month.While Congress passed a budget deal last month to establish top-line spending...
View ArticleMaryland state senator denies sending tweet calling Ilhan Omar...
A Maryland state senator who recently launched a U.S. congressional bid is denying that he posted a now-deleted tweet calling Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) an “illegal.”Johnny Ray Salling (R) tweeted...
View ArticleDemocrats call on House committees to probe Epstein's 2008...
Forty-four House Democrats are calling on the House Judiciary and Oversight and Reform committees to investigate late financier and registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s plea deal from 2008 and his...
View ArticleSteve King jokes about China forcing Muslims to eat pork
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) raised eyebrows on Tuesday for joking that Muslims should eat pork while discussing the abuse of Muslims in China.King was speaking in Iowa about China forcing Muslim women to...
View ArticleOmar hits back at Alabama GOP after it approves resolution calling for her...
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Tuesday lambasted the Alabama GOP after it approved a resolution calling for her expulsion from the House, suggesting that the party should worry about its own candidates...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez on Bret Stephens being called a 'bedbug': 'My...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) called out New York Times columnist Bret Stephens on Tuesday after he deactivated his account and emailed a Twitter user's employer for calling him a...
View ArticleDemocrats eye action on threat of white nationalism
Democrats on Capitol Hill are pressing hard to adopt tougher gun laws following a pair of mass shootings this month that horrified the country and rekindled the on-again, off-again push to install...
View ArticleRoy Moore calls for Omar to go back from 'whence she came'
Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore (R) on Wednesday said Rep. Ilhan Omar should go back to Somalia after the Minnesota Democrat called him a child molester while criticizing the Alabama GOP for seeking...
View ArticleLawmakers mark anniversary of Martin Luther King 'I have a dream'...
Lawmakers commemorated the 56th anniversary of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.In commemorating the speech — one of the major historic moments of the civil rights...
View ArticleNadler to probe Trump's G-7 resort pitch
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) announced Wednesday his panel will broaden its investigation into President Trump to include his proposal to hold the 2020 Group of Seven...
View ArticleNadler tees up post-recess showdown with Trump
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler is teeing up a post-recess showdown with President Trump as the New York Democrat pushes for impeachment behind the scenes.Nadler has fired off a wave...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez welcomes arrival of teen climate activist Greta Thunberg
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) welcomed the arrival of Greta Thunberg to the U.S. on Wednesday after the teen climate activist sailed to New York City across the Atlantic Ocean."Welcome, Greta!...
View ArticleHouse Democrats blur lines on support for impeachment
House Democrats facing pressure from constituents back home over the August recess are increasingly blurring the lines on where they stand on impeaching President Trump.While about 30 Democrats have...
View ArticleOmar shares anonymous death threat, speaks out against 'hate' and...
Rep. Ilhan Omar (Minn.) is opening up about her need for security, sharing an anonymous death threat she said she received saying the Democratic lawmaker would likely be killed at the Minnesota State...
View ArticleIssa launches exploratory committee to challenge GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter
Former Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) has taken his first formal step toward a return to Congress.The former House Oversight and Reform Committee chairman has created an exploratory committee to run for...
View ArticleCummings rips DHS for blocking Oversight staff from visiting detention...
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, said Thursday the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is blocking the panel’s staff from future visits to...
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