GOP lawmakers call for provisions barring DOD funds for border wall to be...
House conservatives are pushing back against provisions in the annual defense policy bill aimed at blocking Pentagon funds from going toward President Trump’s southern border wall. Led by Rep. Andy...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez defends blocking people on Twitter
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Thursday defended her right to block people on Twitter, saying “harassment is not a viewpoint.”“I have 5.2 million followers. Less than 20 accounts are blocked...
View ArticleDemocrat says race is one reason Trump cares about Florida more than Puerto...
Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) said Friday that race is one reason that President Trump cares more about Florida than Puerto Rico. Asked in a CNN interview with Wolf Blitzer about the difference between...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez unveils Green New Deal art posters in New York district
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Friday unveiled a new art series for her district in the Bronx and Queens highlighting her Green New Deal proposal.“These posters push us to imagine our future...
View ArticleIllinois Rep. Shimkus won't run for reelection
GOP Rep. John Shimkus announced Friday he will not seek reelection for Illinois’s 15th Congressional District next year.Shimkus, who has served in the House since 1997, said while his tenure in...
View ArticleHouse Judiciary postpones gun bills hearing over Hurricane Dorian
The House Judiciary Committee announced on Friday that, due to Hurricane Dorian hindering lawmaker travel, it is postponing a planned early return from recess to consider gun reform legislation. The...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez mocks Boston 'Straight Pride Parade' over lack of women
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Saturday called out participants in Boston's "Straight Pride Parade," saying it should have been called the "I-Struggle-With-Masculinity" parade."For men who...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez hands out school supplies, personal notes to Bronx students
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) marked her first back-to-school season in office by handing out school supplies and a personal note to students in her Bronx district at area parks and block...
View ArticleGun debate to shape 2020 races
Lawmakers return to Washington next week with both sides vowing a robust debate on gun reform following a pair of deadly mass shootings in Texas and another in Ohio.But the discussion promised by Sen....
View ArticleSwing-seat Democrats oppose impeachment, handing Pelosi leverage
Vulnerable House Democrats in swing districts are resisting pressure to back the launching of an impeachment inquiry against President Trump.Even as a majority of the House Democratic Caucus backs...
View ArticleHouse Democrats planning to hold hearings regarding Trump's role in...
House Democrats will reportedly prioritize a congressional inquiry into President Trump’s alleged role in payments to silence two women who say they had affairs with Trump before he took office.The...
View ArticleCongress set for chaotic fall sprint
Lawmakers are preparing to return to a chaotic fall in Washington, paving the way for an end-of-year legislative sprint.In addition to hot-button issues like background checks, Congress has several...
View ArticleTexas Democrat wants Mexico to address highway security before vote on...
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas) is asking Mexico to address highway safety as he weighs his vote on President Trump’s new North American trade deal. Gonzalez sent letters to Mexican Ambassador Martha...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez rips Pence's stay at Trump resort in Ireland:...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday joined Democrats criticizing Vice President Mike Pence’s stay at a Trump resort during an official visit to Ireland and accused President Trump of...
View ArticleHouse Democrats unveil bill to ensure citizenship for children of service...
A trio of House Democrats unveiled legislation on Tuesday that would reverse a new Trump administration policy that changes how some Americans serving abroad in the military or other postings pass U.S....
View ArticleGOP faces new pressure to act on guns
For Republicans hoping to run out the clock on gun reform, the weekend's mass shooting in Texas has complicated the math.The killings of seven people in Odessa by a lone gunman on Saturday has...
View ArticleTrump moving forward to divert $3.6B from military projects for border wall
The Trump administration is moving forward with its plan to divert $3.6 billion from military construction projects, notifying congressional leaders and lawmakers whose states will be impacted by the...
View ArticleSchumer: Odessa shooting 'could have been avoided' with background...
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Tuesday that the shooting in Odessa, Texas, "could have been avoided" if Congress had passed the House's universal background check legislation....
View ArticlePelosi updates Trudeau on status of Trump's NAFTA revamp
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke Tuesday to discuss progress on negotiations over the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA), President Trump’s...
View ArticleRep. Flores becomes latest Texas Republican to retire
Rep. Bill Flores (R-Texas) on Wednesday announced he will not seek reelection to a sixth term in Congress, adding to the rush of Texas Republican lawmakers heading for the exit.Flores, the first...
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