Dem leader says party can include abortion opponents
The Democrats' tent is big enough to include anti-abortion lawmakers, the No. 2 House Democrat said Wednesday.Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) emphasized that Democrats are overwhelmingly in favor...
View ArticleKhanna calls out progressives who haven't endorsed Lipinski challenger
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) is calling out other progressives who have yet to endorse Marie Newman, the primary challenger to centrist Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill.).Reps. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) and...
View ArticleTop Oversight Democrat demands immigration brass testify
A top Democrat on the House Oversight and Reform Committee demanded Wednesday that the heads of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez accuses NY Times of 'dripping condescension'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) pushed back on The New York Times on Wednesday after the paper published an article suggesting that she had “learned to play by Washington’s rules” during her...
View ArticleHouse reaches deal on continuing resolution, vote expected Thursday
House Democrats filed stopgap legislation Wednesday evening to prevent a shutdown and keep the government running through Nov. 21. A floor vote on the continuing resolution (CR) is expected Thursday....
View ArticleScalise blasts Democratic legislation on gun reforms
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) blasted gun control legislation from Democrats as he advocated instead focusing on shoring up the existing background check system.Scalise, at a press...
View ArticleQueer Marine veteran launches House bid after incumbent California Rep. Susan...
A Marines veteran who identifies as queer on Wednesday became the latest Democrat to launch a bid for a California House seat after incumbent Rep. Susan Davis (D-Calif.) announced earlier this month...
View ArticleDemocrats bicker over strategy on impeachment
House Democrats are struggling to defend their impeachment strategy as the rift between Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) widens.Democrats on...
View ArticlePelosi: Lewandowski should have been held in contempt 'right then and...
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Wednesday that President Trump's former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski should have been held in contempt "right then and there" when he refused to cooperate...
View Article2020 Dems honor Emily Clyburn
Democratic presidential candidates offered their condolences to House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) on Thursday after his wife, civil rights activist Emily Clyburn, passed away at the age of 80....
View ArticleGOP Rep. Tom Reed collapses just before television appearance
Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) collapsed in the rotunda of the Cannon Office Building on Thursday minutes before he was scheduled to appear on Fox Business.The senior member of the House Ways and Means...
View ArticleFlorida Rep. Charlie Crist endorses Biden
Florida Rep. Charlie Crist (D-Fla.) threw his support behind former Vice President Joe Biden's 2020 bid on Thursday, saying Biden would be the best candidate to attract “independent and disaffected...
View ArticleHouse votes to avert shutdown, fund government through November
The House on Thursday passed legislation to avert a government shutdown and keep the government funded through Nov. 21.The bill, which passed in a 301-123 vote, came after some uncertainty that the...
View ArticleTwo former Congressional Black Caucus chairmen back Biden
A pair of former chairmen of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) — Democratic Reps. Emanuel Cleaver (Mo.) and G.K. Butterfield (N.C.) — endorsed Joe Biden's 2020 bid this week, demonstrating the...
View ArticleNYC teacher suing DeVos over student loan forgiveness program
A New York City middle school art teacher testified Thursday before the House Committee on Education, Labor and Pensions about why she joined a lawsuit against Education Secretary Betsy DeVos over her...
View ArticleDemocrat accuses GOP of opposing DC statehood because of 'race and...
A Democratic member of the House Oversight Committee on Thursday accused Republicans of opposing an effort to grant statehood to the District of Columbia because of "race and partisanship."Thursday's...
View ArticleDemocrats press Nadler to hold Lewandowski in contempt
Democrats are pressuring House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) to hold Corey Lewandowski in contempt of Congress after the former Trump campaign manager stonewalled lawmakers...
View ArticleDemocrats blast HUD for removing LGBT language from grant competition
Dozens of Democrats have signed a letter to Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson urging him to reinstate provisions aimed at helping LGBT people as part of the criteria for a...
View ArticleReed thanks well wishers, will return to work Monday after collapse
Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) on Friday said in a statement that he will return to work in the House on Monday after collapsing on Thursday. The lawmaker said that after the collapse he learned he had...
View ArticleHouse approves Democrat-backed bill ending mandatory arbitration
The House passed legislation Friday aimed at preventing mandatory arbitration in consumer and employment contracts in a 225-186 vote that generally fell along party lines. The Forced Arbitration...
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