House leaders threaten contempt if former White House official defies subpoena
House Democrats leading the impeachment inquiry into President Trump late Saturday threatened contempt proceedings against a former White House deputy national security adviser if he fails to appear...
View ArticleSchiff: 'Bolton is a very important witness'
House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said President Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton is a “very important” witness in the ongoing impeachment probe. Schiff added on...
View ArticlePelosi, Schumer call for briefing on death of ISIS leader al-Baghdadi
The top Democrats in Congress are asking to be briefed on a U.S. military raid that President Trump said led to the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.In her statement on Sunday, House Speaker...
View ArticleTop GOP rep 'a little uncomfortable' with Trump language describing...
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), the ranking member of the Armed Services Committee, said he was "a little uncomfortable" with President Trump's description of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's death....
View ArticleWashington Post publishes op-ed adapted from Cummings book foreword
The Washington Post on Sunday published an excerpt from an upcoming book foreword by the late Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) in which the congressman hails America’s civil servants.In the excerpt, from...
View ArticleFormer Rep. John Conyers dies at 90
Former Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), the longest-serving African American House member in congressional history, died Sunday at age 90. "Today, the city of Detroit, The United States and the world lost...
View ArticleRep. Katie Hill resigns amid ethics probe
Freshman Rep. Katie Hill (D-Calif.), a rising star in the Democratic Party and a member of Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) leadership team, said Sunday she is resigning from office amid allegations...
View ArticleDemocratic lawmakers, 2020 candidates pay tribute to Conyers
Democrats on Capitol Hill and the 2020 campaign trail on Sunday expressed their sympathy over the death of former Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), one of the U.S.'s longest-serving black...
View ArticlePaul Ryan launches new nonprofit
Former Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Monday launched a nonprofit organization that will focus on his legislative priorities during his two decades in Congress: fighting poverty, boosting economic...
View ArticleREAD: Former White House official refuses to testify
A former White House official on Monday told the House Intelligence Committee he would not testify in the congressional impeachment probe into President Trump given the White House's argument of...
View ArticleDemocrats threaten contempt after White House official refuses to testify
House Democrats are threatening to charge a key witness in their impeachment investigation with contempt after he defied a subpoena and failed to show up at the Capitol Monday morning.Rep. Adam Schiff...
View ArticleSpecial election to fill Cummings seat to be held on same day as Md....
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) announced Monday that the special election to fill the late Rep. Elijah Cummings’s (D) seat will be held April 28, the same day as the state’s presidential primary.After a...
View ArticleDemocrat asks FEC to investigate Trump campaign declining to pay police bills
A House Democrat on Monday asked the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to investigate whether President Trump's reelection campaign is violating campaign finance rules by failing to report disputed...
View ArticleOregon GOP Rep. Greg Walden won't seek reelection
Rep. Greg Walden (Ore.), the top Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, announced Monday he will not run for another term in Congress, making him the latest GOP lawmaker to head for the...
View ArticleKatie Hill pledges to fight 'revenge porn' after leaving Congress
Rep. Katie Hill (D-Calif.) said she will fight "revenge porn" when she leaves Congress after websites published nude photos of her along with reports alleging she had improper relationships with...
View ArticleHouse to vote for first time on impeachment procedures
House Democrats will for the first time vote on impeachment procedures on Thursday, a shift in their strategy seemingly meant to cut off GOP arguments about an unfair process.Rep. Jim McGovern...
View ArticleMcCarthy: Planned vote on impeachment 'an admission that this process...
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Monday that Democrats' decision to hold a vote later this week on the impeachment inquiry amounted to "backtracking" in a "sham impeachment.""It’s...
View ArticleCalifornia secretary of state eyes running for Katie Hill seat
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla (D) is mulling a bid to run for California’s 25th Congressional District in the wake of Rep. Katie Hill’s (R-Calif.) resignation, two sources with knowledge...
View ArticlePence: 'I don't take it as a foregone conclusion that the House...
Vice President Mike Pence said that he does not think it’s a “foregone conclusion that the House will vote to impeach” in an interview Monday. Pence defended President Trump and criticized House...
View ArticleTrump official's refusal to testify escalates impeachment tensions
The refusal of a key White House official to testify Monday in the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry raises new questions about the pace and effectiveness of the investigation into allegations of...
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