Walden retirement adds to GOP election woes
Veteran Rep. Greg Walden’s (R-Ore.) announcement Monday that he won’t seek reelection marked the latest sign of decreasing confidence among Republicans, even those with top committee posts, that the...
View ArticleShimkus says he's been asked to reconsider retirement
Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.), who announced this summer he won’t run for reelection in 2020, said Monday night he has been asked to reconsider his decision. In a brief interview with The Hill outside the...
View ArticleLiz Cheney condemns attacks on Vindman's patriotism
House Republican Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney (Wyo.) condemned attacks on Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a witness called to testify as part of the impeachment inquiry, blasting those who have...
View ArticleTrump, Pelosi trade barbs on Twitter over impeachment inquiry
President Trump and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday traded barbs on Twitter over the impeachment inquiry as lawmakers hear from a key official from Trump's National Security Council...
View ArticleDemocrats ask court to force DOJ's hand on Mueller grand jury materials
The House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday asked a federal judge to force the Department of Justice (DOJ) to hand over redacted grand jury materials stemming from former special counsel Robert Mueller’s...
View ArticleEx-GOP lawmaker Duffy: White House witness has 'affinity' for Ukraine
Former Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) on Tuesday questioned the patriotism of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and said the decorated Army officer has "an affinity" for Ukraine while Vindman testified as part of...
View ArticleNew testimony raises concerns over Sondland's credibility, says...
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) on Tuesday said testimony from a White House official is raising “more concerns” over the credibility of U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland’s...
View ArticleGaetz responds after #MattGaetzIsATool trends on Twitter: 'I kinda like...
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) responded on Tuesday after #MattGaetzIsATool began trending on Twitter in the United States, saying, “I kinda like it.”The Trump ally used the hashtag himself and shared an...
View ArticleTlaib tells Walker to 'shush' over swipe at Sanders event
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) hit back at former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) after he mocked the backdrop she and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) used during a Sanders campaign event in the Detroit...
View ArticleMcConnell: We'll see if Pelosi's impeachment rules resolution...
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Tuesday he has not decided whether to hold a floor vote on a resolution condemning the House impeachment process, adding that he is waiting to see...
View ArticleREAD: House Democrats introduce procedures for impeachment
House Democrats on Tuesday introduced a resolution outlining procedures for impeachment. The move comes after Democrats announced on Monday that the House would vote Thursday for the first time on the...
View ArticleDemocrats unveil impeachment procedures
House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a resolution to outline the next phase of their impeachment inquiry that will bring their case before the public after weeks of closed-door witness testimony.The...
View ArticleTed Danson urges lawmakers to take action against single-use plastics
Actor and longtime environmental activist Ted Danson urged lawmakers on Tuesday to enact legislation to reduce the production of single-use plastics that experts say pose an increasing risk to ocean...
View ArticleDemocratic lawmaker says young GOP voters will push party leadership on...
Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) said on Tuesday he was hopeful young Republican voters would push Republican leadership in Congress to act on diversity issues like passing the Equality Act. "[For] younger...
View ArticleShimkus says he's reconsidering retirement
Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) said Tuesday he’s reconsidering retiring from Congress now that the top GOP spot on the House Energy and Commerce Committee will be vacant. “It’s true, I am at least...
View ArticleHouse votes to recognize Armenian genocide
The House passed a resolution on Tuesday officially recognizing and rebuking the Ottoman Empire's genocide against the Armenian people and rejecting any efforts to enlist the U.S. government in denying...
View ArticleHouse approves Turkey sanctions in rare bipartisan rebuke of Trump
The House on Tuesday easily approved sanctions against Turkey over its offensive in northern Syria against Kurdish forces.The measure passed 403-16, with 176 Republicans voting in support and just 15...
View ArticleSondland emerges as key target after Vindman testimony
House Democrats are weighing whether to take action against European Union (EU) Ambassador Gordon Sondland, who some lawmakers believe misled impeachment investigators during his closed-door deposition...
View ArticleAdministration official to testify Bolton painted Giuliani as possible...
An administration official will testify on Wednesday that former national security adviser John Bolton painted President Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani as a possible obstacle on Ukraine...
View ArticleTrump: 'Unified' Republicans starting to attack substance of...
President Trump early Wednesday said that “unified” Republicans are starting to attack the substance of the impeachment allegations against him instead of the process of the inquiry.The president in a...
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