Indicted lawmaker angers GOP with decision to run for reelection
Rep. Chris Collins’s (R-N.Y.) decision to remain on the ballot this fall despite his indictment on insider trading charges is drawing fire from Republicans, who believe it could put a safe seat at risk...
View ArticleSinema, Fitzpatrick call for long-term extension of Violence Against Women Act
Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) are calling on House leadership to work swiftly to pass a long-term reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The House...
View ArticleGOP lawmaker's siblings endorse Dem opponent: 'Difficult to see my...
Multiple siblings of Rep. Paul Gosar are coming out in support of his Democratic opponent, accusing the Arizona Republican of racism.The Phoenix New Times reported that Democratic House candidate David...
View ArticleHouse Judiciary on NY Times article: I intend to subpoena 'McCabe...
The House Judiciary Committee announced on Friday that it intends to subpoena memos from former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe detailing reported comments made by Deputy Attorney General Rod...
View ArticleKavanaugh fight roils an already ugly political climate
Death threats. Heated protests. Nasty campaign ads.The political climate is growing increasingly ugly and personal in the Trump era, a sense that is being underlined by the confirmation battle over...
View ArticleKey House Dem's objections stall intel bill as deadline looms
Objections from the House Intelligence Committee's top Democrat are stalling efforts to pass a two-year intelligence authorization bill that would include provisions for election security and Russian...
View ArticleDemocrats opposed to Pelosi lack challenger to topple her
Democratic insurgents hoping to topple House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) lack a key ingredient in their master plan: a formidable challenger.Pelosi’s detractors have argued for years that...
View ArticleDems see Kavanaugh saga as playing to their advantage
House Democrats increasingly see the controversy swirling around Brett Kavanaugh as a political boon just weeks ahead of the midterm elections — a saga they think will energize female voters already...
View ArticlePoll: Democrats in position to retake the House
Democrats are in position to retake control of the House, according to a new poll ahead of the midterm elections. The CBS News Battleground Tracker poll released on Sunday found that the Democratic...
View ArticleFox News poll shows Dems with edge ahead of midterms
Democrats hold a 7-point lead over Republicans in the midterms, according to a new survey released just weeks ahead of the congressional elections.Forty-nine percent of likely voters surveyed told Fox...
View ArticleGiffords PAC features hypothetical texts during school lockdown in ad against...
A new ad targeting Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colo.) for his gun-friendly policies features a hypothetical text conversation between a mother and child during a school lockdown.The ad was released by a PAC...
View ArticleHouse Judiciary chair threatens subpoena if DOJ doesn’t supply McCabe memos...
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) on Sunday vowed to subpoena the Department of Justice (DOJ) this week if it does not provide Congress with certain documents related to the...
View ArticleHouse panel signals Russia probe document dump before midterms
The head of the House Intelligence Committee is signaling plans to release interview transcripts from the panel’s now-concluded Russia investigation, arguing that it’s important for the depositions to...
View ArticleGOP's favorability hits highest mark in seven years: Gallup
Forty-five percent give a favorable rating to the Republican Party in a new poll by Gallup, the highest number hit by the GOP in the poll since 2011.It's also a tick up from the 44 percent polled who...
View ArticleJordan wants Rosenstein to testify before House Judiciary Committee
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), a leading voice in the conservative House Freedom Caucus, on Monday called for Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to testify before the House Judiciary Committee,...
View ArticleDems fight to protect Mueller amid Rosenstein rumors
Democrats are urging Congress to protect special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation following Monday’s uproar over the fate of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and...
View ArticleHouse Republican threatens to push for Rosenstein impeachment unless he...
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Monday threatened to bring articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein if he won't testify in front of the House Judiciary Committee.Gaetz said on...
View ArticleO'Rourke defends Cruz after protesters heckle senator at restaurant
Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) on Tuesday defended Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) after the senator and his wife were swarmed by protesters while they were having dinner at a Washington, D.C., restaurant."Not...
View ArticleHoyer questions feasibility of new threshold for Speaker nomination
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) on Tuesday seemed to throw cold water on a nascent effort by insurgent Democrats to raise the bar for nominating a Speaker candidate within the caucus.Hoyer, the Democratic...
View ArticleAguilar launches bid for Democratic leadership position
Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) is launching a bid to serve as vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus in the next Congress. “It’s been the privilege of a lifetime to serve with you. I was honored to...
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