McCarthy introduces bill to fully fund Trump's border wall
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) introduced a bill on Friday to fully fund President Trump’s proposed border wall, a chief campaign promise that Congress has struggled to deliver.The...
View ArticleTop Judiciary Dems call for unredacted 'zero tolerance' memo
The top Democrats on the House and Senate judiciary committees are calling on the Trump administration to turn over an unredacted copy of the memo it used to justify its controversial "zero-tolerance"...
View ArticleVoter enthusiasm up sharply compared to 2014: poll
Voter enthusiasm is now significantly higher than during the lead-up to the midterm elections in 2014, according to a poll released Sunday.Seventy-six percent of respondents in The Washington Post-ABC...
View ArticleDe Blasio campaigns for Gillum while Florida Dem helps with Hurricane...
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) is campaigning for Andrew Gillum as the Democratic Florida gubernatorial nominee deals with the aftermath of Hurricane Michael.“It’s nothing like having Andrew...
View ArticleMcCarthy brother-in-law under scrutiny for earning federal contracts based on...
A company owned by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif.) in-laws was awarded more than $7 million in federal contracts based on McCarthy’s brother-in-law's disputed claim of Native American...
View ArticleEx-Florida lawmaker leaves Republican Party
Former Rep. David Jolly (Fla.) has left the Republican Party.The Tampa Bay Times reported on Monday that Jolly re-registered under no party affiliation with his wife a few weeks ago and that his intent...
View ArticlePaul Ryan to campaign for 25 vulnerable House Republicans
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is hitting the campaign trail in the final weeks before the midterms to stump for more than two dozen vulnerable Republicans.In an effort to fend off a potential blue wave on...
View ArticleSean Astin 'pretty ticked' only 90 followers liked tweet about...
Actor Sean Astin said Monday that he is "pretty ticked off" with his Twitter followers for not interacting with a previous tweet about Missouri House candidate Renee Hoagenson (D)."When I mention a...
View ArticleDemocrats in swing districts advised to avoid talking about immigration
Left-leaning groups are advising Democratic candidates in the November midterm elections to steer clear from discussing immigration in states and districts that President Trump won in 2016.A strategy...
View ArticlePelosi: Dems would start with campaign finance reform if they take House
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said if her party takes back the House in the 2018 midterms, they would hit the ground running next year with campaign finance reform legislation.“People...
View ArticlePelosi: I don’t see any Dems voting for wall funding
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she doesn't expect any Democrats to vote to fun President Trump's border wall as part of a government-funding bill in December.“I don’t see any of us...
View ArticleRepublican gains ground in tight West Virginia House race: poll
Republican Carol Miller has overtaken Richard Ojeda (D) in the race for West Virginia's 3rd District House seat, according to a poll released Tuesday.A Monmouth University poll shows Miller with the...
View ArticleGOP lawmaker rips Trump for Stormy Daniels attack: This is 'unbecoming...
Rep. Ryan Costello (R-Pa.) condemned President Trump on Tuesday after he attacked the appearance of adult-film actress Stormy Daniels, calling her "Horseface" in a tweet celebrating his victory against...
View ArticleGOP lawmaker: Trump comments about Stormy Daniels 'unpresidential'
Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) on Tuesday condemned President Trump's attack on Stormy Daniels' appearance as "unpresidential" and "rude," and lamented that the president's behavior on Twitter undermines...
View ArticleTrump: I won't accept the blame if Dems retake House
President Trump said Tuesday that he wouldn't accept the blame if Democrats earned a majority in the House after the November midterm elections.Trump told The Associated Press in a wide-ranging...
View ArticleConservatives fear Trump will cut immigration deal
Conservatives are growing worried that President Trump and GOP leaders will strike a slimmed-down immigration deal during the lame-duck session if Democrats win back the House in November.Republicans...
View ArticleDems damp down hopes for climate change agenda
Democrats are unlikely to pursue major climate change legislation if they win the House majority, despite a growing body of evidence suggesting time is running out to address the issue. This represents...
View ArticleEx-Republican lawmaker: I left GOP over Trump ‘flirtations with...
Former Rep. David Jolly (R-Fla.) on Tuesday said that he left the Republican Party due to President Trump's imprint, arguing that the president's "flirtations with misogyny" and "race-baiting" were...
View ArticleRyan on Trump’s ‘Horseface’ tweet: There’s no place for that type of language
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Wednesday criticized President Trump for calling adult film-star Stormy Daniels "Horseface," saying that there's no place for that kind of language. "There's no place for...
View ArticleRyan signals support for sanctions if Saudis killed Khashoggi
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) signaled that Congress will look at imposing sanctions on Saudi Arabia's government if it is found to have killed missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.Ryan said it would...
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