Schiff predicts Trump will accept Saudi denials of involvement in...
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, on Sunday predicted that President Trump will accept Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's denials of involvement...
View ArticleBen and Jerry cut TV ads for 5 Dem hopefuls who exemplify company's...
The founders of Ben & Jerry's ice cream company are reportedly launching TV ads for five Democrats running for House seats who they say exemplify the ice cream company's values.The ads for Aftab...
View ArticlePelosi says Dems would 'handily' win House if election were held today
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) expressed confidence on Monday that Democrats would easily win back the House if the midterm elections were held today.“If the election were held today,...
View ArticleConservatives fume over format of upcoming Rosenstein interview
House conservatives are fuming over the format of an upcoming interview with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, saying the closed-door setup will hinder transparency.Reps. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.)...
View ArticleGOP lawmaker proposes legislative maneuver to fund Trump's border wall
Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Ala.) on Monday announced legislation aimed at allowing Republicans to circumvent Senate Democrats and provide funding for President Trump's wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.The...
View ArticleOne Dem hopeful in Virginia won’t stop talking about Trump — another barely...
CENTREVILLE, Va. — Democrat Jennifer Wexton can’t stop talking about Donald Trump.Wexton’s TV ad playing on repeat in the D.C. media market calls two-term Rep. Barbara Comstock, her GOP opponent,...
View ArticleDems divided over Pelosi's 'transitional' Speaker pitch
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has a new pitch in her bid for Speaker: She’ll consider stepping down at the end of the next Congress.The idea of a “transitional” Speaker, a term the 78-year-old...
View ArticleBoulder thrown through McCarthy’s office window
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said late Monday that a group of vandals threw a "boulder" through a window of his office in Bakersfield, Calif.McCarthy posted multiple photos of the...
View ArticleCook shifts 8 House races toward Dems
Cook Political Report on Tuesday shifted eight House races toward Democrats and two in favor of Republicans with 14 days to go before the midterm elections.The nonpartisan election forecaster projected...
View ArticleDems hold narrow 50-47 percent House lead in new Washington Post poll
Democrats hold a 3-point advantage over Republicans in some of the nation’s tightest House races, according to a Washington Post/Schar School poll released Tuesday.The poll shows that in 69 competitive...
View ArticleLawmakers wager sushi, shellfish on World Series
Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff (Calif.) and Joe Kennedy III (Mass.) are betting a seafood dinner on the Tuesday opening game of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox in...
View ArticleKey GOP chairman endorses Trump's new tax-cut promise
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) said Tuesday that the House would work with President Trump on a new round of tax cuts if Republicans keep control of both chambers in the...
View ArticleHouse Republicans postpone Rosenstein interview
House Republicans are postponing a closed-door interview with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein planned for Wednesday.Reps. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), the chairmen of the House...
View ArticleRNC shifts $3.5M apiece to House and Senate campaign arms
The Republican National Committee (RNC) has moved $3.5 million apiece to the GOP's House and Senate campaign arms as the midterms fast approach.A GOP official confirmed the transfer to The Hill....
View ArticlePoll: 'Kavanaugh effect' spurs more to vote Democrat than Republican
The brutal battle over Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation has spurred more people to vote Democrat than Republican, according to a new poll.Of those surveyed, 35 percent said...
View ArticleGOP leaders: 'Acts of pure terror' have no place in politics
Congressional GOP leaders on Wednesday condemned those who mailed suspicious packages to the homes of President Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as well as CNN’s offices in New York...
View ArticleDebbie Wasserman Schultz's Florida office evacuated due to suspicious...
The Florida office of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) was evacuated Wednesday over reports of a suspicious package, according to local authorities.Police in Sunrise, Fla., confirmed on Twitter that...
View ArticleDem leaders slam Trump's response to attempted attacks: His 'words...
Top congressional Democrats on Wednesday slammed President Trump's response to a series of suspicious packages sent to prominent Democratic officials, saying his "words ring hollow." "Time and time...
View ArticleWasserman Schultz on explosives: I am 'deeply disturbed' my name...
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) on Wednesday condemned the five suspicious packages sent this week with her return address, saying she is "deeply disturbed" that her name was attached.Packages...
View ArticleAnother suspicious package addressed to Maxine Waters found in Los Angeles...
Authorities on Wednesday night found a suspicious package addressed to Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) in a Los Angeles mail facility. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in a...
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