Cook Report shifts 9 House races toward Dems day before election
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report shifted nine House races toward Democrats in a new forecast published Monday, the day before the midterm elections. Cook moved one race, an open seat in Washington...
View ArticleTrump Jr. says Dems will never disavow Louis Farrakhan
Donald Trump Jr. slammed Democrats on Monday, saying they'll never disavow Louis Farrakhan, head of the Nation of Islam."When will the democrats disavow this guy? Answer: NEVER," Trump tweeted, linking...
View ArticleSteve King pushes back against criticism: 'Leftist media commits all out...
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) on Monday tweeted a link to an article on The Gateway Pundit defending him from accusations of ties to neo-Nazis while blaming the "leftist media" for attacking him, adding it...
View ArticleSabato's Crystal Ball: Dems will pick up more than 30 House seats, GOP...
Sabato's Crystal Ball is projecting that Democrats will comfortably win control of the House during Tuesday's midterm elections, while Republicans will slightly expand their majority in the Senate.The...
View ArticleDuckworth: SNL's Pete Davidson owes GOP candidate an apology for mocking...
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) on Monday said "Saturday Night Live" cast member Pete Davidson should apologize to the wounded veteran he mocked on the show over the weekend."This is absolutely...
View ArticleDems prepare to dive into House leadership races
A blue wave on Tuesday would launch House Democrats into power for the first time in almost a decade — and spark a frenzied scramble among ambitious lawmakers for one of very few seats at the...
View ArticleRyan downplays split with Trump on birthright citizenship
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Monday downplayed any potential rift with President Trump after the two publicly disagreed over the president's proposal to end birthright citizenship."It’s all good. Like...
View ArticleSteve King: Maybe Sotomayor and Kagan will 'elope to Cuba'
GOP Rep. Steve King (Iowa) said Monday that he hopes former President Obama’s Supreme Court appointees, Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor, will “elope to Cuba.”King, who has often made headlines...
View ArticleRepublicans fear loss of House majority
Republicans are bracing for the possibility that their House majority will be vanquished on Election Day as more and more GOP seats look vulnerable in the campaign’s final stretch.The party believes it...
View ArticleJohn Lewis: 'Scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in...
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) said Tuesday that the Georgia gubernatorial race exemplifies how the "scars and stains of racism" haven't vanished from modern society.The civil rights icon told CNN's "New Day"...
View ArticleDems battle to gain House edge as first polls close
Democrats are battling to take over the House majority for the first time since 2010 in a midterm election set up as a referendum on Donald Trump’s unprecedented presidency.Polls closed at 6 p.m. in...
View ArticlePelosi confident she will be Speaker
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) expressed confidence she will become the next Speaker of the House, regaining a position she lost in 2010 after Republicans swept into the majority after...
View ArticleFormer congressman sentenced to 10 years in prison for campaign finance scheme
Former Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) was sentenced to 120 months in prison and ordered to pay $1,014,718.51 for a campaign finance scheme.After he leaves prison, Stockman will be subject to three years...
View ArticleNancy Pelosi starts working on her math problem in Speaker vote
Nancy Pelosi has a puzzle to solve as she embarks on her quest to reclaim the Speaker’s gavel.A dozen Democratic candidates who have been critical of the California Democrat won election to Congress on...
View ArticleScalise announces bid for minority whip
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) officially announced his bid to be the House minority whip of the 116th Congress in the wake of Democrats taking back the lower chamber during the midterm...
View ArticleHead of the House GOP campaign arm won't seek another term
The head of the House GOP’s campaign arm will step down from his post after losing control of the lower chamber on Tuesday, according to a spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee...
View ArticleLikely Dem Judiciary chairman demands answers about Trump removing Sessions
Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), who is set to become the House Judiciary Committee chairman, on Wednesday demanded answers on why Attorney General Jeff Sessions submitted his resignation. "Americans must...
View ArticleGOP's Knight concedes to Dem Katie Hill in critical California House race
Rep. Steve Knight (R-Calif.) has conceded to Democrat Katie Hill in California’s 25th District, handing Democrats a huge pick-up and adding to their House majority.Knight told a local CBS affiliate...
View ArticleNext chairman of Ways and Means Committee plans to demand Trump's tax...
Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.), who's expected to become chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee in January, said Wednesday that he expects the panel to request President Trump's tax returns."Yes,...
View Article14 House Dems vow to withhold Speaker votes over rule reforms
Fourteen House Democrats are vowing to withhold their votes for Speaker unless the candidate agrees to overhaul House rules, according to an analysis by The Hill.The list of lawmakers includes 10...
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