Rep. Linda Sanchez’s husband indicted on corruption charges
The husband of Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) was indicted by federal authorities on Thursday on charges related to the theft of public funds. The U.S. attorney’s office in Connecticut announced that a...
View ArticleParties start gaming out 2020 battleground
The 2020 elections are almost two years away but the battle for control of Congress is already shaping up to be a dog fight as parties look to make up lost ground from the 2018 midterms.Results are...
View ArticlePelosi: Americans 'deserve real action' on gun control after...
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) issued a statement Thursday calling for "real action" on stopping gun violence after a shooting at a bar in California left a dozen people dead and more...
View ArticlePelosi: Acting attorney general 'should not be there'
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, who could be poised to retake the Speakership following the Democratic takeover of the House majority, slammed acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, saying...
View ArticlePelosi: Gun control ‘will be a priority’ in next House
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who plans to return as Speaker in the next Congress, declared Thursday that gun control will be a priority under the newly elected Democratic majority. “I...
View ArticlePelosi critics lose momentum in battle over her ascension
The insurgents are stuck.Nancy Pelosi's Democratic critics are scrambling to prevent the long-time leader from seizing the Speaker's gavel next year following sweeping midterm wins that flipped control...
View ArticleBattle looms over funding for Trump's border wall
The biggest fight looming for lawmakers in the lame-duck session is over President Trump’s request to fully fund his proposed border wall, which he made a top priority while campaigning for GOP...
View ArticleSteve King accuses Weekly Standard of trying to ‘advance a Leftist agenda’
Iowa Rep. Steve King (R) took aim at The Weekly Standard early Friday morning, accusing the conservative magazine of advancing a "Leftist" agenda with an article panning his victory in Tuesday's...
View ArticleSwalwell offers his 'thought' and 'prayer' in wake of...
California Rep. Eric Swalwell (D) reacted to a Wednesday shooting in his state that left 12 people dead and others injured with a unique riff on the traditional "thoughts and prayers" commonly offered...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez rips Fox News for cracking 'jokes' about her...
Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) tore into Fox News hosts on Friday for "gleefully" cracking jokes about her finances, saying that the hosts' comments revealed what their thoughts about...
View ArticleBustos launches bid to head House Dems’ campaign arm
Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.) on Friday dropped her bid to become the fourth-ranking Democrat next year and instead entered the contest to lead the party’s campaign arm. The move comes two days after Rep....
View ArticleTexas Dem: Migrant caravan is headed toward California
A Democratic lawmaker in Texas said Friday that the migrant caravan of Central American asylum seekers appears to be headed toward California. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), who sits on the House...
View ArticlePelosi: Whitaker’s appointment to acting AG ‘does violence to the Constitution’
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) ripped President Trump’s appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general, saying in a new interview that his appointment “does violence to the...
View ArticleProposed House GOP rules would force indicted lawmakers to step down from...
New proposed rules for House GOP members would force any Republican indicted for a felony to step down from their committee assignment or leadership role.According to a new rule, any committee member...
View ArticleDems race to protect Mueller probe
House Democrats are racing to protect special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, and they’re not waiting until they assume the majority to do so.House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)...
View ArticleNew York Dem announces bid to lead Dem House campaign arm
New York Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D) on Saturday announced his candidacy to lead the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the House Democrats' campaign arm.In a note to his Democratic...
View ArticleDems vow swift action on gun reform next year
The nation's latest mass shooting has rekindled the fire under Democrats to use their newly won majority to strengthen federal gun laws in the next Congress.The issue was off the table for eight years...
View ArticleConservative magazine posts recording of King using derogatory language...
Conservative policy magazine The Weekly Standard on Saturday posted audio of Iowa Rep. Steve King (R) using derogatory language to apparently refer to Mexican immigrants at a campaign event after King...
View ArticleHouse Dems plan to investigate Trump targeting of CNN, Washington Post: report
After taking back control of the House, Democratic lawmakers are reportedly planning to launch an investigation into President Trump’s attacks on some media outlets.In a new interview with Axios, Rep....
View ArticleMomentum builds for Dems to take on campaign finance reform
Momentum is building within the House Democratic Caucus to move aggressively on campaign finance reform next year after candidates promised the issue would be at the center of their agenda if they took...
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