Avenatti celebrates pro-Russia GOP lawmaker's loss: ‘Score one for...
Attorney Michael Avenatti on Sunday celebrated the election defeat of pro-Russia GOP lawmaker Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (Calif.).Rohrabacher, who has been dubbed by media as “Putin’s favorite congressman,”...
View ArticleTop House Dem: Pelosi will have 'overwhelming support' of Democrats...
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said Sunday that he expects House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to be elected Speaker in the next session of Congress, despite some opposition from within her own...
View ArticleTop Judiciary Dem threatens to subpoena acting AG Whitaker
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said Sunday that the House Judiciary Committee will subpoena acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker in January if he won't voluntarily testify in front of the...
View ArticleDem wins leave behind a more conservative GOP conference
Tuesday’s blue wave in the House is set to leave behind a GOP conference that is far more conservative — and more loyal to President Trump.A large chunk of centrist Republicans were either wiped out at...
View ArticlePelosi dismisses Trump's charges of fraud in Florida recount
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Sunday dismissed President Trump's charges of fraud as elections in Florida head to a recount, saying that Trump is likely "projecting.""My experience...
View ArticlePelosi: I don’t know if Trump is stable
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told The Atlantic in an interview published Sunday that she doesn't know whether President Trump is stable.“I don’t know. You can’t make a diagnosis over...
View ArticlePelosi says she'll be Speaker ‘to protect the Affordable Care Act’
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Sunday that she is "staying on as Speaker" to protect the Affordable Care Act.Pelosi added during an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation" that she...
View ArticlePelosi: 'What Mueller might not think is indictable could be...
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said in an interview published Sunday that President Trump could still be impeached even if special counsel Robert Mueller does not indict him in his...
View ArticleTop House Dems on investigative committees endorse Pelosi for Speaker
The top three Democrats on the House's investigative committees endorsed Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for Speaker on Sunday."She's got my vote. Nancy Pelosi has been battle-tested," said...
View ArticleCongress braces for high-drama lame duck
Congress is returning to Washington this week for an end-of-the-year session that’s expected to be filled with high-stakes legislative fights and plenty of drama.Lawmakers will be forced to juggle...
View ArticleDems eye 85 targets for investigations, subpoenas: report
Democrats are eyeing 85 subjects related to the Trump White House for investigations and subpoenas now that they will have control of the House, according to Axios.Axios, citing its own reporting and...
View ArticleIncoming Intelligence chair wants to release interviews to aid Mueller probe
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the probable incoming chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, told Axios that he intends to use his new role to aid special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation...
View ArticleCrenshaw: Appearing on 'SNL' ‘felt like the right thing to do’
Rep.-elect Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) said Monday he was initially hesitant to appear on "Saturday Night Live" with Pete Davidson in response to a widely criticized joke about his appearance, but felt it...
View ArticleSwalwell: Trump Europe trip was a ‘national embarrassment’
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) said Monday that President Trump's trip to Paris over the weekend was a "national embarrassment." "Trump’s European Vacation was as bad as the movie. He wimped out of...
View ArticleDefeated GOP lawmaker blames McCain for losing House — in Veterans Day op-ed
A GOP lawmaker who was defeated in last week's midterm elections wrote in an op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal that the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) deserves the blame for the GOP losing...
View ArticleSherrod Brown mulling presidential run in 2020
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) said Monday that he is considering running for president in 2020.After winning his third term in last week's midterm elections, Brown told The Columbus Dispatch that he has...
View ArticleFlorida Dem rep: Scott is 'spinning conspiracy theories'
Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) on Monday said Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) is "spinning conspiracy theories" with his remarks accusing Democrats of trying to steal elections in the state.Deutch, appearing on...
View ArticlePelosi: House Democrats are anything but lame ducks
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who's aspiring to be the next Speaker, said Monday that Democrats should seek bipartisanship while also standing their ground on certain issues during the...
View ArticleIncoming N.J. Dem lawmaker says she won't vote for Pelosi as Speaker
Rep.-elect Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) said Monday that she will not be voting for current House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to serve as Speaker."I have been talking about how important it is...
View ArticleRepublicans jockey for top GOP spot on House Foreign Affairs Committee
GOP Reps. Mike McCaul (Texas), Joe Wilson (S.C.) and Ted Yoho (Fla.) are all vying to replace retiring Rep. Ed Royce (Calif.) as the top Republican on the Foreign Affairs Committee.Each says they have...
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