Scalise: Embarrassing that Dems were acting like 'cheerleaders' for...
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) accused Democrats on Thursday of serving as "cheerleaders" for FBI agent Peter Strzok as he testified before two powerful House committees. "I think it was...
View ArticlePelosi: Jim Jordan 'should have known' about OSU abuse
Amid accusations that Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) knew and did not report abuse of wrestlers as a college coach years ago, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that Jordan "should...
View ArticleDem hits Republicans at Strzok hearing: New members of ‘Trump’s legal defense...
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) tore into Republican lawmakers on Thursday for their questioning of FBI agent Peter Strzok, saying Rudy Giuliani “will be pleased with the additions to Trump’s legal defense...
View Article5 takeaways from wild hearing with controversial FBI agent
Peter Strzok on Thursday faced a fierce public grilling from House Republicans who view the controversial FBI counterintelligence agent as the key to exposing what they say was systemic bias by top...
View ArticleDems say they'll vote 'no' on their 'Abolish ICE'...
A group of Democrats who introduced legislation to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said they will vote against the measure if GOP leadership follows through with their vow to...
View ArticleJordan weathering political storm, but headwinds remain
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is managing to weather a storm that threatens his political career.For more than a week, the influential conservative lawmaker has withstood allegations that he failed to...
View ArticleTrump endorses Gaetz in reelection bid
President Trump on Friday endorsed a top ally in the House, GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz (Fla.), a boost for the Florida Republican ahead of his August primary.Trump called Gaetz "one of the finest and most...
View ArticlePelosi wants party leadership elections post-Thanksgiving
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Friday that the Democrats’ 2019 leadership races will take place after Thanksgiving, allowing a long window for the dust to settle after midterm...
View ArticleHouse passes bill putting restrictions on unfunded mandates
The House passed legislation Friday that would put restrictions on unfunded federal mandates by requiring alternatives to rules that cost more than $100 million.Lawmakers passed the measure on a mostly...
View ArticleSchumer: Trump should cancel meeting with Putin
Several congressional Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.), on Friday called on President Trump to cancel a scheduled meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin after...
View ArticleDem walks back 'Purple Heart' defense of Strzok
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) on Friday walked back remarks he’d made a day earlier comparing an embattled FBI agent to a wounded war veteran. Cohen said his “Purple Heart” offer to Peter Strzok, the FBI...
View ArticleSchiff: Trump should cancel meeting with Putin since he 'lacks courage...
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Friday demanded President Trump cancel his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin because he lacks the "courage" to confront Putin over the latest...
View ArticleGowdy weighs in on Mueller indictments: 'Russia is not our friend'
Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) said Friday that special counsel Robert Mueller’s latest indictments against a dozen Russian intelligence officers show that “Russia is not our friend.”Gowdy, the chairman of...
View ArticleEx-GOP lawmaker: Strzok hearing 'was a humiliating day' for...
Former Rep. David Jolly (R-Fla.) on Friday slammed GOP lawmakers for their behavior during a public hearing with FBI agent Peter Strzok, saying "it was a humiliating day to be a Republican."“They...
View ArticleGOP lawmaker thinks he was duped by Sacha Baron Cohen
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) said this week that he was likely duped by Sacha Baron Cohen in an interview earlier this year.Gaetz told the Daily Beast that he thinks Cohen may have tricked him into an...
View ArticleFive GOP lawmakers mulling bid to lead conservative caucus
Early jockeying has begun in the race for chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee — the largest caucus on Capitol Hill, and one that has seen its influence grow with President Trump in...
View ArticleGOP leaders jockey for affection of House conservatives
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) are jockeying for the affection of conservatives and adding to their campaign accounts ahead of a potential race...
View ArticleDems launch pressure campaign over migrant families
Democratic lawmakers are trying to keep up the pressure on the Trump administration over its struggles to reunite families separated at the southern border under the "zero tolerance" immigration...
View ArticleCrowley reflects on primary defeat: 'This loss is on me'
Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) on Sunday argued there were a number of factors at play in his stunning primary defeat last month to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, but ultimately took ownership for the result....
View ArticleRyan: 'The president must appreciate that Russia is not our ally'
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Monday said there's "no question" Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. election after President Trump refused to blame Moscow during a press conference with Russian...
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