Eric Holder endorses Pelosi for Speaker
Former Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday endorsed House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for Speaker, calling her "an architect of the recent midterm success." Holder, a possible 2020...
View ArticleFudge: I have been 'overwhelmed' by support for possible Speaker bid
Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) said Thursday that she has been "overwhelmed" by the support she has gotten from colleagues backing her possible bid to challenge longtime Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi (D-...
View ArticlePelosi: I’d win if Speaker vote were held today
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) asserted Thursday that she’ll be Speaker next year, the latest show of confidence from the longtime Democratic leader who’s facing the toughest challenge...
View ArticleNY Republican: GOP lawmakers to back Pelosi for Speaker if she backs rule...
Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) said he and some other Republicans are committed to backing Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for Speaker if she agrees to enact a package of rule reforms.Reed, co-chairman of the...
View ArticleSwalwell defends Pelosi: We need her 'on the mound'
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) on Thursday said that House Democrats need House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to become Speaker."In these late innings of the Trump first term, [Pelosi] is the...
View ArticleWaters backs 'steady, experienced' Pelosi for Speaker
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) called on House Democrats to support Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) bid for Speaker amid opposition to her ascension from more than a dozen rebels.Waters, the top Democrat on...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez: 'I was stopped because it was assumed I was an intern'
Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday said she was mistaken for a congressional intern and spouse on separate occasions this week during new member orientation. Ocasio-Cortez, who...
View ArticleFreshman California Dems back Pelosi
Newly elected California House Democrats Mike Levin and Katie Hill are backing Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for Speaker.Levin and Hill wrote a joint letter on Thursday praising Pelosi as "bold,...
View ArticlePelosi allies rage over tactics of opponents
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's allies say they are ready to go to war with the small-but-vocal group of young Democratic insurgents who want to topple the Speaker-in-waiting.Pelosi's foes are...
View ArticleHouse GOP to force members to give up leadership positions if running for...
House Republicans on Thursday adopted an amendment to conference rules that would bar lawmakers from remaining in leadership positions if they are seeking higher office.The amendment, introduced by...
View ArticleMarcia Fudge under spotlight as Pelosi Speaker fight heats up
Rep. Marcia Fudge is in a serious bind as she faces mounting pressure to challenge Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for the Speaker’s gavel — a move that could divide the Ohio Democrat's allegiances...
View ArticleDem lawmaker: 'There's plenty of competent females' that can...
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) said Wednesday that a congresswoman besides Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) should be the House Speaker. “There’s plenty of really competent females that we can replace her with,”...
View ArticleIncoming Michigan Dem will not back Pelosi
An incoming Democratic congresswoman from Michigan is solidifying her vow not to back Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) bid for Speaker, adding to the longtime leader’s math problem as she scrambles to...
View ArticleMarcia Fudge: Pelosi ‘lost seats’ over the past eight years
Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) on Thursday said that one of the reasons that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) could face challenges to her bid for the Speaker's gavel is because of "lost...
View ArticlePelosi, potential challenger Fudge hold 'candid' discussion
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) huddled Friday with a potential rival for Speaker, Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio), as the Democratic infighting intensified over who will lead their newly won...
View ArticleRep. Mike Johnson wins race for RSC chairman
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) was elected to succeed Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.) as chairman of the Republican Study Committee on Friday.Johnson, a freshman member, edged out Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.)...
View ArticleLawmakers say California will eventually get emergency funding for fire relief
Congress is looking to provide emergency disaster funding to California, where wildfires have left at least 60 people dead, but lawmakers say it will take some time.Returning to Capitol Hill after...
View ArticleMcCarthy, other Republicans back Ratcliffe to be next attorney general
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) and other top Republicans are calling on President Trump to name Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) as the next attorney general."Look, it's the president's...
View ArticleEthics committee sanctions retiring Dem lawmaker over sexual harassment...
The House Ethics Committee on Friday announced that it would formally sanction Rep. Ruben Kihuen (D-Nev.) over "persistent and unwanted" sexual advances towards women working for his campaign and in...
View ArticleEthics panel reprimands Freedom Caucus chairman over handling of harassment...
The House Ethics Committee on Friday formally reprimanded Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) for failing to adequately address sexual harassment allegations made against his former chief of...
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