GOP chairman plans to subpoena Comey, Lynch to testify before next Congress
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) is planning to subpoena former FBI Director James Comey and former Attorney General Loretta Lynch in an effort to get them to testify before...
View ArticleDems eye change in rules to allow religious headwear
Democrats are attempting to overhaul a centuries-old rule banning hats in an effort to accommodate lawmakers who wear religious headwear.Hats have been banned from the House chamber for 181 years, but...
View ArticleDem women rally behind Pelosi
Dozens of Democratic women — incumbents and newcomers alike — are rallying behind Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as she fights with a group of detractors in her own party to become Speaker in the next...
View ArticleComey invites House Republicans to hold public hearing after news of possible...
Former FBI Director James Comey invited House Republicans to hold a public hearing following a report from The Hill on Friday that House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) is planning...
View ArticleTrump predicts Pelosi will be Speaker: ‘She deserves this’
President Trump predicted Saturday that Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) would be elected again as Speaker, saying she "deserves" the position."I can get Nancy Pelosi as many votes as she wants in order...
View ArticlePence aide defends Meadows after ethics panel reprimand: He ‘had my back’
An aide to Vice President Pence defended Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) on Saturday after he was reprimanded for his handling of sexual harassment allegations against his former chief of staff.Alyssa...
View ArticleTrump on border wall funding: ‘This would be a very good time to do a shutdown’
President Trump on Saturday kept the door open to a potential government shutdown if an upcoming deal to fund parts of the government does not include funding for a border wall.“We’re talking about...
View ArticleIncoming congresswoman questions whether she is allowed to still sell Girl...
Rep.-elect Abigail Spanberger (D) questioned whether she will still be allowed to sell Girl Scout cookies as one of her daughter’s troop leaders after she becomes the representative for Virginia’s 7th...
View ArticleSunday shows preview: New members preview agendas after Democratic House...
New members of Congress are set to hit the Sunday news show circuit this week amid substantial Democratic gains in the House that have slowly increased as more elections are called across the...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez backs campaigns to replace Dem incumbents with progressives
Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), implored more than 700 attendees of a Justice Democrats strategy call to run for office against incumbent Democrats as well as Republicans in their home...
View ArticleSchiff: Democrats will challenge Whitaker's appointment
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the likely next chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said Sunday that Democrats will challenge the appointment of new acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker....
View ArticleDem House newcomers split on supporting Pelosi for Speaker
A panel of five Democratic women recently elected to the House was split Sunday on whether or not they would support Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in her run for Speaker.Reps.-elect Donna...
View ArticleTop House Oversight Dem says he will do ‘anything and everything’ to make...
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, said Sunday that he will do "anything and everything" to make the findings of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia...
View ArticleDem rep dismisses Trump’s excuse of ‘unbelievably busy schedule’ for not...
Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) on Sunday dismissed President Trump's claim that he hasn't visited U.S. troops overseas because of a "busy schedule."Beyer noted in a tweet that Trump has frequently spent time...
View ArticleTrump labels Schiff ‘little Adam Schitt’
President Trump on Sunday attacked Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), labeling him as "little Adam Schitt" after the congressman suggested the appointment of acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker was...
View ArticleGOP lawmakers protest LGBT protections in new NAFTA deal
A group of 38 GOP lawmakers is protesting the inclusion of protections for LGBT workers in the newly negotiated U.S. trade proposal with Mexico and Canada.The House GOP members are calling on Trump to...
View ArticleJohn Lewis joins Ocasio-Cortez on climate change push
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) is among a new group of lawmakers pledging support for incoming Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's (D-N.Y.) proposed plan to address climate change.Lewis is the most high-profile...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez hits back at Republicans for 'drooling' over footage...
Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Sunday slammed Republicans for "drooling" over footage of her and waiting to criticize her over any missteps. She made the comment in response to an Ohio...
View ArticleLikely 2020 Dem gives thanks to voters who 'did nothing less than save...
Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell (Calif.) on Monday marked the start of Thanksgiving week by expressing his gratitude to the midterm voters who "did nothing less than save America" earlier this month.“Let...
View ArticleDem rep on Trump 'Adam Schitt' tweet: 'I feel like I'm...
Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) on Monday criticized President Trump for resorting to "juvenile name-calling" by attacking Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) as "little Adam Schitt.""I feel like I’m back in...
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