Incoming Dem Sharice Davids announces support for Pelosi
Rep.-elect Sharice Davids (D-Kan.) announced Saturday that she would support House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) in her bid to retake the Speaker's gavel.“Kansans didn’t elect me to go to...
View ArticleTop Oversight Dem: I won't give subpoena rights to Republicans
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), who is expected to become chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in January, said Sunday that his Republican counterparts on the panel won't have...
View ArticleSchiff ‘confident’ Pelosi is right person for Speaker job
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Sunday that he is confident that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will be elected as next Speaker, and that she is the right person for the job. "I'm very...
View ArticleIncoming Dem lawmaker mocks Trump for referring to himself as 'President...
Rep.-elect Joe Cunningham (D-S.C.) on Sunday mocked President Trump for referring to himself as "President T" in a tweet in which he thanked himself for dropping oil prices. "Just changed Boone’s...
View ArticleProblem Solvers Dems urge Pelosi to publicly back three rules changes
Nine Democratic members of the Problem Solvers Caucus are urging prospective Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to back three rules changes as she aims to drum up enough support to lead the House.The band...
View ArticleAnti-Pelosi Dem favors her over Republican as Speaker
Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), who signed onto a letter with 15 other Democrats vowing to oppose House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) bid for Speaker, said Sunday he would support her over a...
View ArticleMost Americans don't expect Trump, Democrats to cooperate: poll
Most Americans do not expect President Trump and Democrats to cooperate once Democrats take the majority in the House in January, according to a new poll.According to a Gallup poll released Monday, 28...
View ArticleDem rep: 'This idea that you just can't win with Nancy Pelosi is...
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) on Monday broke his silence on whether he would support House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) bid for Speaker, saying he will back her after a series of negotiations....
View ArticleOusted GOP Rep. Mia Love on Trump's politics: 'No real...
Rep. Mia Love (R-Utah) rebuked President Trump on Monday, describing his view of politics as a series of "convenient transactions," in her first comments since the president mocked her and other GOP...
View ArticleGraham blasts Ocasio-Cortez's comparison of migrants to Jews in Nazi...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) slammed Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) for comparing events at the U.S.-Mexico border involving migrants to Jews fleeing the Holocaust in Nazi Germany."I...
View ArticleHouse Ethics Committee extends probe into Renacci
The House Ethics Committee announced Monday it's extending its investigation into Rep. Jim Renacci, even as the Ohio Republican’s days in Congress are numbered following a failed Senate bid.The move...
View ArticleFreshman Dem Cisneros joins anti-Pelosi letter
Rep.-elect Gil Cisneros (D-Calif.) has signed on to a letter vowing to oppose Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) for Speaker, according to a Democratic aide, providing a slight boost to an anti-Pelosi insurgency...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez interested in Energy and Commerce post
Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is expressing interest in joining the powerful House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Ocasio-Cortez has reached out to Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.), who...
View ArticleDems play ‘Let’s make a deal’ with Nancy Pelosi
Everyone wants to cut a deal with Nancy Pelosi.Nine centrist Democrats in the Problem Solvers Caucus are vowing to oppose the powerful California Democrat’s bid for the Speakership unless she agrees to...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez blasts Gorka: 'We’re on the right side of history if...
Democratic Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) blasted former Trump aide Sebastian Gorka after he called her “an insult to intelligent … humans everywhere.”Ocasio-Cortez drew backlash, mainly...
View ArticleBeto O'Rourke backs removal of Confederate plaque from Texas Capitol
Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) on Tuesday backed an effort to remove a Confederate plaque from the Texas Capitol.O’Rourke retweeted Rep. Eric Johnson (D-Texas), who shared a report that state officials...
View ArticleJim Jordan: 'We've got five weeks' to get border wall funding
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said Tuesday that Republicans have to pass funding for the border wall before Democrats take over the majority in the House. "We've got five weeks before Nancy Pelosi takes...
View ArticleRising Dem star to back Pelosi: 'You can't beat someone with no...
Rep.-elect Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.) announced Tuesday she would support Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to be Congress’s next Speaker of the House, a coup for the California Democrat as she wins...
View ArticleHoyer gets boost from House Dems ahead of leadership vote
House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (Md.) received a significant boost in support from fellow Democrats Tuesday amid reports that opponents of Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) are attempting to...
View ArticleMaloney asks for delay in DCCC vote due to hospitalization
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) is requesting a delay in the vote for the next Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) chairman because he is currently hospitalized.Maloney, who earlier...
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