Jordan ends hopes of leading Judiciary for House GOP
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is bowing out of the race for ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, his spokesman told The Hill.Jordan was encouraged by fellow conservatives to run for the...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez blasts GOP for going 'all in' on Hyde-Smith
Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) blasted the GOP for throwing its weight behind Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) in her runoff election, despite her controversial comments."@cindyhydesmith...
View ArticleTop Dem: Trump supporters must ‘face reality’ that Mueller ‘appears to be...
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), who is set become the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said Thursday that President Trump's supporters must face the "reality" that special counsel Robert...
View ArticleDem lawmaker mocks Cohen with 'ladies if he’ meme
Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) on Thursday used a popular Twitter meme to troll President Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, after he pleaded guilty to making false statements to Congress. "Ladies, if he:...
View ArticleGranger to serve as ranking member of House Appropriations Committee
Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas) is slated to become the first female ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, the House GOP steering committee announced Thursday.Granger edged out Reps. Tom...
View ArticleMeadows penned 'confidential' plan to fight back against Dem probes...
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), set to be the ranking Republican on the House Oversight and Government Reform committee in January, penned a confidential document detailing his plans to fight back against...
View ArticlePelosi threatens to demand Mueller protection language in spending bill
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says Democrats will demand that protections for special counsel Robert Mueller be included in a must-pass spending bill if GOP leaders fail to bring the...
View ArticleMcCaul set to serve as ranking member of House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Rep. Mike McCaul (R-Texas) is slated to be the next ranking member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs during the 116th Congress.McCaul (R-Texas) edged out Reps. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) and Ted Yoho...
View ArticleBrenda Jones sworn into House for final weeks of 2018
Rep. Brenda Jones (D-Mich.) was sworn in on Thursday to fill the seat vacated by former Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) for the final weeks of 2018.Speaker Paul Ryan administered the oath of office to...
View ArticleCollins to serve as ranking Republican of House Judiciary Committee
Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) edged out Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) to become the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee.Collins — who serves as vice chairman of the House Republican Conference and has...
View ArticleJordan wins Oversight leading role for House GOP in surprise move
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) abruptly stepped aside on Thursday to allow his House Freedom Caucus ally, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), to run uncontested for the ranking member role on the House Oversight and...
View ArticleHouse and Senate negotiators reach agreement on farm bill
House and Senate negotiators said they have reached an agreement in principle Thursday on the farm bill, months after the previous legislation expired.The bipartisan agreement is expected to be...
View ArticleHouse Dems worry about lack of women of color in leadership
While House Democrats elected to its leadership ranks this week three females, two African-Americans, one Latino, one Asian-American and a member of the LGBT community, one category was missing: women...
View ArticleHow voting present could secure the Speakership for Nancy Pelosi
As Nancy Pelosi inches closer to securing the Speaker’s gavel, the California Democrat and her allies are moving into the second phase of their two-tier strategy to seal the deal: convince detractors...
View ArticleNew GOP tax bill not scheduled for vote on Friday
The year-end tax bill from outgoing House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) isn't getting a House floor vote this week as had been expected — the latest sign of trouble for a...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez seeks spot on House banking panel
Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said she is interested in a seat on the powerful House committee overseeing the financial sector.Ocasio-Cortez told Hill.TV in an interview...
View ArticleHouse passes bill to elevate post of federal chief information officer
The House on Friday unanimously passed a bipartisan bill to elevate the role of the federal government's chief information officer.The measure would establish a new line for reporting about information...
View ArticleThree Republicans battle to succeed Meadows at House Freedom Caucus
Three members of the House Freedom Caucus have jumped into the race to lead the ultra-conservative group next year, several members told The Hill, as Republicans prepare for life in the minority.The...
View ArticleHispanic Caucus picks Castro as its next chair
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) picked Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) as its new chairman Friday, replacing New Mexico Gov.-elect Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D).“After two years of the...
View ArticleTim Ryan: Retaliating against GM is not part of the path forward
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) said that retaliating against General Motors after the automaker shuttered a number of factories should not be "a part of the path forward."During a CNN interview, host Poppy...
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