Swalwell: Open to Swalwell-Biden or Biden-Swalwell ticket
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) on Thursday joked with CNN's Wolf Blitzer that he was open to a presidential run alongside former Vice President Joe Biden (D), some of his most public comments yet...
View ArticleNadler: I'm ending investigation into FBI, DOJ when I become chairman
The Democrat poised to lead the House Judiciary Committee next year says he has no intention of continuing the GOP-led investigation into FBI and Justice Department (DOJ) decisionmaking during the 2016...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez fires back at Trump Jr: Keep trolling, we have subpoena power...
Democratic Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) fired back at Donald Trump Jr. on Friday after the president’s eldest son shared a meme implying that her democratic socialist views would lead to...
View ArticleScalise backs Stefanik's push to help GOP women in primaries
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) threw his support behind Rep. Elise Stefanik's (R-N.Y.) push to help more Republican women win their primary races on Friday."Thank you for leading on this...
View ArticleDem lawmaker: Trump Jr. lied to Congress on two occasions
Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.), a member of the House Intelligence Committee, told CNN Friday she believes Donald Trump Jr. lied to the committee on at least two occasions, which would constitute a...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez rips into conservative journalist for calling her a bitch
Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Friday blasted a conservative journalist who called her a "bitch" in a Twitter post.Ocasio-Cortez was responding to Michael Moates, who quote-tweeted...
View ArticleHouse set to vote on bill cracking down on drug companies overcharging Medicaid
The House is expected to vote next week on a bill to crack down on drug companies that overcharge the government, according to two House aides.The bipartisan bill is aimed at stopping a repeat of the...
View ArticleRetiring GOP lawmaker sets up lobbying firm before leaving office
Retiring Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-Kan.) is raising eyebrows after launching a new lobbying firm before she officially leaves office, McClatchy reports.The firm, LJ Strategies LLC, is already registered...
View ArticleComey: House Republicans 'came up empty today but will try again'
Former FBI Director James Comey blasted his questioning by House lawmakers Friday as part of a GOP-led investigation, saying that they "came up empty today but will try again.""Today wasn’t a search...
View ArticleREAD: Transcript of Comey's interview before House lawmakers
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and Judiciary panel on Saturday released a nearly completely unredacted transcript of lawmakers' hours-long interview with former FBI Director James...
View ArticleComey reveals new details on Russia probe during House testimony
Former FBI Director James Comey testified to House lawmakers this week that the counterintelligence investigation into possible conspiracy between Russia and the Trump campaign began by examining four...
View ArticleJoaquin Castro: Trump would be 'in court right now' if he...
Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro (D) said Friday that there is only “one thing” keeping President Trump from being indicted following the release of court filings that shed light on his associates' contacts...
View ArticleGOP women face steeper climb in Trump era
House GOP women are facing a far tougher challenge than their male colleagues as they seek to replenish their dwindling ranks on Capitol Hill.Part of the difficulty for female GOP candidates, according...
View ArticleNadler: Illegal payments would ‘certainly’ be impeachable offenses if...
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said Sunday that it would "certainly" be an impeachable offense if it's proven that Trump directed illegal payments during his presidential campaign.But Nadler, likely the...
View ArticleCongress digs in for prolonged Saudi battle
The brewing fight between President Trump and Congress on Saudi Arabia is poised to spill over into next year.The U.S.-Saudi relationship has emerged as a point of contention between both ends of...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez surprises Queens synagogue with family history: ‘Generations...
Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Sunday revealed to a group of constituents in Queens that she has Jewish ancestry.A reporter for Haaretz Daily posted a video to social media that showed...
View ArticleGOP rep on Comey: 'I never recall him not being able to answer a...
Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) on Monday expressed skepticism over James Comey's testimony before House lawmakers in which the former FBI director said he was unable to remember details or would not answer...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez: John Kelly is a coward for refusing to apologize to Dem lawmaker
Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said Monday that outgoing White House chief of staff John Kelly owes Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) an apology for critical comments about her before he...
View ArticleFractious GOP vows to unify in House minority
House Republicans say they’re ready to unify out of necessity and survival as they get ready for life in the minority.After a fractious eight years in which conservatives repeatedly threatened and...
View ArticleDemocratic House panel could investigate ties between Kushner, Saudi crown...
The House Foreign Affairs Committee could investigate ties between senior White House adviser Jared Kushner and the Saudi crown prince as part of a broader probe into the Trump administration's...
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