GOP congresswoman says she opted out of NRCC run because McCarthy had 'a...
Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) said Wednesday that she had the support and qualifications to run for the chairmanship of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), but that she opted not to run...
View ArticleNorth Carolina on cusp of House race reset
A new election in North Carolina’s 9th District appears all but certain as new fraud claims surfaced about early votes that were leaked and as more details emerged about the alleged illegal collection...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez on call to run for president: ‘How about … no’
Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said in response to running for president, "How about...no."The incoming congresswoman tweeted on Wednesday in response to an article from Vox co-founder Matthew...
View ArticleOutgoing GOP rep says law enforcement, not Congress should conduct...
Outgoing Rep. Dave Reichert (R-Wash.) on Wednesday said that he believes Congress should drop its investigations and focus on policy issues like immigration and infrastructure."I would end every...
View ArticleHouse won't vote on government funding, wall until next week
House Republicans are putting off a vote on a bill that would fund the government and provide $5 billion in funding for President Trump’s border wall. A vote schedule released by the House GOP does not...
View ArticleHouse passes resolution calling for release of Reuters journalists jailed in...
The House overwhelmingly passed a resolution on Wednesday calling on Myanmar to release jailed Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo.The resolution was passed by a 394-1 vote after being...
View ArticleSwalwell: Michael Cohen 'knows where all the bodies are buried'
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) said Thursday that he believes calling former Trump attorney Michael Cohen back to testify again before lawmakers would be "instructive for the American people" to learn...
View ArticlePelosi sees fierce resistance from White House if Dems seek Trump’s tax returns
Democrats will likely seek to uncover President Trump’s tax returns when they take control of the House in the next Congress but are expecting fierce resistance from the White House, House Minority...
View ArticleHouse lawmakers delay decision on Saudi Arabia pending investigation
House leadership from both parties emerged Thursday from a briefing on Saudi Arabia without committing to take legislative action to punish the kingdom for killing U.S.-based journalist Jamal...
View ArticleCongress sends bill overhauling sexual harassment policy to Trump's desk
The House unanimously passed legislation on Thursday to overhaul how Congress handles sexual harassment claims, sending the long-stalled effort to President Trump’s desk.The Senate passed the bill a...
View ArticleImage of Pelosi leaving an exploding White House projected onto California...
An image of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) putting on sunglasses as she leaves an exploding White House was projected onto the front of a federal building in San Francisco on Wednesday...
View ArticleDeGette dropped from chief deputy whip spot
Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) has been dropped as a chief deputy whip — a position she’s held the past 14 years — after briefly challenging Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) to become the third-ranking...
View ArticlePelosi fundraising off White House meeting with Trump: 'Never in my life...
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday sent out a fundraising email for the Democratic Party in the wake of her and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) stunning meeting...
View ArticleHouse funding bill scraps Arctic icebreaker program
The Homeland Security funding bill that includes the $5 billion requested by President Trump for his proposed border wall would scrap a program to expand the U.S. icebreaker presence in the Arctic. The...
View ArticleMcCarthy calls on incoming Democrats to embrace bipartisanship, not...
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is encouraging incoming Democratic lawmakers to embrace bipartisanship, arguing such an approach benefits constituents more than a "partisan food fight"...
View ArticleTerm limit fight highlights growing pains for Pelosi’s majority
A promise by Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to stage a vote on leadership term limits is exposing the deep generational divide expected to tug at Democrats when they seize back the House next...
View ArticleDems to reframe gun violence as public health issue
House Democrats are planning to vote next year on bills that address gun violence as a public health concern, marking the party's first steps back into a divisive debate after being in the minority for...
View ArticleSwalwell: ‘More evidence than ever that Donald Trump was associated with a...
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) took aim at President Trump on Thursday over reports that his presidential transition team is under investigation by federal prosecutors.In an interview with CNN, the...
View ArticleDems demand probe into death of 7-year-old in DHS custody
Democrats are ripping the Trump administration over the death of a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody earlier this month."We can and must do better as a...
View ArticleGOP lawmaker tells party to stop focusing on 'white, male...
Outgoing Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Fla.) cautioned her party’s leaders about focusing on white, male conservative voters, warning that the GOP would lose “this whole generation” if they...
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