Schiff plans to obtain Deutsche Bank records of Trump's personal finances
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) told The New Yorker that he plans to subpoena information on President Trump's personal business transactions from Deutsche Bank regarding allegations that the president's...
View ArticleBipartisan lawmakers unveil bill to tighten some campaign rules
A group of bipartisan lawmakers introduced legislation on Friday aimed at curbing the abuse of campaign funds and tightening rules on how super PACs coordinate with campaigns. The Political...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez: By Lindsey Graham's 1999 standard for Clinton, Trump...
Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) blasted Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Twitter Friday for seemingly reversing his stance on the standards necessary to impeach a president.Ocasio-Cortez...
View ArticleDem who Zinke attacked as a drinker says his departure is 'no kind of...
Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) on Saturday said news that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will depart the administration at year's end was "no kind of victory."“This is no kind of victory, but I’m hopeful...
View ArticleGOP lawmaker jokes about Trump's next Interior chief: It's going to...
A GOP lawmaker joked Saturday that President Trump already has someone in place who could succeed outgoing Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke: White House budget chief Mick Mulvaney.Mulvaney, a former...
View ArticlePelosi gets her swagger on
Rep. Nancy Pelosi has her swagger back after a stellar week for the California Democrat, who is expected to make history next month by beginning a second Speakership in the House.First, she baited...
View ArticleRashida Tlaib to wear traditional Palestinian gown when she's sworn into...
Rep.-elect Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) announced she plans to wear a traditional Palestinian gown when she is sworn into Congress next month.She made the announcement in a post on Instagram featuring a...
View ArticleDem: CBP chief knew of migrant girl’s death before testimony but failed to...
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) revealed Friday night that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Kevin McAleenan knew about a 7-year-old migrant girl’s death while in its custody before his...
View ArticleGOP set for blame over shutdown
Republicans are facing a starkly different shutdown fight as they close a difficult 2018 that will see them ushered out of the House majority.A little less than a year ago, President Trump and his GOP...
View ArticlePelosi faces pressure to act on Saudi Arabia
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is under pressure to quickly challenge President Trump on Saudi Arabia once she is elected Speaker and Democrats take back the House majority in January. Members of her...
View ArticleO’Rourke: Asking whether he is ready for White House is a ‘great question’
Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) said in an interview published Sunday that asking whether he deserves to be president after losing his campaign for a Senate seat is a "great question.""Oh yeah. I think...
View ArticleIncoming House Oversight Committee chairman: First hearing will not be...
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) said Sunday that the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has yet to determine the focus of its first hearing in the next session of Congress, but suggested it...
View ArticleBoehner working on memoir: report
Former Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is working on a memoir that will reflect on his more than two decades in Washington, D.C., Politico reported Monday.The news outlet reported that Boehner's book...
View ArticlePelosi: Dems 'will act boldly and decisively’ on new gun laws
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said House Democrats will act “boldly and decisively” to pass gun reform legislation when they take the majority in the House when Congress gets back in session next...
View ArticlePaul Ryan releases ‘teaser trailer’ about series on push for tax reform
Speaker Paul Ryan's office on Monday released a trailer for an upcoming series focused on his efforts to pass tax reform.The 59-second trailer sets up the premise of "Decades in the Making," a...
View ArticleJim Jordan predicts there will be no government shutdown
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said Monday predicted there would be no government shutdown this week because the House will pass a funding measure that includes $5 billion for President Trump's border...
View ArticleNewly elected Crenshaw pushes back on Trump criticism of 'Saturday Night...
Rep.-elect Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) is pushing back against President Trump's suggestion that media coverage and programs like "Saturday Night Live" be challenged in court, calling the First Amendment...
View ArticleLiberal groups launch effort to get progressives on key House committees
A coalition of progressive organizations are launching an effort to push House Democratic leadership to appoint several notable liberal lawmakers to key committees with jurisdiction over economic...
View ArticleEthics committee finds GOP congressman may have violated federal law
The Office of Congressional Ethicals (OCE) has found that outgoing Rep. Rod Blum (R-Iowa) may have violated federal law in connection with a business he founded in 2016.The OCE in a report released...
View ArticleDem reps live tweet migrants' attempt to apply for asylum
California Democratic Reps. Nanette Barragán and Jimmy Gomez on Monday evening live-tweeted their experiences watching migrants attempt to apply for asylum at the Southern border.Barragán at one point...
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