Schumer and Pelosi accuse Trump of plunging country into chaos as markets tank
Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) are blasting President Trump for “plunging the country into chaos” before Christmas, pointing to a...
View ArticleGOP lawmaker to drop challenge to Maine's new voting system
Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R-Maine) is dropping his legal challenge to the constitutionality of Maine's ranked-choice voting system, saying it was time "to close this confusing and unfair chapter of voting...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez sends Christmas greeting to 'refugee babies in mangers'
Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday linked the Christmas nativity story to the plight of refugees, referencing "refugee babies in mangers" and their parents."Merry Christmas...
View ArticlePelosi: Trump's border wall has turned into 'a beaded curtain'
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) joked in a recent interview that President Trump's proposal for a wall along the southern border has shifted from a cement structure to a "beaded...
View ArticleDem leaders vow investigations after latest death of migrant child in US custody
House Democratic leaders on Wednesday vowed to investigate the deaths of two migrant children in U.S. custody."The death of two children in U.S. custody is unconscionable," House Minority Leader Nancy...
View ArticleBorder wall impasse awaits senators returning to Washington
President Trump and Democratic leaders appear no closer to a resolution five days into a partial government shutdown that has furloughed hundreds of thousands of federal workers. The Senate is...
View ArticleDem rep after visiting migrant camps: It's like watching an episode of...
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) said Wednesday that he will push for the House to hold hearings on the conditions at migrant camps following the deaths of two children in Customs and Border Patrol (CBP)...
View ArticleRetiring GOP lawmaker: Trump 'fell in line' behind Hannity on...
Retiring Rep. Ryan Costello (R-Pa.) said Thursday that President Trump “fell in line” on his border wall demands after listening to Sean Hannity and other conservative commentators blast a lack of...
View ArticleShutdown to drag into next week — and next year
The partial government shutdown will drag into next week after the Senate adjourned until Monday and House GOP leaders said they did not expect a vote this week to reopen the government.On day six of...
View ArticleMeadows on CNN: 'We could be in for a very long-term shutdown'
House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) said Thursday that the government "could be in for a very long-term shutdown."Meadows, who made the comments on CNN's "The Lead," said negotiations...
View ArticleRetiring congressman says he plans to try marijuana regardless of whether his...
Retiring Rep. Robert “Bob” Brady (D-PA) said in a recent interview that he is interested in trying marijuana – regardless of whether his state moves to legalize it.Brady reportedly made the remark in...
View ArticleHouse Dems staffing up ahead of likely Trump investigations: report
House Democrats are hiring new staff ahead of likely investigations into President Trump, CNN reported Friday.The House Judiciary Committee posted a job listing for legislative counsels with experience...
View ArticlePelosi names Castor chair of Select Committee on Climate Crisis
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) officially named Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) as chairwoman of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis on Friday.“It is with great enthusiasm that I...
View ArticleDem lawmaker: Trump lives in 'delusional world fed by Fox News'
Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly (Va.) on Friday said President Trump lives in a “delusional world fed by Fox News,” just hours after the president threatened to close the Mexico border if Democrats do...
View ArticleGohmert to 'Fox & Friends': Extend shutdown for wall...
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) said Friday during an interview with "Fox & Friends" that the government shutdown should continue "until hell freezes over" if funding for a southern border wall isn't...
View ArticleO'Rourke rips Trump's border wall in video: 'A symbol of...
Outgoing Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) on Friday released a 48-second video ripping President Trump’s demand for a border wall.O'Rourke's video, posted on Twitter, listed negative consequences from...
View ArticlePelosi announces former DOJ official as new House general counsel
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), who is slated to take over as Speaker next month, announced Friday that former Justice Department official Douglas Letter will succeed Thomas Hungar as...
View ArticleHoyer: Democrats won't seat NC Republican amid election fraud investigation
House Democrats will refuse to seat North Carolina Republican candidate Mark Harris on Jan. 3 as state election authorities investigate election fraud claims surrounding his race, incoming House...
View ArticleTrump, GOP seek to shift blame for shutdown to Pelosi
White House officials and congressional Republicans are seeking to blame the partial government shutdown on Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), as the standoff over funding for a wall on the...
View ArticleHouse GOP probe into FBI, DOJ comes to an end
House Republicans on Friday announced that their investigation into FBI and Justice Department (DOJ) decisionmaking during the 2016 presidential election has concluded, marking the end of a winding...
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