Trump digs in on wall before meeting with congressional leaders
President Trump on Wednesday stood by his demand for more than $5 billion in border wall funding ahead of a meeting with congressional leaders aimed at ending the partial government shutdown. “The...
View ArticleOusted GOP lawmaker David Brat named dean at Liberty University business school
Outgoing Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.), who lost his reelection bid in November, took over Tuesday as the dean of Liberty University's School of Business, the school announced.“Dave’s experience in the...
View ArticleProgressive Caucus co-chairs to vote for rules package
Reps. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) and Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), the co-chairs of the Congressional Progressive Caucus for the 116th Congress, said they will vote for the House Democrats' rules package after...
View ArticleGOP lawmaker says he'll back Dem rules even though he may face...
Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) on Wednesday said he plans to vote this week for a package of rules unveiled by House Democrats for the new Congress, an unusual move for a lawmaker in the minority party.Reed...
View ArticlePelosi: I respect presidency and government agencies more than Trump does
Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi (D Calif.) believes that she respects the office President Trump "holds and the agencies of government that he appoints to" more than he does. “I respect the office that...
View ArticleRashida Tlaib to be sworn in on Thomas Jefferson’s Quran
Rep.-elect Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), one of the first two Muslim congresswomen elected in the U.S., will be sworn in to Congress on Thursday using Thomas Jefferson’s copy of the Quran.Jefferson’s copy...
View ArticleLive coverage: House elects new Speaker as Dems take charge
It’s a huge day in the House, with Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) being elected to a second stint as Speaker and Democrats ready to take control of the body and pass legislation that would end the...
View ArticleDem lawmaker wants federal laws rewritten with gender neutral terms
Rep. Julia Brownley (D-Calif.) is kicking off the new Congress by introducing a bill that would rewrite federal laws with more gender neutral terms.Under her legislation, known as the Amend the Code...
View ArticlePelosi supports holding hearings on 'Medicare for all'
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) supports holding hearings on Medicare for all, her spokesman said Thursday, marking a major step forward for supporters of a single-payer health system.Some Democrats...
View ArticleTony Bennett, Tim Gunn among Pelosi's guests for Speaker vote
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) has invited a star-studded guest list to witness history when she reclaims the Speaker’s gavel on Thursday.In addition to her children and grandchildren,...
View ArticleWomen share photos of traditional Palestinian dresses to celebrate Rashida...
Women across the country are sharing photos of their traditional Palestinian gowns to celebrate the swearing-in of Rep.-elect Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) Tlaib, who is one of the first two Muslim women to...
View ArticleJeffries drops Naughty by Nature reference in nominating Pelosi
House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday during the first session of the new Congress rose to nominate Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as the next Speaker.“House Democrats are...
View ArticleReligious affiliation in new Congress under-represents US population, poll finds
The 116th Congress, which will be sworn in on Thursday, under-represents religious diversity among the U.S. population, according to a new Pew Research Center report.According to Pew, the 116th...
View ArticleNew Dem lawmaker hangs trans flag outside office on Capitol Hill
Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.) placed a transgender flag outside of her office on Capitol Hill on the day of her swearing-in ceremony Thursday.Narissa Rahaman, a regional field organizer at the Human...
View ArticleHouse elects Pelosi to second Speakership
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday seized the Speaker’s gavel for the second time in a dozen years, marking an historic return to power for the nation’s first female Speaker and ushering in what...
View ArticleThe 15 Democrats who voted against Pelosi
Fifteen Democrats voted against returning Nancy Pelosi to the Speaker's chair on Thursday, short of the dozens who originally pledged to oppose her return to power.The defectors, nearly all freshman...
View ArticleDem lawmaker compares Trump to Hitler during speech
Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) this week called President Trump an "anti-immigrant, racist strongman" and compared the president's rise to power to that of Adolf Hitler's."[Hitler] rode a wave of...
View ArticleHaaland wears traditional Pueblo dress for swearing-in ceremony
Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) wore a traditional Pueblo dress on Thursday as she was sworn in as one of the first Native American women in Congress.Haaland shared photos of her dress, silver and turquoise...
View ArticleDC delegate in Congress again introduces statehood bill
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) on Thursday introduced a bill that would make Washington, D.C., the 51st state.Norton said the measure has 151 cosponsors, a record high for the legislation, which...
View ArticleJordan blasts Democrat for pursuing Trump impeachment on first day of new...
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), a leading conservative voice in the House, blasted Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) for reintroducing articles of impeachment against President Trump on the same day Democrats...
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