Ocasio-Cortez says she wore all white to swearing-in to honor suffragette...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said she wore all white to her swearing-in ceremony on Thursday to honor the women’s suffragette movement.In a tweet, the rising political star said she "wouldn't...
View ArticleHouse GOP leader: ‘Nancy has not been serious’ about any offer on shutdown
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Friday said Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has not been "serious" about working with the White House to end the partial government shutdown.On "Fox...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez on push for changes: Only radicals 'have changed this...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said in a new interview that she believes only radicals “have changed this country.”Ocasio-Cortez made the remark during an interview on CBS’ “60 Minutes” program...
View ArticleNadler on Tlaib’s ‘motherf---er’ comments about Trump: ‘I don’t really like...
The newly-appointed chairman of the House Judiciary Committee says that he disapproves of remarks regarding impeachment made by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) at a MoveOn.org event Thursday, calling such...
View ArticleHouse approves additional portion of Dem rules package
The House on Friday passed a set of rules to establish a select committee that will provide recommendations for modernizing Congress.Lawmakers approved the measure, the second portion of a broader...
View ArticleTrump demands wall in letter to Congress
President Trump on Friday sent a letter to lawmakers in both parties demanding a border wall ahead of talks with congressional leaders aimed at resolving the government shutdown. “Walls work,” Trump...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez touts dancing skills following viral college video
Newly sworn in Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is brushing off a recently surfaced video that aimed to be an attack against her, instead touting her dancing skills."It is not normal for elected officials...
View ArticlePelosi on Tlaib 'impeach the motherf---er' comment: 'I'm...
When asked about her reaction to newly sworn-in Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s (D-Mich.) vow to take on President Trump by impeaching “the motherf---er," Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she is not in the...
View ArticleGOP leaders call on Pelosi to condemn Tlaib's remarks on Trump
House Republicans are calling on Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to reprimand Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) for using profanity while referring to President Trump.Shortly after being sworn into office...
View ArticleDems call freshman's impeachment remarks 'inappropriate'
House Democrats on Friday pushed back on one of their newest colleagues, who attacked President Trump the previous day by vowing to “impeach the motherf---er.”The jarring remarks by liberal freshman...
View ArticleLawmakers make second bipartisan push to elevate federal IT official
A bipartisan duo of lawmakers on Friday reintroduced legislation that would elevate the post of the federal government’s chief information officer, as well as establish a new line for reporting about...
View ArticleTrump threatens to extend partial government shutdown for years
President Trump on Friday threatened to keep about 25 percent of the federal government closed for years until he gets his desired funding to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. He made the...
View ArticleDemocrats launch ‘drain-the-swamp’ agenda
House Democrats on Friday introduced a sweeping government reform package designed to weed Washington of corruption and bolster voting rights across the country — two of the party’s principal campaign...
View ArticleDems to introduce gun background checks bill on anniversary of Gabby Giffords...
House Democrats will introduce a bill next week that would require universal background checks for gun purchases.The proposal will be introduced Tuesday, according to lawmakers, on the eighth...
View ArticleKamala Harris defends Ocasio-Cortez video: 'I'm for more dancing in...
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) defended newly minted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) after a video of the congresswoman dancing in college went viral in an attempted smear against her.“Just to go...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez was inspired by Sotomayor to wear red lipstick, hoops to...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said on Friday that she was inspired to wear red lipstick and hoop earrings during her congressional swearing-in ceremony by Supreme Court Justice Sonia...
View ArticleJayapal introduces bill to repeal pay-go
Co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) introduced a bill Friday to repeal pay-as-you-go budgetary rules, a stipulation unpopular among progressives that requires...
View ArticleSanders campaign staffer who ignored harassment complaints resigns as new...
Bill Velazquez, chief of staff to freshman Rep. Jesús ‘Chuy’ Garcia (D-Ill.), resigned after one day on the job after an explosive New York Times report said he mishandled sexual misconduct claims...
View ArticleDem rep asks for asks for pay to be withheld during shutdown
Freshman Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.) sent a letter Thursday to the House chief administrative officer asking for her pay to be withheld as a partial government shutdown drags on into a third...
View ArticleHouse Homeland Security Committee chairman asks Nielsen to testify on...
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), the new chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Friday requesting her to testify in front of the...
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