Ben Shapiro urges Congress to censure Steve King after he questions why term...
Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro on Thursday called for Congress to "censure" Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) after the lawmaker questioned why terms like "white nationalist" and "white supremacist" are...
View ArticleGOP lawmaker: Steve King's 'embrace of racism' has no place in...
Rep. Justin Amash (Mich.) on Thursday condemned fellow Republican Rep. Steve King (Iowa) for comments questioning why terms like "white nationalist" and "white supremacist" were offensive, calling them...
View ArticlePelosi: Trump wants ‘a distraction,’ not a wall
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that President Trump’s border wall campaign has nothing to do with border security, but is instead designed to energize his conservative base and...
View ArticleFormer Texas lawmaker Blake Farenthold resigns from lobbying job
Former Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas) left his lobbying position with the Calhoun Port Authority months after a local newspaper filed a lawsuit claiming he was hired illegally.The Victoria Advocate...
View ArticleSteve King identifies himself as a 'nationalist,' defends earlier...
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) sought to defend himself on Thursday after facing blowback from fellow Republicans for asking how the terms "white nationalist" and "white supremacist" became offensive.King...
View ArticleCohen to testify publicly before Congress
President Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen has agreed to voluntarily testify before the powerful House Oversight and Reform Committee next month, the Democratic chairman of the panel...
View ArticleHouse passes bills to fund Transportation Dept., HUD, Agriculture
The Democratic-led House passed a standalone spending measure Thursday to provide funding for the Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and other agencies.The House voted...
View ArticleGOP campaign committee chair says NRCC likely won't get involved in...
The chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee on Thursday said he disagrees with recent controversial statements by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), but it's too soon to say whether the...
View ArticleGOP lawmakers rip Dems for calling Cohen to testify
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the top Republican on the House Oversight and Reform Committee, on Thursday criticized news that President Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen is set to publicly...
View ArticleSome Dems like Trump emergency declaration — at least as far as reopening...
Some House Democrats are endorsing the idea of President Trump declaring a national emergency at the southern border to dissolve a partisan standoff about funding his border wall and end a weeks-long...
View ArticleLawmakers mark 100 days since Khashoggi's death with press freedom event
Lawmakers gathered Thursday to mark 100 days since the disappearance of slain Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi and underscore the important of the freedom of the press.Democrats and...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez responds to Joe Lieberman’s criticisms: ‘New party, who dis?’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Thursday fired back at former Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), who said he hopes she is not the future of the Democratic Party.Ocasio-Cortez fired back in a tweet...
View ArticleTop House Dem to Ocasio-Cortez: ‘Don’t attack your own people’
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) warned freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) to rein in her criticism of fellow Democrats, saying she shouldn’t “attack your own people.”“I’m sure Ms. Cortez...
View ArticleGrijalva backs Bishop over current acting Interior Secretary
Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), the chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, on Friday said he supports the committee's ranking member Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah), to be the new Interior...
View ArticleHouse votes to reopen Interior, EPA as shutdown fight wages on
The House approved legislation that would fund and reopen the Interior Department, Environmental Protection Agency and Forest Service in an 240-179 vote on Friday, the latest effort by Democrats to put...
View ArticleCongress approves back pay for workers affected by current shutdown, future...
The House on Friday cleared a bill that would ensure back pay for federal workers missing paychecks as a result of the partial government shutdown, as well as guarantee payment for employees affected...
View ArticleThe 7 Republicans who voted against back pay for furloughed workers
The House and Senate this week voted overwhelmingly to provide back pay to about 800,000 federal workers who are going without paychecks because of the partial government shutdown. But seven lawmakers...
View ArticleGOP senator: Republicans with opinions like Steve King's damage party,...
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) tore into fellow Republican Rep. Steve King (Iowa) on Friday after King questioned how terms such as “white supremacist” and "white nationalist" were offensive, writing in an...
View ArticleJeb Bush: GOP leaders need to 'actively support' primary challenger...
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) on Friday called for Republican leaders to “actively support” a primary challenger against Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) after the lawmaker questioned why the terms "white...
View ArticleNational Review editorial board to GOP: 'Dump Steve King'
National Review called on conservatives to "dump Steve King" after the Iowa Republican congressman asked how the terms "white nationalist" and "white supremacist" became offensive language. The...
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