Dem lawmaker announces plans to propose bill requiring breathalyzers in new...
Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) is planning to introduce a bill next week that would require all new vehicles sold in the U.S. to come equipped with an interlocking breathalyzer device.The breathalyzer...
View ArticlePelosi says there's 'interest' in taking action on Steve King
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) suggested Friday that the House will take some punitive action against Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), who’s under fire from both parties for recent comments defending the...
View ArticleDems eye lawsuit if Trump declares border emergency
Democrats are eyeing a lawsuit challenging President Trump if he attempts to circumvent Congress and declare a national emergency to build a border wall. The legal strategy remains in the theoretical...
View ArticleBiden blasts Steve King for 'white supremacist' comments
Former Vice President Joe Biden ripped Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) on Friday for his comments questioning how the terms “white nationalist” and “white supremacist” became offensive.Biden took to Twitter...
View ArticleTrump, Congress break record for longest shutdown
The partial government shutdown is now officially the longest funding lapse in modern history, surpassing a 21-day record set during the Clinton administration.The infamous distinction comes as the...
View ArticleGrassley, Ernst condemn Steve King's 'white supremacist' comments
Iowa's two Republican senators have condemned Rep. Steve King's (R-Iowa) comments about white supremacy this week, as members of the GOP continue to distance themselves from the remarks.Sens. Joni...
View ArticleDreamers-for-wall trade going nowhere in House
A deal to reopen the government by trading border wall funding for immigration benefits for so-called Dreamers doesn’t stand a chance in the House, according to legislators on both sides of the...
View ArticleCongressional Black Caucus calls for Steve King to be removed from committees
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) called for Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) to be removed from his committee assignments Saturday after remarks he made about white supremacy earlier this week.CBC...
View ArticleDems struggling to help low-wage contractors harmed by shutdown
Democrats are struggling to come up with a way to provide back pay for low-wage contractors losing income because of the partial shutdown, a complicated process that hasn’t been tackled during previous...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez calls out CBS News for not assigning a 'single black...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y) criticized CBS News Saturday night for what she considered lack of diversity in its team of reporters covering the upcoming 2020 presidential election.“This WH...
View ArticleTransit union, Maryland Dem offering free meals to furloughed federal workers
Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin (Md.) and the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) are teaming up to provide free meals to furloughed federal workers on Sunday.The event, which Raskin referred to as the...
View ArticleScalise on Steve King's white supremacy remarks: 'There is no place...
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) said Sunday that "there is no place for hate" following Rep. Steve King's (R-Iowa) recent comments in which he questioned why the terms “white nationalist” and...
View ArticleScalise: Trump wants Congress to solve shutdown problem
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) on Sunday said Republicans "don’t want" President Trump to be forced to declare a national emergency over the border wall, adding that the president would...
View ArticleHouse Foreign Affairs chairman says committee will hold hearings on...
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) announced that the panel will hold hearings on President Trump’s relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin.In a statement...
View ArticleMcCarthy to meet with Steve King about white supremacy remarks: 'Action...
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) pledged Sunday to take action in response to Rep. Steve King's latest inflammatory comments in which the Iowa Republican questioned why the terms “white...
View ArticleDelaney pledges sole focus on 'bipartisan proposals' in first 100...
Former Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.), who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president in 2020, pledged Sunday that he would focus solely on bipartisan proposals during his first 100 days in the...
View ArticleTop Dems raise obstruction, intimidation in blasting Trump comments on Cohen
A trio of top House Democrats on Sunday warned President Trump against "any action to obstruct" oversight efforts by Congress. The warning — issued in a statement by Reps. Elijah Cummings (Md.),...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez rips GOP over Steve King's white supremacy comments
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) criticized Republican lawmakers on Sunday, including for their response to Rep. Steve King's (R-Iowa) comments about white supremacy."'Seeds.'Out of the minority...
View ArticleNew House Oversight chairman willing to battle Trump admin in courts over...
House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) said in an interview broadcast Sunday that he expects some of his subpoena requests may end up in court if the Trump administration...
View ArticleHouse Oversight chairman accuses Trump of making 'a lot of money'...
House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) is accusing President Trump of profiting off his job in the White House. Cummings made the accusation in an interview with "60...
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