Ocasio-Cortez has most engaged Twitter of all politicians other than Trump:...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) generated more interactions with her tweets over the past month than any other politician except President Trump, according to an Axios study published...
View ArticleNew Dem Rep. Ilhan Omar writing memoir: report
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is reportedly writing a memoir chronicling her journey from refugee to congresswoman.The book, “This is What America Looks Like,” will be published by HarperCollins imprint...
View ArticleGabbard worked for anti-LGBTQ group run by her father: report
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), who last week announced her plans to run for president in 2020, previously worked for an anti-LGBTQ organization run by her father and spoke out against a civil union...
View ArticleTrump says he hasn't been following controversy around Steve King's...
President Trump said Monday he hasn't kept up on the controversy surrounding Rep. Steve King's (R-Iowa) comments last week questioning why the terms “white nationalist” and “white supremacist” were...
View ArticleTop Dem: Congress may have 'no choice' but to subpoena Trump...
Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), the new chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said Monday that the committee may have "no choice" but to subpoena an interpreter's notes from a private meeting in...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez after Trump says 'who cares?' about her calling him...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said Monday that she and her supporters "got under" President Trump's skin after the president waved off a reporter who noted the rising Democratic star had...
View ArticleHouse Democrats offer measures to censure Steve King
Two House Democrats unveiled resolutions on Monday to censure Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) over a string of comments considered racist.And the No. 3 House Democrat, Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn (S.C.),...
View ArticleFlorida lawmaker diagnosed with pancreatic cancer
Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.) on Monday announced that he was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, saying in a statement that he intends to continue representing Florida as he undergoes...
View ArticleDem rep apologizes for quoting Alice Walker: 'I was unaware of the...
Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D) on Monday apologized for quoting author Alice Walker's book "The Color Purple," saying that she was "unaware" of the recent controversy over Walker's praise of an...
View ArticleMcConnell rebukes Steve King over white nationalist comments
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday rebuked Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) for a series of remarks that many have denounced as racist.McConnell's denunciation of King comes as House...
View ArticleAnti-Defamation League calls on House leaders to censure Steve King over...
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Monday called for the House to censure Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) and strip him of his ranking membership over his history of making anti-Semitic and offensive...
View ArticleTop Dem introduces short-term spending bills to reopen government
The House this week is slated to take up two continuing resolutions (CRs) aimed at temporarily reopening the government as negotiations remain stalled over funding for President Trump's border...
View ArticleHouse Dems to introduce $15 minimum wage bill
House Democrats are slated to introduce legislation on Wednesday aimed at gradually raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2024. Under the legislation — spearheaded by House Committee on...
View ArticleSome Senate Dems see Ocasio-Cortez as weak spokeswoman for party
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is taking Washington by storm, but some Senate Democrats see her exploding appeal as more of a sideshow than meaningful statement about the future of their...
View ArticleHopes fade for bipartisan bills in age of confrontation
The new Congress has just begun, but the window for bipartisan legislating is rapidly closing.President Trump and newly empowered House Democratic leaders have been optimistic about reaching agreements...
View ArticleTrump: 'Why is Nancy Pelosi getting paid when people who are working are...
President Trump on Tuesday questioned why Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) continues to receive a salary during a prolonged partial government shutdown, which has left hundreds of thousands of federal...
View ArticleDem rep: Trump pulling US from NATO would be grounds for impeachment
A Democratic member of the House warned Tuesday that any move by President Trump to exit NATO would be grounds for removal from office.Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) told CNN's "New Day" that Congress...
View ArticleGOP conference chair: King should 'find another line of work'
The third-ranking House Republican said Tuesday that Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) should "find another line of work" after his comments questioning why the terms "white supremacist" and "white nationalist"...
View ArticleHoyer says House recess will be canceled unless government reopens
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said the House will be back next week unless there is a deal to end the partial government shutdown.“If the government is not open we will not have a recess,"...
View ArticleTlaib slams 'anti-Muslim rhetoric' after Florida official says she...
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) on Tuesday decried “hateful anti-Muslim rhetoric” after a South Florida official accused her of being an anti-Semite who might “blow up Capitol Hill.” “This sort of hateful...
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