Homeland Security Committee chairman: 'I would not rule out a wall in...
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), the new chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, said Sunday that he wouldn't rule out supporting a border wall "in certain instances."“I would not rule out a...
View ArticleSchiff: Congress will 'absolutely' investigate claims raised in...
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Sunday that he will "absolutely" investigate a BuzzFeed News report that said President Trump directed his former personal attorney to...
View ArticleGabbard: No regrets about meeting Syria's Assad
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), who is running for president in 2020, said Sunday that she does not regret meeting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in 2017.Gabbard told CNN's "State of the Union" that...
View ArticleGOP rep in op-ed: ‘Some people affiliated with our party have made racist...
Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) wrote in a USA Today op-ed Sunday that some people affiliated with the Republican Party have recently "made racist comments that give legitimacy to hateful ideologies.""As a...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez responds to Aaron Sorkin directing young Dems to ‘stop acting...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Sunday responded to director Aaron Sorkin's suggestion that the young Democrats newly elected to Congress should "stop acting like young people." "News Flash:...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez raises money for transgender youth on video game live stream
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Sunday night raised money for transgender youth by appearing on a video game live stream on Twitch.Ocasio-Cortez appeared on a livestream, which had been going...
View ArticleElise Stefanik seeks to tackle GOP’s women ‘crisis’ ahead of 2020
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) is looking to recruit and elect more Republican women to Congress through her leadership political action committee, as the GOP grapples with winning back the suburban,...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez: Economic system that allows billionaires is 'immoral'
Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said late Monday that an economic system that allows billionaires is “immoral.”“I do think that a system that allows billionaires to exist when there are...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez: I give 'zero' f---s about pushback from other Democrats
Freshman New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) in an interview late Monday said she gives "zero" f---s about criticism she’s received from members of her own party.“Now, congresswoman, for you and...
View ArticleTop House Dem calls Trump 'grand wizard of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.'
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Sunday described President Trump as "the grand wizard of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.," invoking the Ku Klux Klan title while speaking at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day...
View ArticleOnline poll: 74 percent of Dems interested in voting for Ocasio-Cortez for...
An overwhelming majority of Democrats would "consider" voting for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) for president if she was old enough to run, according to a new online poll from Axios/Survey...
View ArticleRep. Omar apologizes for tweet about Israel
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) expressed regret for saying in a 2012 tweet that “Israel has hypnotized the world” while doing “evil,” saying she had not realized her words would be offensive to Jewish...
View ArticleTlaib: 'Right wing media is now targeting my little sister'
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) said Tuesday that "right wing media" is harassing her younger sister by calling her personal cell phone and showing up at her workplace.Tlaib shared a photo of her sister...
View ArticleHouse Dems send McConnell shutdown stories, press for spending bill vote
Over 20 House Democrats on Tuesday sent Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) dozens of stories from constituents detailing their struggles during the partial government shutdown, urging the...
View ArticleDem lawmaker calls on Democrats to ‘give Trump the money’ for border wall
Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) called on his Democratic colleagues to give President Trump the funding for his long-desired border wall between the U.S. and Mexico, saying its construction is...
View ArticleNadler sends Whitaker questions on possible contacts with Trump over Mueller...
The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee is preemptively sharing a series of questions with Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker ahead of his open hearing in February, stating that he expects...
View ArticleHouse passes bill expressing support for NATO
The House passed bipartisan legislation on Tuesday expressing congressional support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).The bill, which passed in a 357-22 vote, includes a provision...
View ArticleGOP lawmaker confronted by passenger for flying first class amid shutdown
Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) was confronted by a fellow passenger on Tuesday for flying in first class amid the ongoing partial government shutdown, according to video of the encounter released by...
View ArticleRep. Sheila Jackson Lee to step down as CBC Foundation chair amid lawsuit
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) is stepping down from her role as the chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation board amid a lawsuit from a former staffer.The ex-staffer accused Jackson...
View ArticleTrump tells Pelosi he plans to deliver State of the Union in House
President Trump said Wednesday he will forge ahead with plans to deliver the State of the Union address in the House chamber on Jan. 29, despite objections from Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).In a...
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