Poll: Voters trust Pelosi more than Trump
More American voters trust Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) than President Trump when it comes to "issues that are important to" them, according to a new Quinnipiac poll.The survey, which was released...
View ArticleKey House panel proposes to have 'so help you God' removed from oath
The House Committee on Natural Resources is reportedly seeking to have the words "so help you God" removed from the oath recited by witnesses who testify before the panel, according to a proposal...
View ArticleDems use legal pad notes to push back on a South American troop deployment
A pair of Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday used yellow notepads to denounce the idea of the U.S. sending troops into South America amid increasing political turmoil in Venezuela.The lawmakers poked at...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez fundraises off report some Dems want her primaried
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday sent out a fundraising email to supporters after The Hill reported that some Democrats hope the progressive freshman lawmaker faces a primary challenge...
View ArticleKey Dem chairwoman opposes bill to automatically avoid shutdowns
The chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.), said Tuesday that she opposes legislation designed to prevent future shutdowns by automatically funding the government if...
View ArticleHouse chairman demands debt-limit update from Mnuchin
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) is demanding that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin provide an update on the debt limit ahead of a March 1 deadline. “The United State...
View ArticleLawmaker seeks to ban ex-members from lobbying until sexual harassment...
Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.) plans to introduce a bill Wednesday that would prevent former members of Congress from lobbying the House or Senate under certain circumstances.The bill would specifically...
View ArticleKennedy offers State of the Union advice to Abrams: ‘Misplace your chapstick’
Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-Mass.) on Tuesday offered former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams advice for when she is due to present the Democratic response to President Trump’s State of the...
View ArticleHouse Homeland Security chair: 'Unacceptable' that Nielsen...
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) criticized Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Tuesday for declining to testify before the panel.Thompson wrote to...
View ArticlePelosi puts tight grip on talk of Trump impeachment
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is keeping her troops in line on one of the most divisive issues facing Democrats internally and the country more broadly: the impeachment of President Trump.As the...
View ArticleTop conservatives offer praise for Ocasio-Cortez
A number of conservative lawmakers and prominent figures have come out against freshman Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (N.Y.) policies and principles, but seem to agree that the 29-year-old...
View ArticleDem lawmaker nominates Christine Blasey Ford for JFK Profile in Courage Award
California Rep. Jackie Speier (D) said she is nominating Christine Blasey Ford, the Palo Alto University college professor who accused Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault while they...
View ArticleSchiff: Intel chiefs testimony may ‘undermine’ Trump’s ability to declare...
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Wednesday that new testimony from top U.S. intelligence officials could "undermine" President Trump's ability to declare a national...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez on Schultz: Why are billionaires who want to run for president...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday ripped former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz over his possible independent presidential bid, suggesting his lack of political experience pointed to a...
View ArticleDem chairman criticizes freshman Tlaib's planned delegation to West Bank
The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee this week criticized freshman Rep. Rashida Tlaib's (D-Mich.) plan to take a congressional delegation to the West Bank.Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) told...
View ArticleBoehner blames 'knuckleheads in Congress' who listen to talk radio...
Former Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Monday that GOP lawmakers who listen to talk radio are to blame for the recent partial government shutdown.Boehner signled out "talk radio people" and those he...
View ArticleDem bill would block former intel chiefs from lobbying for foreign governments
House Democrats on Wednesday introduced legislation that would block former U.S. intelligence officials from lobbying for a foreign government.The effort is meant in part to prevent another situation...
View ArticleHouse approves pay raise for federal workers
The House passed legislation to provide a pay increase for federal government workers on Wednesday, less than a week after the end of the partial government shutdown.Twenty-nine Republicans joined...
View ArticleHouse resolution condemning government shutdowns falls short in floor vote
A Democrat-backed resolution condemning government shutdowns failed on the House floor Wednesday, falling short of the two-thirds majority needed to pass. The 249-163 vote garnered support from all...
View ArticleHouse Dems postpone annual retreat amid border negotiations
House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) informed his colleagues Wednesday that their annual retreat would be postponed amid bipartisan negotiations on border security funding.Democrats...
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