Dem responds to ‘trolls’ who said wearing white made female lawmakers look...
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) fired back at online "trolls" Wednesday who she said were mocking Democratic lawmakers who wore white at Tuesday's State of the Union address in honor of the...
View ArticleAides say Virginia Democrat knew about sexual assault allegation against lt....
The woman who has accused Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D) of sexual assault informed Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.) of the incident more than a year ago, an aide told The Hill on Wednesday.An aide to...
View ArticlePelosi: 'There will not be another shutdown'
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) predicted in a new interview that Republican leaders in Congress would not support another partial government shutdown over funding for President Trump's plans to build...
View ArticleDem rep on Fairfax accuser: 'I have no reason to doubt her'
Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) on Thursday said she has "no reason to doubt" the woman who has alleged Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D) sexually assaulted her."There’s very little that I have seen,...
View ArticlePelosi names Dems to new climate panel — but not AOC
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday named eight Democrats to the new special climate change committee, but freshman lawmaker Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) was not among them.The...
View ArticleDem rep: Trump's real estate deals violated Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) said early Thursday that she thinks President Trump's real estate dealings violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which governs U.S. businesses' dealings with foreign...
View ArticleParkland father on Gaetz advocating for border wall in gun violence hearing:...
Manuel Oliver, who lost his son Joaquin “Guac” Oliver in the mass shooting in Parkland, Fla., last year, spoke out Thursday on his confrontation with Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) during a gun violence...
View ArticlePelosi: Americans 'overwhelmingly' want to see Trump's tax...
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) signaled Thursday that Democrats would pursue getting President Trump's tax returns, arguing that Americans "overwhelmingly" support Congress reviewing the returns.Asked...
View ArticleDurbin: Technology, 'not some God-awful concrete wall,' will help...
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) pledged Democratic support Thursday for increased technological defense systems along the U.S.-Mexico border but pledged that Democrats would not support "some God-awful...
View ArticleDems probing whether NRA made illegal contributions to Trump
A pair of Democratic lawmakers are probing whether the National Rifle Association (NRA) violated campaign finance laws by coordinating communications with President Trump's 2016 campaign and other GOP...
View ArticleDems seek to defuse standoff over Whitaker subpoena
The Democratic chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Thursday there would be “no need” for him to subpoena acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker if he appears before the panel on Friday as...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez: ‘I truly do not’ believe Pelosi snubbed me on climate change...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said Thursday she does not feel Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) snubbed her by not putting her on a new special climate change committee. WATCH: Why is @AOC not...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez on 2020: ‘I don’t want to be placated as a progressive’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), a freshman progressive congresswoman, on Thursday said she doesn't know yet who she'll back for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.She said she's...
View ArticleScalise: House Judiciary Dems preventing testimony helped amplify my gun message
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) said House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler’s (D-N.Y.) decision not to allow him to testify during a hearing on gun violence Wednesday may have...
View ArticleDems downplay divisions over Green New Deal
House Democrats on Thursday downplayed talk of any internal divisions over support for a Green New Deal plan and how bold the party should be in combating climate change.Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez...
View ArticleDems accused of MeToo hypocrisy in Virginia
Democrats in Washington are fighting GOP allegations of hypocrisy over the political maelstrom roiling their party in Virginia.The accusations come just months after national Democrats, near the height...
View ArticleLawmakers divided over how to end shutdowns for good
Bipartisan efforts to end shutdowns for good are losing momentum due to a lack of consensus over the right strategy.Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have rallied around the idea of automatically...
View ArticleWhitaker takes grilling from House lawmakers
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker on Friday appeared before the House Judiciary Committee in one of the first blockbuster hearings with Democrats holding committee gavels. His public appearance...
View ArticleCiting Virginia race scandals, Dem vows vote to impeach Trump
One of President Trump's sharpest congressional critics on Thursday vowed to force a House vote to impeach the president, citing the race-related scandals facing top Virginia lawmakers to argue...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez hits at 'Fox & Friends' hosts: 'I actually...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took aim at “Fox & Friends” on Friday after the show’s panel sought to tie the New York Democrat to a subway shooting that recently took place in her district.“Unlike...
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