Ocasio-Cortez forced to clarify Green New Deal details after rollout
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and her aides are rushing to clarify details of her recently proposed Green New Deal (GND) after an FAQ sheet it released sparked an uproar. Ocasio-Cortez’s...
View ArticleGOP rep: Trump is 'right to have contingency plans' if border wall...
Rep. Tom Graves (R-Ga.) said Sunday that President Trump is "right to have contingency plans" in place, such as declaring a national emergency, should Congress be unable to strike a deal to fund his...
View ArticleDemocrat vows to move forward with impeachment, dividing his party
House Democrats are facing the prospect of another floor vote on impeaching President Trump, the first since they took control of the chamber.Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) announced this past week that he...
View ArticleRep. Walter Jones, GOP rebel and Iraq War critic, dies at age 76
Longtime Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.), who came to Congress in the Republican revolution of 1994 and later became an independent voice and critic of the war in Iraq, died Sunday at the age of 76. Jones,...
View ArticleJewish advocacy group calls on Omar to apologize after 'stunningly...
A major Jewish advocacy organization on Sunday called on Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) to apologize for suggesting that a pro-Israel lobbying group was buying off lawmakers, calling her tweet "stunningly...
View ArticleDem lawmaker: Omar's statements 'deeply hurtful to Jews'
Freshman Rep. Max Rose (D-N.Y.) said Sunday that his colleague Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-Minn.) tweet suggesting that a pro-Israel lobbying group was buying off lawmakers was "deeply hurtful to Jews,"...
View ArticleRep. Moulton says he may run for president
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), who emerged a leader of the Democrats challenging Nancy Pelosi's path to the Speakership last fall, is considering a presidential bid, joining a steadily growing field of...
View ArticleGOP leader urges Dems to call out 'anti-Semitic tropes'
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Sunday called on Democratic leaders to speak out against anti-Semitic language after Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) sparked backlash with a tweet...
View ArticleDem lawmaker on Omar tweet: Be careful about how you discuss sensitive issues
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) is warning public officials amid the backlash to Rep. Ilham Omar's (D-Minn.) recent tweets about Israel, which prompted allegations of anti-Semitism, saying criticism of the...
View ArticleJudiciary chairman criticizes fellow Democrat for treading in anti-Semitic...
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) on Monday condemned fellow Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar (Minn.), calling her tweets a day earlier that suggested a pro-Israel lobbying group was...
View ArticlePelosi, Dem leaders urge Omar to apologize for 'anti-Semitic' tweet
House Democratic leaders, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), on Monday accused Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) of using "anti-Semitic tropes" and called on her to apologize after she sent tweets...
View ArticleSinclair analyst draws mockery after arguing with parody Ocasio-Cortez...
Sinclair Media chief political analyst Boris Epshteyn argued with a parody Twitter account for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Monday, drawing mockery on social media. The exchange happened...
View ArticleHaaland: It's 'exhausting' to keep up with Trump's...
Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) took aim at President Trump for what she described as his "ignorance and racism" for Native Americans.“It's completely exhausting to try to keep up with so much of his...
View ArticleOmar apologizes after Dem leaders blast tweets as 'anti-Semitic'
Freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) apologized on Monday for tweets suggesting that American lawmakers were motivated by money to defend Israel.Omar's apology came after she spoke with Speaker Nancy...
View ArticleTop Dem lawmaker rips ‘phonies’ in GOP for failing to condemn Trump over...
House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) on Monday denounced "phonies" in the Republican Party for failing to condemn President Trump after he invoked the Trail of Tears in a tweet...
View ArticleLeft flexes muscle in immigration talks
Democrats are leaning in hard in the new border talks under pressure from the party’s left flank, which is pushing to limit law enforcement operations against immigrants in the country illegally — and...
View ArticleNegotiators aiming to reach deal on Monday night to avert shutdown
Lawmakers involved in the negotiations to prevent a second government shutdown say they are aiming to reach an agreement on Monday night. Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), the...
View ArticleHouse passes resolution honoring Walter Jones
The House passed a resolution on Monday honoring Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.), who died Sunday after a battle with cancer by unanimous consent.The lower chamber adjourned in a further mark of respect of...
View ArticleHouse Dems will not strip Omar of her committee assignments: report
House Democrats reportedly will not strip Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) of her committee assignments after she apologized for tweets suggesting that American lawmakers were motivated to defend Israel by...
View ArticleLawmakers reach agreement 'in principle' to avert shutdown
Lawmakers said on Monday night that they had reached an agreement "in principle" to avoid a second partial government shutdown set to begin on Saturday.“We’ve had a good evening. We’ve reached an...
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