Ocasio-Cortez expresses shock at people paid to stand in line for access to...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) tweeted on Wednesday that she was shocked to discover that people are paid to hold spots in line before congressional hearings.The freshman lawmaker from the...
View ArticleConservatives introduce stopgap bill to provide more time to review border deal
Conservative lawmakers are pushing a one-week funding bill to give themselves more time to review details of a bipartisan deal to avert another possible government shutdown and fully fund the...
View ArticleMcCarthy blames 2018 House losses on GOP's health care stance: report
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) appeared to blame the loss of the Republican majority in the House last year on a push by the House Freedom Caucus to roll back protections for people...
View ArticlePelosi dismisses GOP criticism of Omar: 'They do not have clean hands'
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) dismissed GOP criticism of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), saying that "they do not have clean hands."“That she apologized for what she said?" Pelosi told CNN's...
View ArticleMcCarthy says tweet about Soros, Steyer and Bloomberg 'had nothing to...
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said on Wednesday that an older tweet in which he called for constituents not to let three prominent Jewish donors "buy" the 2018 election had "nothing...
View ArticleHouse pays tribute to Walter Jones
Members of the House commemorated the life of Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.), who died Sunday, giving tribute speeches and holding a moment of silence on the House floor on Wednesday. Jones, who first came...
View ArticleHouse hits gas on border deal
Lawmakers are rushing to pass a bipartisan border deal that would prevent a looming government shutdown and resolve the long-standing impasse over President Trump’s border wall.Democratic leaders said...
View ArticleGOP rep deployed to southern border with Air National Guard unit
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) was deployed to the southern border this week with his Air National Guard unit, a spokeswoman said in a statement.“Earlier this week, Congressman Kinzinger was deployed to...
View ArticleHouse Judiciary chairman invites Whitaker to clarify testimony
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday invited acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to meet with the House panel in the coming days to "clarify" answers he gave...
View ArticleHouse panel advances bill to expand background checks for gun sales
The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday advanced legislation that would require universal background checks for gun purchases in the latest sign that Democrats are prioritizing gun control in the...
View ArticleLawmakers introduce bill to fund government, prevent shutdown
Lawmakers introduced a bill late Wednesday night to prevent a second partial shutdown days before the deadline.Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.), chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, filed the...
View ArticleDems escalate gun fight a year after Parkland
One year after the deadly high school shooting in Parkland, Fla., a Democratic House is moving forward with efforts to tighten gun laws.But the bills have little chance of passing the Republican-held...
View ArticleHouse conservatives blast border deal, push Trump to use executive power
A group of conservative House members is urging President Trump to use executive power to build a barrier along the southern border if he feels it is necessary to support the bipartisan border deal...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez praises Omar's questioning of Elliot Abrams: 'Feels...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is praising Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) for questioning Elliott Abrams about the Iran-Contra affair and Central American killings during the Reagan administration,...
View ArticleDem rep hopes Omar can be 'mentored,' remain on Foreign Affairs panel
A fellow Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee says Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) should not be removed from the panel over her remarks concerning the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's...
View ArticleDemocrats seek cosponsors for new 'Medicare for all' bill
Two progressive lawmakers are circulating a letter to their Democratic colleagues asking for cosponsors for a Medicare for all bill as they prepare to introduce it.Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and...
View ArticleBill Clinton jokes no one would skip Dingell's funeral: 'Only...
Former President Clinton joked Thursday that nobody wanted to miss the funeral for Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) because it was their only chance to get "the last word" with the late veteran...
View ArticleThe border deal: What made it in, what got left out
Lawmakers on Wednesday night introduced a 1,159-page bill to fund a quarter of the federal government and prevent another partial shutdown.The legislation wraps together seven appropriations bills,...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez, other progressive freshmen to oppose border bill
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) and three other progressive Democrats said Thursday they will vote against the bipartisan border deal because of its increased funding for the Department of...
View ArticleDems introduce bill to take gender-specific terms out of tax code to make it...
A bill introduced by two Democratic lawmakers Thursday would update the U.S. tax code to remove gender-specific references such as “husband” and “wife” and would replace the terms with “spouse” in an...
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