Ocasio-Cortez explains ‘farting cows’ comment: ‘We’ve got to address factory...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) sought to explain a recent document from her office that linked “farting cows” to climate change, saying that serious climate policy needs to address agriculture....
View ArticleDems set up Tuesday vote to block Trump's emergency declaration
House Democrats are wasting no time in their effort to block President Trump's emergency declaration at the southern border, scheduling a floor vote Tuesday on the disapproval resolution introduced...
View ArticleHouse conservative co-sponsors bill to block Trump's emergency declaration
Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich) is joining Democrats in co-sponsoring a joint resolution to block President Trump's emergency declaration seeking additional funds to build physical barriers along the...
View ArticleDems call on Trump to fire Acosta
Three House Democrats are collecting signatures for a letter calling on President Trump to demand the resignation of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta.The push comes a day after a federal judge ruled...
View ArticleDems plan hearing on emergency declaration's impact on military
House Democrats will hold a hearing next week with military officials to examine the potential impact of President Trump's emergency declaration on the Pentagon. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz...
View ArticleBill Maher tells Schiff to go on Fox News, 'get in the bubble'
HBO host Bill Maher told House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Friday to “get in the bubble” and appear on Fox News more.The California Democrat appeared on “Real Time with...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez announces staff starting salary of $52K to champion...
Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) announced this week that no one on her staff would make less than $52,000 a year, a move aimed at championing a “living wage.”The progressive firebrand’s...
View ArticleCuomo: ‘Too early’ to tell if Ocasio-Cortez will help New York
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said Friday it was “too early” to tell if progressive firebrand Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) will help the Empire State in Congress.“It’s early yet to find out...
View ArticleGOP lawmaker critical of Trump move blasts Republicans who 'cry out for...
Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.), the only known GOP lawmaker to co-sponsor a resolution to block President Trump's emergency declaration, accused fellow Republicans on Saturday of "cry[ing] out for a king"...
View ArticlePelosi participates in ceremony at US-Mexico border
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Saturday took part in a ceremony with Mexican officials and dignitaries on a bridge connecting the U.S. and Mexico.Pelosi could be seen in footage of the moment...
View ArticleOmarosa: There's a ‘big red line’ for Trump in Cohen's testimony
Former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman said Saturday that former Trump attorney Michael Cohen would cross a “big red line” for the president if he discusses President Trump’s children...
View ArticleMaxine Waters apologizes to millennials struggling to get a job
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), the chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, apologized to millennials who are struggling to find good-paying jobs.Speaking Friday at the 22nd Annual Wall...
View ArticleDems face internal battle over budget
Democrats are bracing for an internal battle as the House Budget Committee starts cobbling together its budget for 2020, a blueprint that’s expected to put the party's progressive wing at odds with its...
View ArticleDem chairman: Trump the 'greatest threat' to US democracy...
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) in an interview airing Sunday called President Trump the "greatest threat" to U.S. democracy since "the Civil War.""I view this president and...
View ArticleLower refunds amplify calls to restore key tax deduction
Complaints about lower refunds and higher taxes are amplifying calls from Northeast and West Coast leaders to do away with the GOP tax law’s limit on the deduction for state and local taxes.The limit...
View ArticleDems mock Trump's pitch for Fourth of July celebration
Democratic lawmakers on Sunday poked fun at President Trump's proposal to hold a Fourth of July celebration on the National Mall this year, given that such an event already takes place each year.The...
View ArticleEx-GOP lawmakers urge Republicans to block Trump's emergency declaration
Nearly two dozen former GOP lawmakers are urging Republicans to oppose President Trump’s national emergency declaration.The former lawmakers in a letter published in Politico Playbook on Monday remind...
View ArticleTrump Org. asks Judiciary panel to cease investigations: report
A lawyer for the Trump Organization has asked the House Judiciary Committee to stop any and all investigations into the company, arguing that there is an alleged conflict of interest with one of the ...
View ArticleDem calls for supermarket chains to pull National Enquirer from shelves
Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) on Monday called on leading supermarket chains to remove the National Enquirer from their shelves, saying the tabloid is a "purveyor of fabricated news."“Recent events make...
View ArticlePelosi attends signing of New York's new 'red flag' gun...
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Monday joined New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) as he signed into law a bill that will give authorities increased ability to confiscate guns from individuals deemed...
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