Michigan lawmakers ask ICE to stop deportation of Mexican journalist
Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) and Fred Upton (R-Mich.) are calling upon immigration officials to halt the deportation of Mexican journalist Emilio Gutiérrez Soto and instead grant him asylum. A judge...
View ArticlePelosi surprised by uproar over latest impeachment remarks
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday sought to defuse the uproar over her recent comments opposing the impeachment of President Trump, noting that her latest remarks were identical to those...
View ArticlePelosi: O'Rourke is 'welcome addition' to presidential race
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday welcomed former Rep. Beto O'Rourke to the 2020 presidential race, praising the Texas Democrat for both his energy and his work on the environment and...
View ArticleTrump gives Pelosi farewell kiss on cheek after Capitol visit
President Trump on Thursday twice greeted Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) with a kiss on the cheek, a rare warm interaction between the two leaders.CBS News reporter Bo Erickson shared video on social...
View ArticlePelosi says she backs lowering voting age to 16
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) voiced her support on Thursday for lowering the federal voting age to 16, telling reporters during a press conference that doing so would be a boon to voter...
View ArticleCBO: Authorizations have expired for $307B worth of programs
Authorizing language has expired for programs covering nearly $307 billion worth of appropriated funds, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found in its annual report on the subject.Each year, CBO...
View ArticleHouse Dems fundraising over Trump's first expected veto
House Democrats are fundraising off of President Trump’s expected veto of a resolution blocking his national emergency declaration to allocate funds for a U.S.–Mexico border wall.In a Thursday campaign...
View ArticleHouse clerk to take over constituent services for contested North Carolina...
The clerk of the House of Representatives announced Thursday that her office will take over constituent services for North Carolina's 9th Congressional District while a new election is held to...
View ArticleThe 31 Trump districts that will determine the next House majority
Republicans are eyeing a path to the House majority that takes them through Trump country.The GOP has already put 55 districts held by Democrats on its target list for 2020. But Republican hopes are...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez hits NRA after New Zealand shooting: 'What good are your...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Friday tore into the National Rifle Association (NRA) after at least one gunman opened fire at two New Zealand mosques, leaving at least 49 people dead.The New...
View ArticleOmar on New Zealand mosque shooting: 'We must not live in fear'
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Friday expressed support for victims of a mass shooting in New Zealand, tweeting that the devastating attack that killed an estimated 49 people in Christchurch would not...
View ArticleCummings demands ex-Fox News reporter share information on Stormy Daniels...
The chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee said Thursday that he will request information from a former Fox News reporter who was reportedly working on a story that her network killed...
View ArticleHispanic Caucus demands probe into Trump Organization hiring undocumented...
Top members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus are calling on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) inspector general and the FBI to investigate the Trump Organization's hiring of workers without...
View ArticleBoehner says it's Democrats' turn for a Tea Party movement
Former Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Friday that he expects the Democratic Party to experience its own Tea Party-style movement that will push the party to the left.In an interview...
View ArticleTlaib condemns 'white supremacy' agenda after New Zealand attack
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), one of two Muslim women serving in Congress, slammed a "white supremacy" agenda in the U.S. after shootings at two New Zealand mosques on Friday left 49 people dead and...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez's favorable, unfavorable ratings up: poll
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s favorable and unfavorable ratings have risen two months after her congressional swearing-in as the progressive firebrand cements her status as one of the country’s most...
View ArticleGOP lawmaker offers bill letting NCAA athletes profit from their image
Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.) introduced a bill Thursday that would allow National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) athletes to profit off their image and likeness. The Student-Athlete Equity Act,...
View ArticleDems prepare next steps after Trump's veto
Democrats are planning a vote that aims to override President Trump's veto of legislation blocking his emergency declaration, an effort that’s all but certain to fail.The House will hold a veto...
View ArticleNew Zealand mosque killings raise fears among US Muslims
Islamic communities across the United States were on heightened alert Friday on the heels of horrific mass shootings at a pair of New Zealand mosques said to be orchestrated by a white supremacist...
View ArticleLawmakers contemplate a tough political sell: Raising their pay
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) is calling for a cost-of-living adjustment to lawmaker salaries, which have remained stagnant for a decade — but it's likely to be a tough sell.In remarks...
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