Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) announced that President Donald Trump will not sign the short-term funding bill the Senate passed last night. From Politico:
“The president informed us he will not sign the bill that came from the Senate last evening because of his legitimate concerns for border security,” Ryan told reporters after...
The government has three days to come up with a plan to avoid a partial government shutdown on Friday.
As of today, it looks like if it happens, the blame will fall on the Democrats instead of President Donald Trump. The Democrats rejected the latest offer from the GOP even though the...
In December 2017, The Washington Post reported how the Office of Compliance for Congress paid over $17 million for 264 settlements and awards over various violations, including sexual harassment.
Now Congress has agreed on a bill that members of Congress will be responsible for their own settlements instead of the tax payer....
Will border wall funding determine if the government shuts down next week?
President Donald Trump told Politico that “he would ‘totally be willing’ to shut down the government” if he doesn’t receive $5 billion in border wall funding, but The Washington Post reported that Trump said “[T]here are other potential ways” he...
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) remains confident that she’ll become Speaker of the House again, but sixteen Democrats just threw a major wrench into her plans.
The Democrats released a letter today, launched by Rep. Katheleen Rice (D-NY), promising to oppose Pelosi’s appointment since they promised to “change the status quo” upon their...
*UPDATE 11:56PM: Ben McAdams now leads by 739 votes.
*UPDATE 2:43PM: Love now has a lead of 1,516 votes over her Democrat challenger.
Rep. Mia Love (R-UT) has pulled ahead as officials continue to count votes for the race for Utah’s 4th Congressional District.
You have to wonder if Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) isn’t kicking herself and hearing a constant refrain of “be careful what you wish for” drum through her head. The House is back in Democrat hands as of January, but she’s saddled with a rabble of socialist freshmen who are intent on...
The House Ethics Committee has sanctioned Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) and Rep. Ruben Kihuen (D-NV) over sexual harassment allegations.
The committee concluded that Kihuen sexually harassed females within his office while it found that Meadows kept his chief of staff even though there were credible harassment allegations against him.
Back in September, Axios reported that the Democrats already had an agenda set for the possibility of the party taking over the House.
Well, that happened last Tuesday and now Axios disclosed that the agenda will see the light of day as the Democrats prepare a “subpoena cannon” aimed at over 85...
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) wants to become Speaker of the House again, but quite a few Democrats in the House do not want her to become their leader.
Eight representatives have already voiced their opposition while two more that won on Tuesday said on the campaign trail that they will oppose...
Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) has been an outspoken critic of President Trump. She’s called for his impeachment and then promised to follow that up by “going after” Vice President Mike Pence; she’s called for #TheResistance to find and confront Trump officials wherever they are.
She’s infamously let slip that she would...
It’s hard to believe, but the midterm election is less than two weeks away. This is a high-stakes midterm election, the likes of which in terms of national import we’ve probably not seen since the 1994 or 2010 midterms. Both Democrats and Republicans are keenly aware of the stakes, and there...
Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) and his family have received police protection after he received a a death threat on social media. From The Miami Herald:
The tweet, which was a non-specific death threat against the two-term congressman, was eventually deleted and the associated account was deleted as well. Curbelo will receive protection...
Vandals attacked Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s California office on Monday evening.
The congressman shared pictures on Instagram and asked for information on the perps caught on camera.
The Democrats need to hold all their seats and win 23 seats in order to have control of the House of Representatives.
It looks like they’re going to lose a seat in Minnesota’s 8th District, which is a heavy Democrat district. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) decided to pull $1 million...
Earlier this week, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) outlined the Democrat agenda if the party retakes the House next month. The Democrats need to hold all of their seats and win 23 more in order to take over.
Pelosi spoke about the plan to Paul Krugman and said, “If there’s some collateral...
