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House Pushes Through Spending Bills Totaling $1.4 Trillion With a Ton of Pork

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 17, 2019 16 Comments

The House of Representatives had less than 24 hours to review spending bills, totaling 2,000+ pages and worth $1.4 trillion, to keep the government fund through the next fiscal year. Despite the small time frame, the representatives passed the bill in order to avert a shutdown, which would have happened on Friday.

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Report: Anti-impeachment Dem Rep. Jeff Van Drew to Switch Parties

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on December 14, 2019 21 Comments

Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-NJ) is reportedly considering switching to the Republican Party because of the way his party has handled the impeachment witch hunt. Van Drew was elected in 2018 in a district that Trump carried, and he was one of two Democrats to vote with Republicans against the Democrats' House impeachment rules.

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Reuters Photographer Caught Taking Pictures of Documents on Desks During Break of Impeachment Debate

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 13, 2019 28 Comments

The House Judiciary Committee ejected Reuters photographer Josh Roberts from yesterday's hearing after CNN's live feed caught him photographing documents on desks during a break.

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House Passes Farm Bill With Bipartisan Support, But Includes Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 12, 2019 32 Comments

The House passed Farm Workforce Modernization Act with supports from both sides of the aisle. However, critics have blasted the bill since it contains language they describe as "large-scale amnesty."

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Impeachment Games: Dems dump thousands of pages of documents on Republicans just 48 hrs before next hearing

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on December 08, 2019 19 Comments

Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) is seeking a delay in Monday's impeachment hearing following a massive data dump on Saturday.  Collins is the ranking Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee chaired by Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY).

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Swalwell Now Wants to ‘Reserve Judgment’ When it Comes to Impeachment

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 04, 2019 30 Comments

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) did a 180 when it comes to the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. After calling for an impeachment inquiry in June, Swalwell has now hesitated when it comes to making a decision.

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LIVE: House Democrats Host First Public Hearing on Trump Impeachment Inquiry

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 13, 2019 13 Comments

The Democratic-led US House of Representatives will hold its first public hearing on its impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. The hearing in front of the House Intelligence Committee begins at 10AM ET.

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Newt Gingrich: Partisan House impeachment process a “sore losers effort”

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on November 03, 2019 8 Comments

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich penned a piece for Fox News in which he said that Thursday's House impeachment proceedings vote was a "strategic defeat for Nancy Pelosi."

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House Approves Trump Impeachment Inquiry Rules Mostly Along Party Lines

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 31, 2019 37 Comments

The U.S. House of Representatives approved impeachment inquiry rules against President Donald Trump this morning. The resolution passed 232-196, mostly along party lines. Democratic Reps. Colin Peterson (MN) and Jeff Van Drew (NJ), who represent swing-districts, voted against the resolution. New Independent Rep. Justin Amash (MI) voted for it.

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Congress Considers Measure Addressing “Climate Refugee Crisis”

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 31, 2019 37 Comments

The "Extinction Rebellion" death cult is scary, but what may be even more terrifying is a proposal Congress is considering. Our U.S. House of Representatives is reviewing a new bill to protect "climate refugees."

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Democratic Rep. Katie Hill Resigns After Allegations of ‘Inappropriate Sexual Relationships’ With Staffers

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 28, 2019 59 Comments

California Democratic Rep. Katie Hill Hill has decided to resign due to the allegations of "inappropriate sexual relationships." Hill has seen photos of herself surface this past week of her completely naked, holding a bong, and kissing a female staffer. Another story alleged she had an affair with a male staffer.

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Trump Administration Orders EU Ambassador Not to Testify in Impeachment Probe

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 08, 2019 34 Comments

President Donald Trump's administration demanded US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland not to testify on Tuesday morning in the House's impeachment inquiry. Sondland's attorney Robert Luskin said the order came from the State Department.

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Acting DNI Director Joseph Maguire: Trump, Ukrainian Whistleblower Complaint ‘Hearsay,’ Not ‘Corroborated’

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 26, 2019 26 Comments

Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire testified before the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday morning. He answered questions to the best of his ability over the whistleblower report on the phone call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The House committee released the whistleblower's unclassified report this morning.

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Video: Candace Owens Demolishes Leftist “Experts” at House Hearing on White Supremacy

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on September 22, 2019 30 Comments

Conservative firebrand Candace Owens absolutely demolished two self-important "experts" at Wednesday's House Oversight Joint Subcommittee hearing.  The video has now gone viral and for good reason.

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Badrun Khan Officially Announces Campaign to Primary Ocasio-Cortez

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 19, 2019 49 Comments

Second-generation immigrant Badrun Khan officially announced her campaign to primary Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). Khan, who filed her candidacy in July, wrote on her website that she "has spent her entire life fighting for justice, equality and fairness in her community."

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Democrats Invite Teen Climate Change Activist Greta Thunberg to Testify Before Congress

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 17, 2019 53 Comments

When the 115th session of the US Congress finishes, I would be hard-pressed to pick the most insane stunt organized by our illustrious representatives. I'm tempted to pick Impeachment Theater as the most senseless move. But I pick the decision to put a teenaged foreigner before Congress as an expert on climate science, setting policy that would dramatically impact our economy and national safety.

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House Judiciary Committee Democrats Vote on Impeachment Inquiry Ground Rules

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 12, 2019 43 Comments

The House Judiciary Committee Democrats voted this morning on "the ground rules for a formal committee inquiry" to impeach President Donald Trump. While it does not mean an inquiry has officially started, it means the Democrats have finally defined the inquiry. Chairman Jerry Nadler has not given up on this subject despite pushback from Democrats in the House from moderate districts.

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#NC09 Special Election Touted as “Bellwether” for Trump in 2020

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on September 01, 2019 15 Comments

The upcoming Special Election in North Carolina's 9th district is being touted as a "bellwether" for the 2020 presidential election.  Indeed, NBC News claims President Trump "faces more 2020 danger" if there's an upset and the Democrat pulls off a win.  Trump won the district in 2016 by double digits.

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