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On Thursday, East Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert spoke about a confrontation on the house floor. On Wednesday night, Congressman Gohmert repeatedly shouted "Radical Islam killed these people" in reference to the Orlando shooting.
The U.S. House of Representative's Democrats were staging a sit-in-the first of its kind in this video-driven digital age- trying to force House Republicans to vote on a pair of gun control bills. Whatever side of the aisle you're on, this was must-see TV.
'We need to defeat these AWFUL Republicans': Democrats send out a flurry of fundraising emails to profit from gun control sit-in The DCCC sent out a number of emails, which starred Congressman John Lewis, who led the protest, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Pelosi called the Republicans' moves 'shameful,' while Rep. Louie Gohmert shamed the Democrats for fundraising off 'deaths of these people' Democrats were taking a stand - by having a seat on the House floor and refusing to budge until Republicans agreed to have gun control votes - but they were making a buck too.
If you only read one thing: Donald Trump drew rare praise in GOP circles Wednesday with a measured, yet blistering, critique of Hillary Clinton's record. Reading from a teleprompter at the Trump SoHo in New York, Trump attacked Clinton's foreign policy vision, highlighted allegations of pay-for-play, and argued she was only in the race for herself.
Rick Tyler, who is running as an independent for the seat, says he put the sign up along U.S. Highway 411 near Benton. He told WRCB-TV that he doesn't hate "people of color," but wants to return to an earlier time "when there were no break-ins; no violent crime; no mass immigration."
The nation's framework for economic security and health care in retirement is financially unsustainable, but you wouldn't know it from listening to the presidential candidates. This week the Social Security and Medicare trustees warned of tough choices ahead to keep the two programs solvent over the long run.
Thomas Atkin, the acting assistant defense secretary for homeland defense and global security, said a "careful balance" needed to be struck, when asked why the military does not simply stop jihadists from accessing the Internet. "It's a careful balance, even in Raqqa or Mosul , or anywhere on how we balance the rights to have access to the Internet versus the use of the Internet illegally by folks like ISIL," Atkin told the House Armed Services Committee, using another acronym for ISIS.
" Republican Sen. Marco Rubio's decision to run for president set off a scramble to replace him. His last minute decision to run for re-election set off a scramble " though much smaller " to get out of the Senate race.
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio's decision to run for president set off a scramble to replace him. His last minute decision to run for re-election set off a scramble - though much smaller - to get out of the Senate... Republican Sen. Marco Rubio's decision to run for president set off a scramble to replace him.
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio's decision to run for president set off a scramble to replace him. His last minute decision to run for re-election set off a scramble - though much smaller - to get out of the Senate... Republican Sen. Marco Rubio's decision to run for president set off a scramble to replace him.
His last minute decision to run for re-election set off a scramble - though much smaller - to get out of the Senate... Republican Sen. Marco Rubio's decision to run for president set off a scramble to replace him. His last minute decision to run for re-election set off a scramble - though much smaller - to get out of the Senate race.
In particular, leaders told rank-and-file lawmakers that they are barred from using electronic devices to display audio or video recordings of House proceedings or take pictures on the House floor. Democrats openly flaunted those rules throughout a sit-in that lasted until early Thursday.
"It's time to shake up Washington and look outside the box to fix our government's spending problem, eliminate ISIS and return our nation's jobs stolen by China, Iran and Russia," Stutzman said in a statement.
Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, middle, reports to the Federal Medical Center in Rochester, Minn., on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in a to serve a 15-month sentence. CHICAGO – Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert wheeled himself into a federal prison in Minnesota on Wednesday to serve his 15-month sentence in a hush-money case involving revelations that he sexually abused at least four boys while a high school wrestling coach in Illinois.
Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson has something to say to all Americans: when it comes to civil liberties, immigration, foreign policy, trade, and a host of other issues, the Republican and Democratic Parties have both lost their minds. He's not very good at saying it, mind you.
Opposition to Donald Trump among Republicans and distaste for Hillary Clinton among Bernie Sanders supporters could create an opportunity for the Libertarian Party, the only third-party with general election ballot access in all 50 states. On Tuesday, Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson, the former governor of New Mexico, and his running mate, former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld, made their case at a CNN town hall hosted by Chris Cuomo.
House Democrats are staging a sit-down protest, seeking a vote on gun control measures following the Orlando nightclub shooting. A group of about 30 Democrats led by Georgia Rep. John Lewis demanded a vote on gun control measures before sitting down and "occupying" the House floor Wednesday.
Kansas legislators were convening a special session Thursday to address the state Supreme Court's mandate on education funding and avert a threat that public schools might not reopen next month.
In this frame grab taken from AP video Georgia Rep. John Lewis, center, leads a sit-in of more than 200 Democrats in demanding a vote on measures to expand background checks and block gun purchases by some suspected terrorists in the aftermath of last week's massacre in Orlando, Florida, that killed 49 people in a gay nightclub. Rebellious Democrats shut down the House's legislative work on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, staging a sit-in on the House floor and refusing to leave until they secured a vote on gun control measures before lawmakers' weeklong break.
Rep. Elizabeth Esty of Connecticut had a sleeping bag, while Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts brought Dunkin' Donuts for her House colleagues who were staying awake. Rep. Emmanuel Cleaver II of Missouri, dressed in a pink suit, carried a pink-and-white striped pillow in his hand for several hours as he walked around the House chamber.