Trump’s remarks on immigrants broadly condemned
"America is an idea, not a race," Graham said, according to three people familiar with the Thursday exchange. Diversity is a strength, he said, not a weakness.
Category Archives: US House of Representatives
The Latest: Trump defends remarks about Africa, Haiti
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, walks with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the minority whip, as lawmakers continue negotiating on a deal that would include a fix for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. In this Jan. 9, 2017, photo, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., left, and Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md.
First ride: Aboard Florida’s new Brightline train
U.S. Congresswoman Lois Frankel takes a selfie aboard Brightline's introductory trip between West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale on Jan. 12, 2018, during an invitation-only media preview ride beginning and ending at the Brightline West Palm Beach station. Brightline is selling tickets and passes both online and on its mobile app and will begin service for the general public beginning Saturday, Jan. 13. To see more photos, go to TCPalm.com.
Luke Messer drops off Senate race signatures in Evansville
An Indiana Republican hoping to challenge Senator Joe Donnelly stops in Evansville on Friday part of the process of getting on the ballot. Candidates must submit 500 signatures of registered voters from each of Indiana's nine Congressional districts to be eligible.
California gas-tax initiative fails but another gains steam
A Republican candidate for governor has failed to collect enough signatures for his proposed ballot initiative to repeal last year's increase in the gas tax. Assemblyman Travis Allen said Friday he's backing a rival repeal initiative instead.
Midwest Democrats Warn Party To Change Or Get Used To More Losing
A group of Democratic politicians from Midwestern states is calling on the party to change or face a minority for years to come. "The number of Democrats holding office across the nation is at its lowest point since the 1920s and the decline has been especially severe in rural America," Illinois Rep. Cheri Bustos, a Democrat, wrote in a new report .
John Lewis Claims Trump’s ‘DNA’ Makes Him Racist [VIDEO]
Georgia Democratic Rep. John Lewis said on MSNBC Friday afternoon that President Trump has racism "in his DNA" and "in his makeup." Lewis made the accusation following Trump's reported comments that America needs fewer Haitian immigrants and more immigrants from countries like Norway.
Students advancing conversations about consent
High school juniors Emily Agiuto and Isabella Todaro talk to Washington Congresswoman Suzan DelBene about the discussions they have with peers about sexual harassment and consent at Planned Parenthood on Friday, Jan. 12. The Teen Council members said something they do with students is hand out around 40 cards with different scenarios on them and have their peers place them on a board, under either consent, non consent and unsure. DelBene has introduced legislation that would eliminate tax breaks that corporations currently receive through deductions from settlements paid to victims of sexual misconduct, as well as insurance premiums and attorney's fees.
Trump meets U.S. lawmakers in search for immigration compromise
U.S. President Donald Trump met on Tuesday with Republican and Democratic lawmakers in an uphill search for an election-year compromise on protecting thousands of young, undocumented immigrants from deportation. Trump and his fellow Republicans, who control the U.S. Congress, seem far from an agreement with Democrats as they gird for midterm congressional elections in November.
Al Green puts impeachment back on the table, citing Trump’s incendiary remarks
In this Monday, May 15, 2017 photo, Congressman Al Green speaks to media during a press conference in which he called for the impeachment of President Donald Trump at the Houston Congressional District Office in Houston. The black Texas congressman said Saturday, May 20, that he's been threatened with lynching by callers infuriated over him seeking impeachment of President Trump.
Newspaper readers saw a lot of ‘vulgarity’ but not a lot of ‘shithole’
Vice President Pence, left, and Rep. Louie Gohmert watch as President Trump signs a bill on Jan. 10. The Washington Post's initial report on President Trump's description of Haiti, El Salvador and the nations of Africa as "shitholes" didn't prompt much consternation about whether we should use the word itself in our reporting. "When the president says it, we'll use it verbatim," Post Executive Editor Martin Baron told Washingtonian about the decision.
Norton claims a few parking spots blocking Capitol Hill bike lane approval new
While local commuters are urged to find alternatives to cars, a long-planned bicycle lane connecting Union Station to the Capitol is being blocked, said D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton.
Ex-fighter pilot launches bid to replace Arizona Sen. Flake
Republican U.S. Rep. Martha McSally called on the national GOP to "grow a pair of ovaries" as she launched her Senate bid Friday, joining the race to replace retiring GOP Sen. Jeff Flake by embracing President Donald Trump and his outsider playbook in one of the nation's premier contests.
‘Mississippi Burnings’ Klan leader Killen dies in prison
A quick study of the brutal American cold snap finds that the Arctic blast really wasn't global warming but a freak of nature. A quick study of the brutal American cold snap finds that the Arctic blast really wasn't global warming but a freak of nature.
The Latest: Trump won’t respond to questions about vulgarity
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, walks with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the minority whip, as lawmakers continue negotiating on a deal that would include a fix for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. Hispanic Caucus Chair Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-N.M., joined at right by House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., gives her support to "dreamers," people brought to the U.S. illegally as children, and supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018.
New Jersey pols to DOJ: Keep internet gambling legal
Federal lawmakers from both parties in New Jersey are asking the U.S. Justice Department to keep internet gambling legal. In a letter Thursday to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the lawmakers urged the department not to rescind its 2011 legal opinion that internet gambling is permissible under federal law.
Friday’s Morning Email: Donald Trump Cancels His Trip To London, Blames Obama
THE PRESIDENT SLAMMED PROTECTIONS FOR IMMIGRANTS FROM HAITI AND AFRICAN NATIONS Which he reportedly described as "shithole countries" before suggesting he'd prefer to see more immigrants from countries like Norway. Few Republicans have acknowledged the comment, but some are speaking out .
The 2007 Club for Growth RePORK Card
Even though the Democratic majority vowed to return Congress to a path of fiscal responsibility, the 2008 appropriations bills were stuffed with wasteful pork projects. While Representatives John Campbell, Jeff Flake, Jeb Hensarling, Scott Garrett, and David Obey offered 50 amendments to strip outrageous pork projects from the appropriations bills, only one amendment, offered by Rep. Jeff Flake, passed.
Pittenger assures Monroe over Interstate 74 idea
Congressman Robert Pittenger has reached out to Mayor Bobby Kilgore and the Monroe City Council in hopes of building consensus for his plan to convert U.S. 74 into an interstate to Wilmington. Pittenger says he's already sent letters to more than 400 local community leaders.
The Latest: Trump defends immigration stance in tweet
White House Spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders says despite reports to the contrary, no deal has been reached yet on legislation to protect younger immigrants brought to the country illegally, but she says, "they're close." Top House Democrat Nancy Pelosi says an immigration working group is just "five white guys."