Another defeat for Trump in Congress as GOP infighting scuttles farm bill
Conservatives refused to support the measure unless House leaders agreed to hold a vote immediately on a separate immigration bill.
Category Archives: Nancy Pelosi
Pelosi: ‘Our Children Deserve … a Vote to Prevent Gun Violence Now’
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi used Friday's school shooting to renew her call for gun reform. As CNSNews.com reported , 10 people are dead and another 10 were injured when a gunman opened fire inside a classroom around 8am Friday morning.
Conservative revolt over immigration sinks House farm bill
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., arrives at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, May 18, 2018, as the conservative House Freedom Caucus threatens to hold up a final vote on the farm bill. Passage of the farm bill is a priority for GOP leaders, who are eager to pitch to voters its tougher work requirements for food stamps, a party priority that polls well with voters.
The Health 202: These Republicans may pay a political price for their health-care votes
Megan Shade and Victoria Rivera participate in a health-care protest outside the office of Rep. Carlos Curbelo on March 8, 2017, in Miami. Fourteen House Republicans took a big risk last year in voting for a bill repealing much of Obamacare.
‘Animals’? Trump says he’ll keep using term for gang members
President Donald Trump is hammering California for its sanctuary policies in his latest push to resist the "resistance" to his presidency. WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is defending his use of the word "animals" to describe some immigrants who enter the country illegally, saying he would continue to use the term to refer to violent gang members despite a sharp rebuke from Democratic leaders.
President Trump Says He Was Referring to Gang Members When He Called Some Immigrants ‘Animals’
President Donald Trump on Thursday defended his use of the word "animals" to describe some immigrants who enter the country illegally, saying he would continue to use the term to refer to violent gang members in spite of a sharp rebuke from Democratic leaders. Answering a reporter's question during a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, Trump said his comment a day earlier had clearly been directed at members of the MS-13 gang.
Liberal tilt in some primaries a sign of Democratic fervor
Democratic primary voters have chosen decidedly liberal candidates in several closely watched congressional primary elections, a sign that the left is driving much of Democrats' enthusiasm and may be winning the tug of war with moderates over the direction of the party. In Omaha, Democrat Kara Eastman edged out veteran moderate Brad Ashford by casting herself as a progressive in Nebraska's lone urban district, supporting single-payer, government-run health insurance and a ban on assault weapons.
Senate backs effort to restore ‘net neutrality’ rules
From left, Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Pa., Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., and Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., leave a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 16, 2018, after the Senate passed a resolution to reverse the FCC decision to end net neutrality.
Nancy Pelosi to take questions in CNN town hall
Less than six months before the midterm elections, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi will address the most pressing issues facing the nation, in a live, internationally telecast town hall, CNN announced Wednesday. The one-hour event, moderated by CNN's Chris Cuomo, will air Wednesday, May 23 at 9 p.m. ET, and feature audience questions.
Op-Ed Columnist: Renounce Nancy Pelosi, Ignore Donald Trump – and Win?
Dan McCready certainly hopes so. Like Lamb, who won a special House election in Pennsylvania two months ago, McCready is a Democratic congressional candidate competing on steadfastly Republican, Donald Trump-friendly turf.
Deroy Murdock:
What will Democrats do once their entire "Resistance" narrative collapses around them, like a termite-ridden dormitory? Democrats have "resisted" Donald J. Trump at nearly every turn. Why? Trump, they argue, is an economically illiterate bully controlled by Moscow.
Report: Millions of tweets spread anti-Semitic messages
Pelosi says House takeover will be won by small margins in many districts, including in places like central Iowa where Trump narrowly won. U.S. military officials have sought to ward off congressional efforts to address sexual assaults on bases among the children of service members, even as they disclose that the problem is larger than previously... U.S. military officials have sought to ward off congressional efforts to address sexual assaults on bases among the children of service members, even as they disclose that the problem is larger than previously acknowledged.
Saudi airstrikes hit presidency building in Yemen, killing 6
Vladimir Putin has taken the oath of office for his fourth term as Russian president, in a ceremony in an ornate Kremlin hall glimmering with gold leaf. Vladimir Putin has taken the oath of office for his fourth term as Russian president, in a ceremony in an ornate Kremlin hall glimmering with gold leaf.
Pelosi says Democrats have cash and environment to win House
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that House Democrats have the fundraising, the issues and the political atmosphere on their side to win back the majority in November. These factors, and an activated party base that's helped Democrats win in special elections across the country this year are the "small droplets of water" that create a wave, Pelosi said headlining a county Democratic Party banquet in Des Moines.
Race pits Democrat labeled ‘moderate,’ 3 called progressives
In the four-way primary for central Arkansas' congressional seat, the Democrats' positions on health care -- three support a single-payer solution and the other favors a Medicare buy-in proposal -- reflect the tenor of the race's debate. Clarke Tucker, an attorney and two-term state lawmaker, has been painted by pundits and his three opponents as the more moderate choice.
California’s Orange County could determine Congress control
Chased out of much of California by Democrats who hold every statewide office and a 39-14 advantage in U.S. House seats, the party is trying to hold its ground in a place whose nickname, the Orange Curtain, recalls its famous Republican bona fides and where white, suburban homeowners once delivered winning margins for its candidates year after year. But that's changed.
House chaplain regains job after challenging Ryan
Patrick Conroy, chaplain of the House of Representatives, delivers an interfaith message on the steps of the Capitol in Washington for the victims of the mass shooting ... WASHINGTON - The embattled chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives has won his job back just hours after sending a scalding letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan that accused a top Ryan staff aide of telling him "something like 'maybe it's time that we had a Chaplain that wasn't a Catholic.' " Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican, forced Reverend Pat Conroy to tender his resignation last month, sparking a firestorm.
House chaplain seeks to withdraw resignation
The embattled chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives is seeking to withdraw his resignation in a caustic letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan that accuses a top Ryan staff aide of telling him "something like 'maybe it's time that we had a Chaplain that wasn't a Catholic.' " Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican and a Catholic himself, forced Conroy to tender his resignation last month, sparking a firestorm.
Ap Fact Check: Trump distorts claims on Va nominee, vet care
President Donald Trump is distorting some of the reasons why his pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, White House physician Ronny Jackson, abruptly withdrew his nomination. Trump casts late-surfacing allegations against Jackson as entirely partisan.
White House Correspondents’ Dinner
News correspondents Jim Sciutto and Gloria Riviera attend the 2018 White House Correspondents' Dinner at Washington Hilton on April 28, 2018 in Washington, DC. Scion Kelly and Parkland shooting survivor and activist David Hogg attend the 2018 White House Correspondents' Dinner at Washington Hilton on April 28, 2018 in Washington, DC.