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Trump Cancels Pelosi Travel to Push More Shutdown Talks
President Donald Trump took action to keep House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., in Washington just minutes before she was set to leave for Europe and… Read More
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New Oversight Chairman Calls All-Out Probe of Trump ‘a Fight for the Soul of Our Democracy’
The new chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee says he will do all he can to investigate President Donald Trump and his… Read More
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Democrats’ New House Rules Stifle Conservatives, Critics Say
Conservatives say Democrats’ new rules, pushed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, will stifle conservative lawmakers. “House Democrats are using parliamentary rules to consolidate power in… Read More
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What 3 Conservative Lawmakers Want Trump to Do on Wall, National Emergency
A conservative lawmaker says Congress should appropriate money for a barrier along the southern border so that President Donald Trump does not feel forced to… Read More
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‘A Total Waste of Time’: Trump Walks Out of Wall Talks After Pelosi Again Refuses Funding
The day after his nationally televised address on the need for a border wall, President Donald Trump on Wednesday brought candy to a meeting at… Read More
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Anti-Semitism Just Gained a New Foothold in Congress
In 1948, the Jewish people secured sovereignty over their ancestral homeland for the first time in nearly 2,000 years. Once again, they could thrive—religiously, economically,… Read More
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What Steve Scalise Says About Threats by Supporters of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., who was shot and wounded in 2017 by a political opponent, says hateful remarks and threats directed at him… Read More
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Democratic Lawmaker Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Abolish Electoral College
Democratic Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen introduced a measure Thursday that would add a constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College. Cohen introduced the yet-to-be-named legislation that if… Read More
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Democrat Leader Jerry Nadler Distances Himself From Rep. Tlaib’s Comments on Impeaching Trump
Democratic Party higher-up Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York distanced himself Friday from a new congresswoman’s comments on impeaching President Donald Trump, including calling him… Read More
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‘Impeach the Motherf—-r’: Democratic Lawmaker Goes After Trump on Her First Day in Office
Editor’s note: Adult language included in tweets in this article. Just hours after being sworn into Congress on Thursday, Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib promised… Read More
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House’s Biggest GOP Caucus Now ‘Counterweight’ to Democrats, New Leader Says
The new leader of House Republicans’ largest caucus says he plans to “streamline” its operations to effectively counter the Democrats as they take control of… Read More
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3 Things to Watch in Trump’s Shutdown Talks With Democrats
Two of President Donald Trump’s key themes as a candidate were building a border wall and being a deal-maker. But he is struggling on both… Read More
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The New Congress Is Here. 4 Debates to Monitor.
Democrats take control of the House of Representatives Thursday, starting a new era of divided government. Here are four things to watch as the 116th… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Left Will Make 2019 a Dark Year
I rarely make predictions—whether of election results or anything else. My policy has always been to say what I believe should be done, not what… Read More
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Here Are 6 Republican Women to Watch in 2019
2018 was a year with plenty of firsts for Republican women—Marsha Blackburn became the first woman to represent Tennessee in the Senate, Kristi Noem was… Read More
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House Democrats Release Plan to End Government Shutdown Without Border Wall Funding
House Democrats are putting together a plan to end the partial government shutdown, which does not include any additional funding for President Donald Trump’s border… Read More
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Trump Signs Sweeping Bipartisan Prison Reform Ahead of Partisan Shutdown
Hours before a partisan divide was set to force a partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump signed the most sweeping bipartisan initiative of his presidency—a… Read More
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Trump Snubs Senate Funding Bill as Shutdown Grows More Likely
President Donald Trump won’t sign a spending bill to keep the government fully running without funding for a wall along the southern border. The Senate… Read More
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Rep. Gowdy: Paul Ryan a Modern-Day Founding Father
Shortly after Rep. Trey Gowdy’s new lawmaker orientation as an elected member of the House of Representatives in 2011, he went to his hero Paul… Read More
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House Freedom Caucus Pushes GOP Leadership on Border Security as Shutdown Looms
Now in the final days of their control of the House, Republicans have failed to make good on a major promise they made to voters—namely,… Read More
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Meadows Calls McConnell’s Short-Term Funding Bill a Gift for Democrats
North Carolina Republican Rep. Mark Meadows criticized Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s recommendation of a short-term funding bill that would fund the government until Feb…. Read More
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Retiring Republicans May Not Show Up to Vote, Threatening Border Wall Vote
There might be one bloc conspicuously absent from Washington, D.C., this week amid the possibility of a shutdown: retired House Republicans. Government funding expires at… Read More
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Pelosi Secures Democrats’ Nomination for House Speaker
Nancy Pelosi is on her way again to becoming speaker of the House of Representatives when Democrats regain control in the new year, after being… Read More
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5 Things to Know About the Democrat Considering Challenging Pelosi for the Speaker’s Gavel
Democrats will retake the majority in—and control of—the House of Representatives on Jan. 3, and a Democratic congresswoman is considering challenging House Minority Leader Nancy… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
She Opposes Israel at Every Turn. Now, She’s Going to Congress.
Ilhan Omar, one of the first two Muslim women to be elected to Congress, is a new kind of politician. She’s telegenic, ideologically progressive, widely… Read More
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House GOP Urged to Use Lame-Duck Session to Fund Border Wall, Make Good on Other Promises
Conservative Republicans are calling for a busy lame-duck session of Congress between now and Jan. 3, when Democrats will retake the majority in—and control of—the… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Record Numbers of Women in Congress Disprove the Need for Feminist Policies
In January, a record number of women will serve in the U.S. House and Senate. Depending on the outcome of races that are still too… Read More
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Rep. Liz Cheney Is Poised to Win a High-Ranking Role in GOP Leadership
Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming is poised to win the GOP leadership election on Wednesday to become the party’s third-ranking member as the Republican… Read More
