by Jim Heath | Jan 16, 2019 | Congress, Headlines, Trump
The State of the Union address set for later this month isn’t canceled – yet. But Republicans and Democrats exchanged rhetorical fire today over whether or not the Secret Service can handle the event given that officers and agents are working without pay. House...
by Jim Heath | Jan 15, 2019 | Congress, Headlines
The House overwhelmingly passed a resolution today condemning white nationalism and white supremacy in the wake of public remarks by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) questioning why the terms are considered offensive. The resolution, approved in a 424-1 vote, doesn’t directly...
by Jim Heath | Jan 14, 2019 | Congress, Headlines
House GOP leaders moved today to remove Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) from all of his committee assignments following a firestorm over remarks considered racist, while President Trump declined to comment about it. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told...
by Jim Heath | Jan 4, 2019 | Congress, Headlines
House Democrats today unveiled a comprehensive elections and ethics reform package and other pieces of legislation targeting many of their long-held complaints about Donald Trump and how he won the 2016 presidential election. The bill, among the first to be considered...
by Jim Heath | Jan 4, 2019 | Congress, Constitution, Headlines
During a historic day on the U.S. senate floor, Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) became the first female senator of Arizona, and the first openly bisexual member of the senate. Sinema took her ceremonial oath of office holding her hand on a copy of the Constitution rather than a...
by Jim Heath | Jan 4, 2019 | Congress, Democrats, Headlines
It was an unwise and immature remark from one of the newest members of Congress, and today members of her own party are condemning it. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), the first Palestinian-American Congresswoman, told a left-wing rally that the new Congress is going to...
