by Jim Heath | Jul 17, 2019 | Congress, Headlines
The House voted tonight to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in criminal contempt of Congress for their refusal to turn over key documents related to the Trump administration’s attempt to add a citizenship question to the 2020...
by Jim Heath | Jul 16, 2019 | Congress, Headlines, Trump
The House voted today to condemn as racist President Trump’s attacks against four congresswomen of color, but only after the debate over the president’s language devolved into a bitterly partisan brawl that showcased deep rifts over race, ethnicity and political...
by Jim Heath | Jul 13, 2019 | 2020, Congress, Democrats, Headlines
An all-out racially charged fight within the House Democratic Caucus escalated today when an African American freshman lawmaker said the party doesn’t need “any more black voices that don’t want to be a black voice.” Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) made those comments...
by Jim Heath | Jun 29, 2019 | Congress, Headlines
Attorneys for Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), who has been indicted for campaign finance violations, asked the court to exclude allegations that he misused campaign funds during extramarital affairs, saying that his alleged relationships “often served an overtly...
by Jim Heath | May 30, 2019 | Congress, Headlines
Yet another conservative House Republican prevented the passage of a disaster aid bill today, leaving areas ravaged by hurricanes, wildfires and other natural disasters waiting for emergency funding. Rep. John Rose (R-TN) objected to the third attempt by Democrats in...
by Jim Heath | May 20, 2019 | Congress, Headlines, Mueller Investigation, Trump
President Trump is preparing to instruct his former White House counsel, Donald McGahn, to defy a congressional subpoena and skip a hearing scheduled for tomorrow, denying Democrats testimony from one of the most important eyewitnesses to Trump’s attempts to obstruct...
