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 | Apr 28, 2019 | Congress, Headlines
Attorney General William Barr and congressional Democrats clashed today over the terms of Barr’s scheduled testimony before the House Judiciary Committee this week, with Barr threatening to skip the session and the panel’s chairman threatening to subpoena him. The...
by Jim Heath | Apr 22, 2019 | Headlines, Mueller Investigation
The Democratic chairman of the House Judiciary Committee issued a subpoena today ordering former White House counsel Don McGahn to testify before the panel next month and hand over documents and records pertaining to federal investigations of President Trump, his...
by Jim Heath | Apr 15, 2019 | Headlines, Mueller Investigation, Trump
Congressional investigators today issued subpoenas to Deutsche Bank and numerous other banks, seeking information about President Trump’s finances and the lenders’ business dealings with Russians. The subpoenas, from the House’s Intelligence and Financial Services...
by Jim Heath | Feb 5, 2019 | Headlines, Immigration, Republicans
House Republican lawmakers are being encouraged by their party’s leadership to play up gruesome murders, rapes, and other crimes committed by undocumented immigrants in the United States. In a newsletter sent on Friday, House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Liz...
