by Jim Heath | Jan 23, 2019 | Congress, Headlines, Trump
If President Trump thought House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would blink, he was sadly mistaken. Pelosi announced tonight she will not allow Trump to deliver the State of the Union in the House chamber next week, writing to him that he can give the annual speech at the...
by Jim Heath | Jan 3, 2019 | Headlines
The newly Democratic-controlled House tonight passed legislation that would reopen the federal government, drawing a swift veto threat from President Trump, while two GOP senators seem prepared to break with their party. Democrats voted to pass a measure that would...
by Jim Heath | Dec 29, 2018 | Headlines, Mueller Investigation
Republicans have quietly and unceremoniously ended their congressional investigation of whether the FBI and Justice Department were biased in their handling of inquiries into Hillary Clinton’s emails and Donald Trump’s ties to Russia. House judiciary chairman Robert...
by Jim Heath | Nov 26, 2018 | 2018, Headlines
Democrat TJ Cox has slipped past Republican incumbent David Valadao to take the lead in the country’s sole remaining undecided congressional race, positioning Democrats to pick up their seventh House seat in California and 40th nationwide. Cox, who trailed by nearly...
by Jim Heath | Nov 15, 2018 | 2018, Headlines
In Maine, Rep. Bruce Poliquin has lost to Democrat Jared Golden, leaving Republicans with zero seats in New England. It’s the first time in over 100 years an incumbent has lost Maine’s 2nd District. Poliquin is still pursuing his legal challenge to the ranked-choice...
