Politics Nov 19 House reprimands Illinois congressman over his succession plan, dividing Democrats The House voted Tuesday to reprimand Illinois Rep. Chuy Garcia over an eyebrow-raising succession plan for his congressional seat. Some Democrats were furious with a member of their own caucus for triggering the vote.
Politics Nov 17 Trump said he doesn’t care about the Epstein files. What’s next in the push for their release? The new revelations and the coming vote showed one of the rare instances where Trump has not been able to exhibit almost total control over his party.
Politics Nov 17 Justice Department quietly replaced ‘identical’ Trump signatures on recent pardons The Justice Department posted pardons online bearing identical copies of President Donald Trump’s signature before quietly correcting them this week after what the agency called a “technical error.”…
Nation Nov 13 What’s next for Congress in the push to release more Epstein files The bill would force the Justice Department to release all Epstein-related files, with some redactions.
Politics Nov 13 Trump signs government funding bill, ending record 43-day shutdown WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at…
Politics Nov 12 Rep. Grijalva signs petition on Epstein files, giving it the 218th signature needed to force House vote Grijalva was sworn in as the newest member of Congress on Wednesday, more than seven weeks after she won a special election in Arizona to fill the House seat last held by her late father.
Politics Nov 12 WATCH: Rep.-Elect Adelita Grijalva is sworn in, 7 weeks after election, teeing up Epstein vote Democrat Adelita Grijalva was sworn in as the newest member of Congress on Wednesday, more than seven weeks after she won a special election in Arizona to fill the House seat last held by her late father.
Politics Nov 12 WATCH: House passes bill to end federal shutdown Democrats didn't get the heath insurance provisions they demanded added to the spending deal. And Republicans, who control the levers of power in Washington, didn't escape blame, according to polls and some state and local elections that went poorly for…
Politics Oct 29 Democrats needed a new approach on a key House committee. Then came the uproar over Jeffrey Epstein Rep. Robert Garcia has seized on matters like the Jeffrey Epstein files, immigration enforcement and alleged corruption as issues to grab attention and galvanize Democrats. Garcia hopes that the effort will help his party craft a more compelling message to…
Politics Oct 28 House Republicans unveil Biden autopen report, but offer little new information Based on interviews with more than a dozen members of Biden's inner circle, the report offers few new revelations, instead drawing broad conclusions from unanswered questions.